Tips for growing flowers indoors in winter: What plants are suitable for keeping at home?
Winter is relatively a season with rather monotonous colors and less vitality than the other three seasons. I do not know how it is in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian or further south, but anyway, areas like the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River where the editor lives belong to a region with four distinct seasons. Once winter arrives, vegetation withers, and all the branches outside the house are completely bare, as dull as a monk's shaved head.
So in this season of freezing cold and dripping water turning to ice, how can you bring a touch of spring to your home by growing some plants indoors? Next,Warm Little Home Old Gardenerthe editor will introduce two green plants that are very suitable for indoor growing in winter. As long as they are around, you need not worry about the world being all gray and gloomy.
Golden Barrel Cactus
The Golden Barrel Cactus, also called the Yellow-spined Golden Barrel, belongs to the subfamily Cactoideae, genus Echinocactus. It is said that the wild Golden Barrel Cactus is an extremely endangered plant species, growing only in the dry and hot desert areas of central Mexico. In its natural environment, its globe can grow to about 1 m, but when grown indoors, the size of the cactus ball is much smaller. In fact, many households now grow the Golden Barrel Cactus. It gets its name because a ring of golden-yellow fuzz grows all over the top of its globe. This representative species of the strong-spined cactus ball group stays evergreen all year round. Kept indoors in winter at a suitable temperature, it can still maintain a perfect appearance, very pleasing to the eye, and it can also bloom and filter indoor air, improving the indoor environmental quality.
The Golden Barrel Cactus naturally likes warm and dry environments and does not have high demands for soil. It prefers fertile sandy loam containing lime and requires loose, slightly acidic soil. It likes sufficient light and must be given more than 6 hours of light every day so that it can grow vigorously. In spring and early summer, it can be watered appropriately and given a small amount of decomposed dilute fertilizer and summer compound fertilizer as a top dressing. In other seasons, it is best to keep the potting soil dry. The most suitable temperature for the Golden Barrel Cactus to grow is 8-25 degrees. When the winter temperature is too low, it needs heating, and the temperature must not be lower than 5 degrees, otherwise yellow spots will appear on its globe. One point worth noting is that the Golden Barrel Cactus grows very quickly, so it needs to be repotted every year. Only in this way can its powerful root system grow freely, making the plant grow strong and tall.
Burro's Tail
Burro's Tail is a succulent plant variety belonging to the Crassulaceae family. Whenever succulents are mentioned, everyone knows they have tenacious vitality and can grow sturdily and healthily without much care. Of course, saying so is not wrong, but only by mastering some methods can they be grown more outstandingly than others. This succulent is also called New Jade String or Virginia Stonecrop. Its leaves do not curve, and the leaf tips are round. The whole plant grows in a trailing manner. Under strong light, the leaves grow especially compact and are quite beautiful. Burro's Tail is a foliage plant, but it can also bloom. Its flowers are flat and open and rather special, with a certain ornamental value. Burro's Tail not only has beautiful and distinctive leaves, but also helps purify indoor air. In winter, the plant remains as crystal clear as green jade, making it a plant quite suitable for growing in winter.
Burro's Tail likes heat and tolerates drought. It prefers well-drained soil and cannot have water accumulation. If the soil in the pot is too hard or the flowerpot has water accumulation, its root system will rot. Its growing medium can be made by mixing coarse sand and potting soil in equal proportions; the main thing is to ensure it is loose and has enough base fertilizer. The most suitable temperature for Burro's Tail to grow is between 10-32 degrees; too high or too low will not do. When growing it in winter, manual adjustment is needed, and heating must be prepared for it; approaching 0 degrees, there is a possibility of freezing to death. It is a full-sun plant. In winter, it can be placed in a position where sunlight can shine directly for growing, and ventilation should also be noted. However, in summer it needs shading, lest sunlight burn its fleshy leaves and cause them to turn to water. For watering, just follow the principle of watering thoroughly after the soil dries out. During its growing season, apply a thin liquid potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer once a month, while in winter water and fertilizer need to be controlled.
Both the Golden Barrel Cactus and Burro's Tail are green plant varieties with tenacious vitality, and only such plants are most suitable for growing in winter. They do not shed leaves, and as long as they are cared for properly, they will not die of disease or wither. Placed at home, they beautify the environment and purify the air. Seeing their vibrant appearance while being in that space will also make you feel happy. There are many benefits.
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