Recommended edible flowers and easy-to-grow potted greenery
In city life, many people like to keep some greenery to relieve fatigue during busy times and to add a touch of green to their lives. Today, we recommend several plants that are not only good-looking but also super easy to care for, and more importantly, their flowers or leaves can also be made into delicious dishes!
Heartleaf aptenia (Aptenia cordifolia)
The reason it is one of the most common plants in the flower market is that, in addition to its great ornamental value, its petals are also a dish: they can be stir-fried, served as a cold salad, and the taste has a refreshing feel. As for the nutritional value of heartleaf aptenia, relevant information shows that it contains trace elements such as vitamins, folic acid and carotene, and has good health benefits for various organs of the human body.
In daily care, it likes a warm environment. As for watering, the soil is best kept slightly moist, and after each watering be sure to pour off any water accumulated at the bottom of the pot. During the growing period, it needs diluted compound fertilizer or organic fertilizer once a month to promote plant growth and flowering.
Jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Jasmine generally bears pure white flowers, and after blooming it gives off a rich, fresh fragrance that is captivating to body and mind. Because of its unique scent, it has the effects of opening the orifices, clearing heat and detoxifying, and calming and soothing the nerves. After the flowers are dried, they can be brewed as tea or stir-fried to make fragrance.
In daily care, choose a spot with plenty of light, keep it in sunlight for 6 hours a day, then keep the soil moist; water moderately and do not let it get too wet, to avoid root rot. As for fertilizer, before the flowering period pour on diluted phosphorus; as long as you keep using it, the flowers will look good and the scent will be stronger. As for temperature, jasmine can grow all year round and keep blooming as long as it is not below 109 degrees Celsius.
Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)
At first glance, sweet osmanthus may seem plain and unadorned, but only after you truly care for it will you smell the refreshing, heart-delighting fragrance it gives off. Not only that, after drying, sweet osmanthus can be steeped in water to drink, and can also be used to make foods such as osmanthus cake and osmanthus wine, and it has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
In daily care, the flowering period is usually in autumn, the suitable temperature is 15 to 28 degrees Celsius, and it likes slightly acidic and fertile soil. In autumn and the plum rain season, open the windows often for ventilation, do not water too much, follow the rule of keeping the potting soil moist, and avoid long-term water accumulation in the pot.