9 easy-care small flowers that easily fill a pot, the first choice for a lazy person's balcony

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Are the flower lovers' dreams of a pot bursting with blooms starting to stir?

In our impression, getting flowers to fill a pot is much harder than with succulents, because they need careful pruning and shaping. But what we are introducing to you today are several small flowers that can easily fill a pot without much effort.

Most of them are propagated by seed and have the ability to self-sow. Buy the seeds once and they will keep sprouting and blooming, and they are robust and easy to manage, a blessing for the hopelessly clumsy!

Do not look down on their small flower shapes. Look closely, and their floral beauty is in no way inferior to gorgeous large flowers. Once they fill a pot, they are even more stunning.

Lobelia

Lobelia blooms densely and easily fills a pot, and its flower colors are rich, with common ones including red, peach red, violet blue, white, and so on. It can be used in hanging baskets or pots at home.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. After sowing the seeds at around 22°C, they can sprout in 20 days; they grow better at 12-15°C; sow from January to March, and they bloom after July.

2. During the growing period, just keep the soil moist; it needs long daylight and a slightly low-temperature environment to bloom; supplement with phosphorus fertilizer before the flowering period to encourage blooming.

3. When they reach about 4-5 cm, pinch the tips at irregular intervals to promote side bud sprouting, so there will also be more flower buds differentiated later.

Million Bells

Million Bells, also called dancing spring flower, is a type of petunia. One flower can bloom for a week, and the branches full of flowers look like a waterfall, very lovely.

A netizen kept a record of Million Bells blooming: among the 12-color spring seedlings of small bells, honey orange bloomed earliest, white bloomed latest, Amber Star and Blue Legend had the best plant shape, and deep pink, deep magenta, and yellow had the largest flower quantity.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. Propagate by cuttings, select newly grown tender shoots and leave only 4-5 cm in length, then transplant for final planting after a month and a half.

2. The best growing temperature is between 15-30°C. Follow the watering principle of not watering until dry, and watering thoroughly when you do, and apply thin fertilizer frequently during the growing period.

3. Ensure sufficient sunlight so the small bells will have many flowers and bright colors; pinch the tips at irregular intervals to keep the branches as short as possible.

Viola

Compared with pansy, viola has smaller flowers and blooms more and more densely, and is both cold-tolerant and heat-tolerant. The flowers come in violet, bright red, orange red, bright yellow, and bicolor, and the flowering period varies depending on the cultivation time.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. Propagate by sowing, the suitable germination temperature is 15-20°C, sprouting in about a week, and transplant for final planting with a soil ball after 40 days. Viola seeds can also self-sow after falling to the ground.

2. For viola cultivation, choose fertile, well-drained loam or sandy loam rich in organic matter.

3. Short daylight can promote branching; keep it ventilated, and try not to place it indoors; except in winter, it is best to water every day.

Purple Coneflower

It blooms naturally every spring and summer, and after flowering the small cones sway in the wind, very lovely.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. Sowing propagation is mostly carried out in spring and autumn, and it can also self-sow.

2. For pot cultivation, it is best to use loose and fertile mixed soil or potting soil; it is slightly cold-tolerant, and the growing temperature is best above 10°C, and it likes to grow in warm, sunny places.

3. It only needs occasional watering; in the early growth stage, pinch the tips once to encourage branching.

Cypress Vine

Also commonly known as the five-pointed star flower, unlike other small flowers that fill a pot, it is a climbing plant. It can be planted on a windowsill or security window, grows fast, and has a long flowering period, like a small floral curtain, beautiful and charming.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. You only need to buy the seeds once. After flowering, it will produce many seeds, which can be kept for sowing in spring and autumn of the following year.

2. It has low requirements for soil and fertilizer. Scattering the seeds on moist soil is enough for germination. The suitable germination temperature is 20-25°C, and the germination rate is over 95%.

3. It likes light and prefers a warm, humid environment.

Aubrieta

Because it blooms early and has a large flower quantity, it is a very good variety for early spring use. It has strong vitality, strong adaptability, and is easy to grow. The flower colors are mainly purple, violet, and white, and so on.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. It can be sown in both spring and autumn, with a germination temperature of 15-20°C, sprouting in 7-14 days, and blooming 3 months after spring sowing.

2. The planting soil should be loose and breathable.

3. It is best placed in a sunny spot, tolerant of drought, averse to waterlogging, and tolerant of a low-temperature environment of minus 15°C.

Cosmos

It has rich flower colors, including pink, white, deep red, and so on. Cosmos has a princess-like name, yet is born with grassroots vitality. Its germination rate is very high, and it grows quickly. When a large patch of flowers blooms, it is even more lovely.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. Cosmos is robust, likes sunlight, is drought-tolerant, and has no strict soil requirements, but it cannot be waterlogged. 2. It grows quickly, and can be pinched multiple times to increase branching.

Marguerite

Also known as marguerite daisy and tree chrysanthemum, this fresh and refined little flower won the deep affection of a Norwegian princess, so it was named Marguerite by the princess. Its flowering period is very long, and it can bloom from early spring to autumn, mainly in white, pink, and yellow, and so on.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. It is easy to propagate, and even a section of rhizome can survive. The cultivation soil is best as sandy loam rich in organic matter. 2. It likes a cool, humid environment, and the suitable growing temperature is about 15-22°C. It likes sunlight and is afraid of waterlogging.

Baby Blue Eyes

A wildflower found everywhere in California, but rarely seen in domestic flower markets. Flower lovers who want to grow it can search online to buy flower seeds. The flower colors include red, yellow, orange yellow, blue and white alternating, and black and white alternating. It has a very cute English name: baby-blue-eyes, that is, a baby's blue eyes.

Lazy person's growing method:

1. September-October is the best sowing period, and it blooms from March to May in spring. The flowering period is very long, and the seeds can self-sow. 2. The seedlings can tolerate low temperatures around zero degrees at the lowest. It likes sunlight, watering should be moderate, and ventilation and breathability should be maintained to prevent mildew. When sunlight is insufficient, the trailing baby blue eyes is actually also very beautiful.

Large flowers have the charm of large flowers, and small flowers have the refinement of small flowers. Give it a patch of soil, and it can return to you an entire sea of flowers.No matter how busy your work and life are, you can still give yourself a pot-bursting surprise!