Which flowers are suitable for planting in summer? With planting methods included

Summer has arrived, and the hot weather leaves once-vibrant flowers looking listless in the face of the sun. So, are there any flowers and green plants suitable for growing in summer? Below, the Huinong.com editor has put together 5 flowers that get more energetic the hotter the weather gets.

1. Mint

The coolest plant of summer. It also needs sunlight. It fills out a pot extremely fast. Pick a few leaves and steep them in tea. It is so easy to grow that it needs almost no care.

Mint planting method: You can also just put cut branches in water, and they will grow roots, or plant them directly in a pot. Water often, and in a few days they will sprout. After that, add more fertilizer or nutrient soil to the soil, and they will grow like crazy.

2. Pennywort (Centella asiatica)

It can be grown in water or in soil. As long as you pour water in every day, tender green leaves keep emerging. Such a beautiful green.

Pennywort planting method: Just find a few roots, put them in any cup or bottle that holds water, fill it with water, then add a small amount of ordinary soil, half soil and half water, and after a few weeks it will fill the pot.

3. Bowl lotus

Some seeds cost only a few mao each, and planting a whole pot with a big handful does not cost much. It soon grows lots of small leaves, so beautiful, so pretty, and it will also produce pure, flawless, and incomparably lovely flowers.

Bowl lotus planting method: Prepare a larger pot, soak the seeds in water for two days, then cut open the skin at the tail end, and they will sprout. Add some pond mud or soil to the water, let the soil cover the roots, and sun it often, sun it, because it especially loves sunlight.

4. Purple-leaf oxalis

This one truly is not afraid of heat. Even placed under strong sun it will not die from sun exposure, and once watered it becomes even more energetic. It will also open small flowers for you to see every day, and its purple leaves all look like flowers, like butterflies.

Purple-leaf oxalis planting method: Go to a fellow gardener's home and get some rhizomes to plant. In the second and third years, it will grow in every flower pot. Except in winter, it blooms every day, and filling a pot takes only a minute.

5. Petunia

This flower is most suitable for planting in summer. It can be grown in ordinary soil, is not afraid of heat or sun, and even less afraid of harsh environments. It also blooms nonstop, making it a potted plant that easily fills out a pot.

Petunia planting method: No need to sow seeds, no need to buy seedlings. In the yard or the neighborhood, just pinch a few branches from someone nearby, bury them in soil, and they will grow roots and survive.

The above are the flower varieties suitable for growing in summer that the Huinong.com editor has put together. Are you tempted? The planting methods for the above flower varieties are simple and easy. Flower lovers who like them should give them a try.

What should be noted for flower planting and care in summer?

At the height of summer, flowers must be treated differently according to their different varieties. For example: pomegranate, poinsettia, fig, Chinese rose, croton, etc. should be placed in a spot with ample sunlight for care; clivia, rhododendron, gardenia, camellia, nandina, etc. need to be placed in a ventilated and shady spot for care; orchids, hosta, and Araceae flowers need to be placed under weak light or diffused light, while also using shading, misting, pot covering, and other methods to lower the temperature and prevent heat stress.

Watering and fertilizing: In summer, temperatures are high and water evaporates quickly. Moisture-loving flowers such as narcissus, monstera, and calla lily require sufficient water; moisture-loving flowers such as Michelia, jasmine, oleander, and hibiscus generally need one watering in the morning and one thorough watering in the late afternoon or evening. The amount of watering depends on plant size, weather conditions, and whether the potting soil is dry or wet.

Cuttings and sowing: Summer is the cutting season for some evergreen flowers and trees, such as cutting Michelia, jasmine, rhododendron, and hibiscus, which root easily; it is also a good time for sowing, such as: pansy sown in early July can bloom around National Day, and cineraria sown in July-August can bloom in the flower-sparse season of deep winter.

Pruning and ventilation: Plants grow lushly in summer. At this time, pruning mainly consists of pinching off growing tips, removing buds, removing leaves, thinning flowers, and thinning fruit, so as to concentrate nutrients, and it also helps with shaping according to personal preferences.

Which flowers are suitable for planting indoors in winter?

The choice of indoor plants is two-way. On one hand, for the interior, it is a question of which plants are more suitable; on the other hand, for the plants, it is a question of what kind of indoor environment is needed to suit their growth. Therefore, at the beginning of design, just like with other functions, a "green plan" should be drawn up.

