The easiest flowers to grow in autumn and winter, they will survive just tossed into a pot, and their blooms fill the whole house with fragrance
Golden October is the season of harvest, and it is also a great time to grow flowers. The weather now is not as hot as summer, nor as cold as winter, so it is simply perfect to take this opportunity to grow a few pots of your favorite flowers and plants. If you have not made up your mind yet, Huahua will recommend one to you today.
The flower Huahua wants to talk about today is freesia. Many flower lovers may have heard of it too. Its blooms are as pleasing to look at as orchids, and its green leaves look even greener against the flowers. Grown indoors, it can also give off waves of fragrance. Actually, the most important point is that it is especially easy to grow, especially in autumn.
Freesia is also called fragrant iris. It originates from Africa. Because its flowers come in rich colors, it is now grown as an ornamental flower all over the world. Many perfumes even extract fragrance from its flower buds to make perfume, so you can imagine how pleasant its scent is. Take this chance to grow a pot at home; the blooms are beautiful and the fragrance can fill the whole house, which saves you money on aromatherapy at home, does it not!
Now Huahua will introduce how to care for it!
1. Soil:
Freesia likes to grow in acidic soil, so when we plant it or repot it, we must pay extra attention and try to choose sandy soil rich in organic matter with good drainage and looseness. Only then can we ensure its growth when caring for freesia. You should know that if the soil is not chosen well, all the remaining measures are useless.
2. Watering
If you are planting freesia, then from after planting until it sprouts, you need to keep the soil moist, so that enough nutrients can be provided to increase its growth rate. When it reaches the flowering stage or buds appear, you should begin to reduce watering accordingly and try to keep the soil in the pot dry. This can lower the humidity in the air and also prevent pests and diseases.
3. Light
Light is especially important for the growth of a plant. Freesia is likewise a light-loving plant. Generally, the better the light, the more vigorously it blooms. However, when the light is relatively strong, you should also pay attention to shading, especially during its seedling stage and flowering stage. It is best not to let it receive strong light, to avoid scorching.
4. Fertilizing
Before planting freesia, we can apply some organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer to the soil for it, which can ensure its sprouting and daily growth. During the growing period, you can appropriately add some urea to supplement nutrients, but before flowering you should control fertilizer and can apply a little diluted fertilizer water as a supplement.
Freesia has a strong fragrance and beautiful blooms. It is believed that no flower lover does not like it. If you also think freesia is a nice flower, you can grow a pot at home. Not only do you usually not need to worry about it, but when you want to plant it, you just put the bulbs into the pot and you are done. It is very convenient!