New type of potted flower: one tree with multiple colors, pleasant fragrance, flowering period over half a year, can be made into a bonsai tree

Introduction

Green plants and potted plants are essential decorations for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it can beautify the room and delight the mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1363" takes you to know a new type of ornamental flowering tree.

Today's featured plant

The crisp autumn season is the best time to grow flowers. If you already have common potted plants such as pothos, spider plant and succulents, you might as well get to know today's flower. This flower is called tricolor plum, a new type of ornamental flowering tree introduced from Australia in recent years. It has a graceful tree shape and beautiful flowers. After its introduction, it quickly became popular and won unanimous praise from flower lovers.

Tricolor plum

Tricolor plum, also known as pink tea tree, is an evergreen shrub plant in the Myrtaceae family. It gets its name because its flowers can bloom in three colors at the same time: red, pink and white. Its leaves resemble pine needles, and its flowers look like plum blossoms, with a touch of the charm of peony flowers. The flower colors are brilliant and the flower shapes are exquisite, giving it high ornamental value.

One tree with multicolored flowers

Tricolor plum has a very long flowering period. Its natural flowering period begins in late autumn (October-November) and can continue blooming until the end of the following spring, with a flowering period of over half a year. The flower quantity is extremely large, with blooms covering the branches, very pleasing to the eye. In southern regions it is often used as street landscaping and garden landscaping material, and of course it can also be grown as a household potted plant for viewing.

Easy to cultivate

Although it is a woody flowering plant, it is no problem to grow it in a pot for viewing. A flower pot with a diameter of 20 cm can be used to plant it. It likes loose, water-retentive soil, preferably a 1:1 mix of nutrient soil and garden soil. It can be propagated by cuttings, sowing, air layering and other methods, with spring and autumn being the best cultivation seasons. It is relatively cold-tolerant and can withstand low temperatures below -1°C in winter. In summer it needs shading, and in the other seasons it can receive full-day sunlight. The difficulty of care is relatively low.

It can also be made into a bonsai

Tricolor plum grows quickly and tolerates pruning. When planting young plants, the top can be cut off to promote branching and form a full crown. It is easy to shape and can be made into a bonsai tree. Its form is beautiful, and when it blooms the whole tree is covered with red flowers, beautiful and festive, raising its ornamental value to an even higher level.

An excellent potted plant

Tricolor plum is evergreen in all four seasons and does not shed its leaves. Both its flowers and leaves are beautiful. Its flowers also have a rich camphor aroma, with a pleasant fragrance, so you can enjoy both the flowers and the scent. It is a perennial, and one planting allows many years of viewing, offering high cost-effectiveness. It is a rare excellent potted plant and fine bonsai material.