Most indoor plants originate from the low-latitude regions of South America, southern Africa, and the tropical jungle areas of South and East Asia, and are adapted to growing in warm, humid, semi-shaded, or shaded environments. Some plants grow in plateau regions, and most plants are relatively poor at withstanding cold and tolerating high temperatures. Of course, cacti, which are adapted to tropical desert environments, have extremely strong drought tolerance.

Different plant categories also differ in their requirements for light, temperature, and humidity. In the Qing Dynasty, Chen Zi's book "Hua Jing" already pointed out that plants can be divided into those that: prefer shade, prefer sun, like moisture, tolerate poor soil, and need rich soil. Generally speaking, the suitable growth temperature is 15-34°C, and the ideal growth temperature is 22-28°C. A daytime temperature of about 29.4°C and a nighttime temperature of about 15.5°C are most suitable for most plants. In summer, indoor temperatures should not exceed 34°C, and in winter they should not fall below 6°C. Indoor plants, especially epiphytic aerial plants and mosses, have higher requirements for air humidity. Controlling indoor humidity is the most difficult problem. A common method is to spray a fine mist on plant leaves to increase humidity, and care should be taken not to let water droplets form and fall onto the soil. The best time to spray is in the morning and before noon, because spraying in the afternoon and evening can easily cause mold and lead to disease in plants. In addition, plant pots can be placed in a tray covered with pebbles and filled with water, but the water should not touch the bottom of the pot. As for plants' light requirements, low-light plants need about 215-750 lx, while most require 750-2150 lx, which is equivalent to the illuminance at a certain distance from a window. Above 2150 lx is a high-illuminance requirement. To reach this illuminance, plants need to be placed near a window or illuminated with fluorescent lamps. Generally speaking, flowering plants need more light than foliage plants.

Plants require soil that is good for retaining water and fertilizer, draining well, and breathing well, and according to different categories, they require a certain pH. Most plants prefer slightly acidic or neutral soil, so different soil materials are often sterilized and mixed in different proportions, such as sand, soil, swamp mud, humus soil, peat soil, as well as vermiculite and perlite. During the growing period and in high-temperature seasons, plants should be watered frequently, but excess water should be avoided, and unglazed containers should be chosen. Flower fertilizer is mainly nitrogen, which promotes lush branches and leaves; phosphorus, which helps make flower colors vivid and fruits plump; and potassium, which promotes strong roots and thick, upright stems. Fertilize more in spring and summer, less in autumn, and stop in winter.

To adapt to indoor conditions, plants that can tolerate low light, low humidity, and high temperatures should be chosen. Generally speaking, flowering plants need more careful care than foliage plants.

Based on the above, when selecting indoor plants, the first consideration should be how to better create a good growing environment for indoor plants, such as strengthening the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces, creating open and semi-open spaces as much as possible, providing more sunlight conditions, using multiple natural lighting methods, exploring and opening up as much ground or floor planting area for greenery as possible, arranging gardens, adding balconies, choosing appropriate walls on which to hang flower troughs, and so on, creating an architectural system with the characteristics of green space. On this basis, the following questions should then be considered from the perspectives of the purpose, use, and significance of choosing indoor plants:

(1) What kind of atmosphere and impression should be created indoors. Different plant forms, colors, and shapes all express different characters, moods, and atmospheres, such as a sense of solemnity, grandeur, elegance, lyricism, gorgeousness, understatement, and quiet seclusion... They should be consistent with the atmosphere required by the interior.

(2) The modern interior provides an ideal background for eye-catching broad-leaf plants, while classical traditional interiors can be better combined with small-leaf plants. Different plant forms are closely related to different interior styles.

(3) According to the size of the space, choose the scale of the plants. Indoor plants are generally divided into three categories: large, medium, and small: small plants are under 0.3 m; medium plants are 0.3-1 m; large plants are above 1 m.

The size of plants should achieve a good proportional relationship with the indoor spatial scale and furniture. Small plants, when not forming a group, have little impact on a large open space, while lush trees can make an ordinary room feel smaller, but in a tall atrium they can enhance its majestic style. Some trees can also have their growth rate suppressed or be grown as stump bonsai so that they are suitable for indoor viewing.

