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This flower is even easier to grow than pothos, blooming in a riot of brilliant colors yet often overlooked

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When it comes to easy-to-grow plants, everyone sets their sights on pothos. Although pothos leaves are glossy green and fresh, they become bland after you look at them for a while. If you are tired of green leaves, you might as well look at colorful flowers. Today, the editor will introduce to you this...


When it comes to easy-to-grow plants, everyone sets their sights on pothos. Although pothos leaves are glossy green and fresh, they become bland after you look at them for a while.


If you are tired of green leaves, you might as well look at colorful flowers. The flower introduced to you today by the editor is even easier to grow than pothos, and the flowers it produces are as beautiful as a rainbow.



Rainbow flower, also known as Livingstone daisy (Dorotheanthus bellidiformis), gets its name because its blooms are gorgeously colored and come in many hues; when mixed together and in bloom, they look like a sea of rainbow flowers, so it is also called rainbow flower.


Rainbow flower is very easy to grow and does perfectly fine with rough, low-maintenance care. As long as you give them some sunlight, they will bloom brilliantly, and watering does not need to be very frequent either; watering about once a week is no problem.



It is very suitable whether grown in pots on a balcony or planted in the ground in a small yard, and most importantly, their flowering period is super long. Apart from winter, they can bloom in all the other three seasons. As a flower-growing enthusiast, it would be a pity not to grow some.



Rainbow flower

Likes a sunny, warm growing environment

. During the growing period, make sure there is sufficient light, otherwise flowering will be affected. Winter temperatures are low, and rainbow flower is not cold-tolerant. Those planting it in the ground and growing it outdoors must be sure to keep it warm so it can make it through winter smoothly.



For rainbow flower

watering does not need to be too frequent

, water when dry and let it dry out between waterings. During the growing period, water about once every four to five days, and in winter reduce the watering frequency.


Rainbow flower has strong vitality and grows very fast,

during the young plant stage, pinch off the growing tips

, as this can promote branching, and the flowers produced will also be more abundant.



When planting rainbow flower, in order to make it more ornamental, the editor suggests mixing different kinds together. When small flowers of many colors all bloom at once, no single word can capture how beautiful it is!


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