For autumn flowers, choose this excellent potted plant: beautiful blooms and easy to grow, flowering for over half the year
Introduction
Green potted plants are essential decorative touches for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies your living space and lifts your mood. "Flower Voice Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1261" introduces you to a flower suitable for growing in autumn.
Today's featured plant
The hot summer is slowly fading away, autumn is gradually arriving, and now is the season for growing flowers. In previous issues we introduced plants like the Chinese hibiscus and blue plumbago, which many flower lovers liked very much. In this issue we introduce another woody flowering plant, with unusual flower shapes and blooms that change color, well worth getting.
Hydrangea
This flower is called "baxianhua" here; its scientific name is hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), a perennial shrub in the family Saxifragaceae, genus Hydrangea, named for its round ball-like flower heads. Its flower color changes, and its ornamental value is very high. It originated in China, and today it has been introduced all over the world; it is a world-famous flower.
An extremely long flowering period
In some places it is also called "Endless Summer", though Endless Summer is actually just one of the many varieties of hydrangea. Its flowering period is extremely long, blooming from late spring all the way into autumn, flowering for over half the year, and during this time the flower color changes, from blue to pink and so on; the process of change is very interesting and also very beautiful. You can also alter the soil composition artificially to achieve a change in flower color.
Easy to cultivate
The hydrangea originated in China and is very well adapted to China's soil and climate, making it very easy to cultivate. In the south, in places like Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, it is a common landscaping plant for streets and courtyards. In northern regions it is mostly grown as a potted ornamental, easier to grow than most flowers. It can also be propagated by cuttings from stems just like succulents; its vitality is tenacious, and even novice flower lovers can grow it.
Turn the balcony into a garden
Turning your balcony or courtyard into a private little garden is surely the dream of every flower lover, and the hydrangea is undoubtedly a great choice. It blooms in different colors in different seasons: pink in spring, blue in summer. Its decorative effect is excellent, and it flowers for over half the year, well worth having.