(4) Plant color is another issue that must be considered. Bright and beautiful flowers and leaves can add much color to an interior, and the choice of plant colors should be coordinated with the overall interior colors. Since there are many kinds of plants available today, different leaf shapes, colors, and sizes should be organized and simplified, because too much contrast will make the interior look cluttered.

(5) Use places that do not occupy indoor floor area to arrange greenery. For example, use cabinets and shelves, wall niches, windowsills, corners, the back and outer sides of stairs, and various hanging methods.

(6) Connection with the outdoors. For example, in an open space facing an outdoor garden, the selected plants should be coordinated with the outdoor plants. Plant containers and indoor flooring materials should be consistent with the outdoors, so that the indoor space has a sense of expansion and overall unity.

(7) Maintenance issues. This includes pruning, tying, watering, and fertilizing. For hanging plants, corresponding watering methods should be given even more attention, avoiding harm to plants from cold air and drafts, and giving more care to flowering plants...

(8) Pay attention to the issue of allergies to certain plants in a small number of people.

(9) In choosing plant containers, their size and texture should be selected according to the flower shape, and the glaze color of the flower pot should not be too prominent, so as not to obscure the beauty of the plant itself. For growing flowers in glass bottles, chemical flasks can be used; they are simple, elegant, transparent, and durable, suitable for any place, and allow you to view the beautiful fibrous roots and pebbles through the glass.

There are many kinds of indoor plants, varying in size and shape. Commonly used indoor foliage and flowering plants are as follows:

1. Woody plants

(1) Indian rubber tree. Likes warmth and humidity, tolerates cold, leaves are dense, thick, and glossy, evergreen all year. The tree is tall, can overwinter above 3°C, and should be placed in a bright spot indoors. Native to India, Malaysia, and other places, it is now widely cultivated in southern China.

(2) Weeping fig. Likes warmth and humidity, branches are soft, leaves alternate, leathery, ovate-elliptic, clustered and evergreen. It naturally branches a lot, and as a potted plant it becomes shrub-like. It is not strict about light and can grow when placed indoors all year, and can overwinter above 5°C. Native to India, it has already been introduced into China.

(3) Chinese fan palm. Evergreen tree, prefers warmth, tolerates shade, tolerates fertilizer, trunk is thick and straight, unbranched, leaves are huge, fan-shaped, with the front half of the leaf split, resembling a palm. Widely cultivated in Guangdong and Fujian in China.

(4) False betel nut. Likes warmth and humidity, tolerates shade, has a certain tolerance to cold and drought, the tree is tall, the trunk is straight and unbranched, and the leaves are pinnately compound. Widely cultivated in Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, and Taiwan, China.

(5) Sago palm. A precious potted ornamental plant, likes warmth and humidity, tolerates shade, grows extremely slowly; a stem height of 3 m requires 100 years of growth. The plant is sturdy and upright, with leaves clustered at the top of the stem, pinnately compound, and a lifespan of more than 200 years. Native to southern China, it is now cultivated in various places.

(6) Norfolk Island pine. Likes sun and tolerates drought, the main trunk is upright and graceful, branches extend horizontally and are whorled, forming a tower-shaped tree, with elegant and lush leaves. Indoors, it should be placed in a bright spot near a window. Native to Australia.

(7) Three-stamen areca. Likes warmth and humidity, tolerates shade, a clustering small tree, unbranched, with pinnately compound leaves. The plant can reach 1.5-2.0 m in 4 years, and can reach more than 6 m at maximum. Widely cultivated in the subtropical regions of China.

(8) Broadleaf lady palm. Tolerates shade, moisture, drought, and poor soil; the clump is upright and verdant. Native to China and Japan, it is now widely cultivated in southern China.

(9) Golden-hearted dragon tree. Likes warmth and humidity, straight trunk, leaves clustered, lanceolate, green leaves with broad golden-yellow longitudinal stripes in the center. It should be placed in a bright spot indoors to ensure vivid leaf color. It is often cut into stem sections for planting and potted after rooting, giving it a unique style. Native to tropical regions of Asia and Africa, it can overwinter at 5°C, and has been introduced and popularized in China.

