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Even if the autumn tiger sun beats down hard, these flowers don't mind - the more they're sunned, the more gorgeous they bloom

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For the potted plants we care for, generally the large-leaved foliage plants don't like much light, but many flowering plants do like light. However, there are also some that prefer partial shade or a diffused-light environment. So which flowers like full sun exposure...

For the potted plants we care for, generally the large-leaved foliage plants don't like much light, but many flowering plants do like light. However, there are also some that prefer partial shade or a diffused-light environment. So which flowers like full sun exposure?

1. Moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)

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Moss rose, as the name suggests, is a flower that loves the sun. Usually, when planted outdoors, it can basically bloom in whole patches on its own with hardly any care. Only with sufficient light will it bloom very well. If the light is insufficient, it tends to grow leggy, and it won't bloom or will bloom sparsely

2. Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris)

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Pennywort also greatly loves light, but watering must be sufficient - you must water it every day, then put it under the sun to bake. The more it's sunned, the thicker and more oily-green its leaves become, and very large too. If it doesn't get light, it will quickly grow leggy, develop yellow leaves, and wither

3. Jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

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Jasmine has long had the saying that jasmine can't be sunned to death. If you want jasmine to bloom more and grow vigorously, you must frequently give it full sun exposure, but watering must also be sufficient - during the growing season, water every day or every other day, then put it outside in the full sun, and with pruning and fertilizing, your jasmine can bloom three or four times during its flowering season and can bloom every month

4. Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

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Hibiscus also likes full sun exposure. As long as the light and temperature at home are suitable, you can keep a pot of hibiscus. Hibiscus flowers are large and brightly colored; as long as it gets full sun every day and water every day, it will bloom one flower after another

5. Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)

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Periwinkle, also called "blooms every day," also needs sufficient light. It can be placed outdoors and sunned hard, and watering must not be lacking. It can bloom from spring all the way to autumn, only stopping when the weather turns cold - a veritable "flowering machine"

6. Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides),

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Many people think gardenia likes partial shade or doesn't like light. In fact, gardenia also needs sufficient light. As long as watering is sufficient, giving it full sun every day is no problem - it will grow with luxuriant branches and leaves. Lack of light will cause the stem nodes to grow leggy, with large but thin leaves drooping softly. If a gardenia is kept indoors, it must be gradually moved to a spot with good light. Suddenly taking it from indoors to outdoors will scorch the leaves - there is always a gradual process

7. Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis)

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Bougainvillea likes sufficient light. Only with sufficient light can it bloom abundantly and have a long flowering period. If the light is insufficient, it will cause the branches to grow leggy, making it hard to form flower buds. So when caring for bougainvillea, you must always give it sun. Less than six hours of light means insufficient light, so if conditions permit, give it full sun exposure

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There are many other flowers that also like full sun exposure, such as the roses, cacti, cactus balls, petunias, blue plumbago, and so on that we commonly care for. As long as we manage them attentively, we'll all figure out the habits of the plants

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