Plants, flowers and trees suitable for growing on a rooftop in full sun: what plants are suitable for a rooftop and tolerate sun

Still fretting over what to plant on a rooftop baking in the sun? Just go ahead and plant these 6kinds of flowers with your eyes closed! The more sun they get, the more they bloom, and even beginners can handle them with ease~

1. Gladiolus

Gladiolus blooming season: 7to910+blooms.

Care tips: choose well-drained sandy soil and plant the corms 5-8cmdeep. During the growing season, water 1time a week, and apply a phosphorus-potassium fertilizer before flowering to encourage blooms. After flowering, cut off the spent flowers promptly and keep the leaves to build up the corm; stop watering during the winter dormancy period.

2. Jasmine

Jasmine blooming season: 5to8

Care tips: use slightly acidic humus soil and make sure it gets at least 6hours of sunlight a day. During the growing season, water daily and apply 1dose of alum fertilizer water a week; after flowering, prune the branches heavily to encourage new shoots to sprout.

3. Daylily

Daylily blooming season: 5to9!

Care tips: tolerates poor soil, ordinary garden soil will do! In spring and autumn, water 1time every 10days, and in the high heat of summer water 1time each morning and evening. Divide the clumps once every 3-4years to avoid the roots becoming overcrowded.

4. Sunflower

Sunflower blooming season: 7to8

Care tips: choose dwarf varieties, which are better suited to containers! Grow in full sun and water 1-2times a day. During the growing season, apply 1dose of nitrogen fertilizer a week; after buds appear, switch to a phosphorus-potassium fertilizer, and once the flowers fade, cut off the head and keep the stem to collect seeds.

5. Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea blooming season: 3to12

Care tips: strictly control water to encourage flowering! Water only when the leaves wilt, and when you do water, soak it thoroughly. Apply 1dose of potassium dihydrogen phosphate a month; after flowering, prune the spent flowers and weak branches, and in winter take care to keep it warm and protect it from freezing.

6. Moss Rose

Moss Rose blooming season: 5to11

Care tips: cuttings will root easily! Toss them in soil and they will grow, tolerating poor soil and drought. During the growing season, apply 1dose of weak fertilizer a week, and cut off spent flowers promptly after flowering to extend the blooming period.

Planting Tips:

1.In areas with blazing sun, choose large flower pots to prevent water from evaporating too quickly.

2.Water in the morning and evening, and never water at noon, as it will scald the roots.

3.Sprinkle a little slow-release fertilizer every month, and you will have more flowers than you can count.