(10) Silver-striped dragon tree. Likes warmth and humidity, tolerates shade, plant is low, leaves clustered, lanceolate, with several white longitudinal lines distributed on the green leaves.

(11) Spanish dagger. Likes warmth, tolerates drought and shade, cylindrical stem, leaves densely clustered on the stem, leaves green and lanceolate. Grown by cutting sections for planting. Native to Mexico and Guatemala, it has been introduced into China in recent years.

(12) Camellia. Likes warmth and humidity, tolerates cold, evergreen tree, leaves thick and glossy, flowers red, white, purple, or bicolor. It is a traditional famous flower of China, with both flowers and leaves ornamental, and is much loved by people.

(13) Umbrella tree. Evergreen shrub, tolerates shade and likes moisture, much branched, leaves are palmately compound, and it can generally grow normally under indoor light. Native to the tropical regions of southern China and Japan and other places.

(14) Palm. Evergreen tree, extremely cold-tolerant and shade-tolerant, cylindrical trunk, leaves clustered at the top of the stem, palmately deeply lobed to the middle-lower part, flowers small and yellow, root system shallow with well-developed fibrous roots, long-lived, tolerant of smoke and dust, resistant to sulfur dioxide and fluorine pollution, and capable of absorbing harmful gases. For indoor display time, it can be rotated once every 1-2 months in winter, and once every half month in summer. Palm is widely distributed in China.

(15) Southern magnolia. Evergreen tree, likes light, likes warmth and humidity, semi-shade-tolerant, leaves long elliptic, flowers white, large and fragrant. It can be placed indoors for 1-2 months.

(16) Crabapple. Deciduous small tree, likes sun, resists drought, tolerates cold, leaves alternate, flowers clustered, flower color red turning pink. Varieties include Chaenomeles speciosa, Malus halliana, Malus micromalus, and Chaenomeles sinensis, and it is a traditional famous flower of China. It can be made into stump bonsai, potted flowers, and other flower-viewing displays, and should be placed indoors in a spot with ample light and fresh air. It is widely planted in China.

(17) Osmanthus. Evergreen tree, likes light, tolerates high temperatures, leaves stalked, opposite, elliptic, with fine serrations along the edge, leathery dark green, flowers yellow-white or pale yellow, with fragrance spreading all around. The tree is vigorous and long-lived. It is commonly planted throughout China.

(18) Gardenia. Evergreen shrub or small tree, likes light, likes warmth and humidity, not cold-tolerant, absorbs sulfur, purifies the atmosphere, leaves opposite or in whorls of three, flowers white with a strong fragrance. It should be placed indoors in a spot with ample light and fresh air. It is distributed in central China, southern China, and the Yangtze River basin.

2. Herbaceous plants

(1) Monstera. Perennial herbaceous plant, likes warmth and humidity, semi-shade-tolerant, tolerates cold and low temperatures, leaves broad and thick, pinnately split, with elliptic holes between the veins. It can grow normally under general indoor lighting conditions. Native to Mexico and other places, it is now very popular.

(2) Giant taro. Perennial herb, likes moisture and tolerates shade, stems thick and leaves large and plump, evergreen in all seasons. It is cultivated in various places in southern China.

(3) Golden queen. Perennial herb, tolerates shade, moisture, and drought, leaves lanceolate, with yellow-green spots embedded on the green leaf surface. Native to tropical Africa, the Philippines, and other places.

(4) Silver king. Perennial herb, tolerates moisture, drought, and shade, leaves lanceolate, with silver-gray patches embedded on the dark green leaf surface.

(5) Guangdong evergreen. Likes warmth and humidity, tolerates shade, leaves ovate, dark green. Native to Guangdong and other places in China.

(6) Peace lily. Perennial herb, a flowering and foliage plant, likes moisture and tolerates shade, leaf stalks long, leaf color changing from white to green, in summer sending up long stems, white spathes, creamy-yellow inflorescences. Native to tropical regions of the Americas, it is planted in southern China.

(7) Anthurium. Likes warmth and humidity, leaves dark green, single red flowers terminal, beautiful leaves and flowers. Native to Central and South America.

(8) Zebra plant. Perennial herbaceous foliage plant, likes light and tolerates drought, green leaves with gray-white horizontal stripe patterns, center forming a water-storage shape, flowers red, flower stems branched.

