What flowers are there in summer? A rundown of ten flowers that bloom in summer
Tagore once said that life should be as splendid as summer flowers, and in the hot summer, quite a few flowers still choose to compete in beauty, blooming one after another and showing off their beauty in the intense heat. So what flowers are there in summer? Besides the common summer flowers such as lotus, carnation and jasmine, there are also lily, epiphyllum, sunflower, water lily, orchid, pansy and balloon flower, making ten in all.
1. Lotus
The lotus grows in water and its flowering period is from June to September. In summer, on the emerald lotus pond, you can always see one lotus flower after another standing delicately on the water's surface, which is what creates the beautiful scene of "green lotus leaves stretching to the horizon, lotus flowers reflecting the sun in a different red." Its fruit, the lotus seed, can be eaten and made into delicious lotus seed soup.
2. Carnation
The carnation also blooms in summer, usually with a flowering period from May to July. Its leaves are emerald green and its flowers have a faint fragrance. When Mother's Day arrives in May, it is exactly the time when carnations are in full bloom; choosing a bouquet of carnations to give to Mom is also a way for us to express our love for our mother.
3. Jasmine
Jasmine is a flower that everyone is relatively familiar with, with a flowering period generally from May to November. Its flowers are pure white and have a fairly strong fragrance. Just as a song goes, "What a beautiful jasmine flower, fragrant and beautiful, filling every branch." Picking a jasmine flower in summer to give to the girl you love is also very romantic.
4. Lily
The lily also generally blooms in summer. Its flowers are pure and flawless, full of a light fragrance, and are a good choice for giving to others. At the same time, the lily also has good medicinal value and can be used to nourish yin and moisten the lungs, clear the heart and calm the mind, and it can also be used as an ingredient to make delicious dishes, such as lily and white fungus soup.
5. Epiphyllum
The epiphyllum is the rarest among the flowers that bloom in summer. We often say "the epiphyllum appears for only a moment"; its flowers bloom for an extremely short time, generally only about 4 hours, and often quietly bloom at night. If we want to see the extremely rare blooming of the epiphyllum, then we need to be well prepared in the summer months of June to August and observe more, because with the slightest inattention we may miss the beautiful moment when the epiphyllum blooms.
6. Sunflower
The sunflower blooms in summer, and its flowers are golden. When open, they look very much like the golden sun in the sky, and its flowers always face the sun, so it is also called the sun-facing flower. The seeds of the sunflower can be harvested, then dried in the sun and roasted; these sunflower seeds are in fact the melon seeds we often eat.
7. Water lily
The water lily is a light-loving plant that generally grows in water, and June to August is the peak blooming period for water lilies. Water lilies have strong ornamental value, and in southern gardens there are generally structures specially used for viewing water lilies. In addition, the water lily also has a very good effect on water purification and relatively high medicinal value.
8. Orchid
The orchid is one of China's ten famous flowers, and it blooms in many months, with orchids also blooming in June and August. Since ancient times, the orchid's quiet and serene beauty, not competing with other flowers and blooming alone, has always drawn countless literati to praise it, and they use the orchid to refer to themselves, expressing the nobility of their own character.
9. Pansy
The pansy blooms in summer, and usually the colors on its flowers are yellow, white and purple, three kinds. It has strong ornamental value and is generally planted in courtyards for viewing, and is also chosen to be arranged along the edges of lawns or used to decorate and accent rooms, being very full of elegant charm.
10. Balloon flower
The balloon flower is beautiful in shape, and its colors include red, purple, green and white, among others. It is generally used as a gift to express watching over love. At the same time, the balloon flower also has high medicinal value and can be used to dispel phlegm and drain pus, and to diffuse the lungs and soothe the throat.