New potted herbaceous flower resembles geranium, beautiful, easy to grow, with an extra-long blooming period and easy to fill the pot
Intro
Green plants and potted flowers are essential accents for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the room and lifts your mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1249" introduces a new type of ornamental flower.
Today's featured plant
Geranium flowers look like hydrangeas, round and full, brilliant and eye-catching. They are one of the most common potted flowers in Western European countries and are popular all over the world. Today I will introduce this flower, called sea thrift; its flower shape resembles a geranium, and it has the title of "herbaceous geranium."
Sea thrift
Sea thrift is a perennial herbaceous flower of the genus Limonium in the family Plumbaginaceae. The plant is low-growing, 20-30 cm tall, with terminal head-like inflorescences. The flower color ranges from pink to rose red. Planted in groups, it can form a very beautiful landscape and is widely used in horticulture. It can be used as a potted plant, and also for flower beds, landscape arrangements, and rock gardens.
Long blooming period
Sea thrift flowers, like geraniums, have a very long blooming period. The peak blooming season is in spring and summer. With proper care, they will also bloom in autumn and winter. The compact plant produces a large number of rose-pink flowers, very endearing and with high ornamental value.
Easy to cultivate
Sea thrift has strong adaptability, tolerates cold and also tolerates heat, and can be cultivated and enjoyed in both southern and northern China. It is generally propagated by sowing and division. From sowing to blooming, it takes only about 100 days. It has a short growth cycle and a long ornamental blooming period. It is a very good groundcover plant and is also suitable for home potted ornamental enjoyment. It can be cared for as casually as pothos and spider plants.
An excellent potted ornamental
Many herbaceous flowers are annual or biennial plants and often unexpectedly die. Sea thrift is different. This plant is a perennial herbaceous flower. Plant it once and enjoy its flowers every year. It blooms and fills the pot without pruning or pinching. Beautiful and easy to grow, it is an emerging excellent potted plant.