(9) Golden-edged multicolor. Perennial foliage plant, likes warmth, tolerates moisture and drought, leaves thick and glossy, green leaves with white stripes in the center, stems gradually turning red when flowering.

(10) Striped sword flower. Likes light and tolerates drought, leaves long, leaf surface dark green, leaf underside with purple-black horizontal stripes, flower stem green, upright from the center, red like a sword. Native to Guyana in South America.

(11) Snake plant. Perennial herbaceous plant, likes warmth and tolerates drought, leaves mostly fleshy, longitudinally curled into a semi-tubular shape, with dark green horizontal stripes on the yellow edge, like a tiger's tail, hence called golden-edged snake plant. Native to tropical America, it is commonly planted throughout China.

(12) Asparagus fern. Perennial herbaceous foliage plant, likes warmth and humidity, semi-shade-tolerant, branches and leaves fine and soft, flowers white, berries spherical, purple-black. Native to South Africa, it is now cultivated all over the world.

(13) Rex begonia. Perennial herbaceous foliage plant, likes warmth and tolerates moisture, leaves dense, with different patterns and designs. Native to India, it is already cultivated in China.

(14) African violet. Herbaceous flowering and foliage plant, completely different in characteristics from violet, plant short, leaves ovate, flowers red, purple, white, and other colors. It is already cultivated in China.

(15) White-flowered creeping inch plant. Herbaceous hanging plant, semi-shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant, stems semi-trailing, leaves fleshy and ovate, silvery-white, center and edges dark green, leaf underside purple, bearing white flowers. Native to Mexico, it has been introduced into China in recent years.

(16) Tradescantia. Herbaceous foliage plant, plant creeping, green leaves covered with yellow-white longitudinal stripes, for hanging display.

(17) Orchid. Perennial herb, likes warmth and humidity, tolerates cold, leaves slender, flowers yellow-green, fragrance fresh and clear. There are many varieties, and it is a famous flower with a long history in China.

(18) Spider plant. Evergreen rhizomatous herb, likes warmth and humidity, leaves basal, broad-linear, flower stems slender, flowers white. There are many varieties; native to Africa, it is now widely cultivated throughout China.

(19) Narcissus. Perennial herb, likes warmth and humidity, semi-shade-tolerant, planted in autumn, grows in winter, blooms in spring, flowers white and fragrant. It is cultivated in the southeastern coastal regions and southwestern regions of China.

(20) Philodendron. Perennial evergreen herbaceous plant, likes warmth and humidity, tolerates shade, stem short, clustered, broad leaves pinnately split. It can be grown in pots anywhere indoors where the light is not too weak. Native to Brazil, Paraguay, and other places.

3. Vines

(1) Velvet-leaf philodendron. Climbing foliage plant, likes warmth and humidity, tolerates shade, leaf stalks purplish-red, aerial roots growing at the nodes, leaves hastate, thick and green, for climbing display. Native to tropical regions of the Americas.

(2) Golden pothos (devil's ivy). Climbing foliage plant, tolerates shade, moisture, and drought, leaves alternate, long elliptic, green with yellow spots, for climbing display.

(3) Creeping fig. Evergreen climbing plant, likes light, grows attached to walls. Grows fast and branches heavily. It is already widely cultivated in China.

(4) String of pearls. Climbing foliage plant, likes warmth, tolerates shade, stems and vines soft, green bead-shaped leaves, for hanging display.

4. Succulent plants

(1) African milk tree. Succulent foliage plant, likes warmth, tolerates drought, stem upright, markings beautiful. Suitable for placement near a window.

(2) Cactus. Perennial succulent plant, likes light, tolerates drought, with many varieties. Stem segments can be cylindrical, whip-shaped, spherical, oblong, fan-shaped, crab-leaf-shaped, and so on, in a thousand postures and unique forms, with gorgeous stems and leaves, standing out among plants. Both planting and care are very easy. Native to Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and other places, a small number of varieties are already in China.

(3) Kalanchoe. Perennial succulent flowering and foliage plant, likes warmth, tolerates drought, leaves thick and silvery-gray, flowers fine and dense in clusters, flower colors include red, purple, yellow, and so on, and the flowering period is very long. Native to Madagascar, it has long been cultivated in China.

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