In September, choose this flower to grow: as easy to care for as a pothos, beautiful and festive, blooming for months without fading, well worth having

Introduction

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 Voice Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1287" introduces you to a flower suitable for growing in September.

Today's featured plant

September has already entered autumn, and the crisp, bright days of autumn are very suitable for growing flowers. If you already have pothos, spider plants and succulents at home, today we introduce a flower with brilliant colors, beautiful and festive, an extremely long bloom period, and very easy to grow. This season is the best time to grow it.

Cineraria

This flower is called cineraria (Pericallis hybrida). It is very common across China and widely cultivated in parks and flower beds. The plant is low-growing, only about 20 cm tall, with brilliant flower colors including purple, white, red and blue. When it blooms, it opens in a large mass, fresh and pleasant, with an excellent decorative effect.

Extremely long bloom period

Cineraria has a very long flowering period, with flowers opening from December to May of the following year. The peak bloom is from January to March, and it easily blooms so profusely it fills the pot. It coincides with major holidays such as New Year's Day, Christmas and Spring Festival, making it an important ornamental flower for winter and spring. It is suitable for placing in halls and conference rooms. A single bloom period can last 40-50 days, blooming for months without fading.

Easy to grow

Cineraria is generally propagated by seed or cuttings, and September and October are the best times to plant it. It adapts very well to its environment. If there is no snow and no frost, the seedlings can even tolerate lows of 0°C. It is not afraid of sun in summer, is very robust, and is as easy to grow as pothos or spider plants, so even beginners can grow it.

Blooms so profusely it fills the pot

Cineraria has many horticultural varieties, bred specifically for potted ornamental display. It is very popular in Western European countries and is also very common across northern and southern China. It blooms early and is an important New Year's festive flower during Spring Festival. It is a perennial herb: plant it once and enjoy its flowers every year. It is well worth getting.