Don't just keep pothos and spider plants as indoor potted plants; choose this one, it roots from a cutting, blooms in all four seasons, and is festive

Introduction

Green plants and potted plants are essential decorative elements of home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the room and pleases the mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary - Issue 1307" introduces you to a new type of indoor plant.

Today's featured plant

When choosing indoor plants, most people may only think of herbaceous foliage plants like pothos and spider plants. They are easy to grow, yes, but they do not bloom, lacking a touch of liveliness. The flower introduced today is called Putao Lian, a woody flowering plant that blooms readily and can also be grown indoors.

Putao Lian

Putao Lian is the name used in Northeast China; its real name is bamboo begonia (Begonia maculata), a perennial shrub plant in the genus Begonia, native to Brazil in South America. It has been introduced to China and is mostly grown privately, more commonly in the Northeast and Northwest regions. It is an important indoor potted flowering plant, and in parks in the south such as Guangdong and Guangxi and Hainan, it is grown in the ground for ornamental viewing.

Blooms readily

Putao Lian has pale red flowers in cymose inflorescences, like clusters of pink grapes, hence the name. Its flowering period is extremely long. Like other flowers from tropical regions, it blooms brightly with just a bit of sunlight. With proper care and sufficient light, it can bloom all year round, with an extremely long ornamental period. Flower lovers often complain that they have to constantly sweep up the fallen buds, a happy trouble.

Roots from a cutting

Putao Lian is the easiest-to-grow indoor woody plant the author has ever seen. This flower has very strong vitality and is not picky about soil; it can be grown in just about any soil. Its reproductive capacity is extremely strong: stick a branch into the soil and before long there is another small tree. It also grows fast, gaining one meter in a year is no problem. Daily care is even simpler: just place it on a windowsill or balcony with light, and watering once every ten days to eight days is fine. It is even easier to grow than pothos and spider plants.

Can also be grown indoors

Putao Lian is shade-tolerant and does not like direct sunlight; indirect light is best. It can also be grown indoors, and is one of the few plants that will bloom even when grown indoors. Especially in winter, when grown indoors in northern regions with heating and light, it blooms beautifully even in winter, which is why it is very popular in the north. It is an indoor plant well worth having.