Two potted green plants more worth growing than pothos and spider plant, both flowers and leaves are beautiful, with a long flowering period

Introduction

Green potted plants are indispensable decorative items for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it can beautify the room and delight the mood. "Huasheng Potted Plant Diary · Issue 1274" introduces you to two plants very worth getting.

Lipstick plant

Pothos and spider plant are widespread indoor potted plants, super easy to grow, but their ornamental value is somewhat lacking, and they do not bloom. The plant shown above is called the lipstick plant, a new type of ornamental plant that has not been introduced to our country for long. It can only be seen in large flower markets, and it is very much in demand.

Both flowers and leaves are beautiful

The lipstick plant is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant of the Gesneriaceae family. Its leaves are ovate, opposite, slightly fleshy, evergreen all year round, glossy and shiny; the flowers are shaped like lipstick, peach red to crimson in color, with a glossy sheen, opening successively from spring to autumn, and blooming very readily.

Easy care

The lipstick plant has strong vitality and is very easy to cultivate. It can be propagated by stem cuttings, with a very high survival rate. It likes loose, well-drained, nutrient-rich potting soil, and should be watered thoroughly after the soil dries out. It tolerates partial shade and can be kept indoors; diffused light is enough to meet its needs for growth and blooming.

Goldfish plant

The second is the goldfish plant, also a new type of flowering ornamental plant, native to Central America. It has not yet been widely popularized in China and is still relatively niche. It belongs to the same family as the lipstick plant but a different genus, and bears small orange-red flowers shaped like little goldfish, hence the name, with relatively high ornamental value.

Enjoy both flowers and leaves

The goldfish plant not only has peculiar and beautiful flower shapes, but its leaves are also very attractive, plump and thick, evergreen through the four seasons. It is essentially a succulent plant. Together with the small orange-red flowers, the combination works very well, as if goldfish were leisurely swimming among green aquatic plants, full of fun and charm.

Easy to cultivate

The goldfish plant blooms more easily than the lipstick plant, regardless of season; it may bloom throughout the year. As long as it is cared for properly, it is also a shade-tolerant plant, so keeping it indoors is no problem. Its stems have aerial roots, so it can survive just by being tossed into soil. It is very easy to grow, with both flowers and leaves beautiful, and more worth getting than pothos and spider plant.