This potted flower once won a world floral award, beautiful and easy to grow, blooming continuously through all four seasons

Introduction

Green plants and potted flowers are essential decorative items for home life. They can beautify the room, freshen the air, and also delight the mood and cultivate the character. Keeping some flowers and plants at home brings many benefits. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary · Issue 867" introduces you to a potted flower very worth having.

If you only look at the flower and not the leaves, you might not be able to guess what this is. This flower is named "Green Paris", and is actually a type of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (florist's kalanchoe), and the most famous one, hailed as the elegant lady of the kalanchoe family. With its unique shape and color, it is so lovely that one cannot put it down. Flower enthusiasts all take pride in owning Paris, and it was very popular a few years ago.

There are many varieties in the "Paris" series of kalanchoe, said to number more than 200. The most common in China are Green Paris and Pink Paris, which respectively bear green and pink flowers. This series was bred by a Danish horticultural company and belongs to the large-flowered varieties. When fully open, the flowers are the size of a 1-yuan coin, fully double-petaled, full of fairy-like charm, and very beautiful.

The "Paris" series is the most sought-after kalanchoe variety, and was once rated second place in the potted flower category at a world flower exhibition, stirring the horticultural world at the time. Although the price was high, people still scrambled to buy them. Before 2015, flower enthusiasts in China all took pride in owning Paris. Now, with the increase in imported quantity and market popularization, the price has become quite affordable, but it is still one of the most sought-after potted flowers, and in many places it can only be wished for but not found.

Paris kalanchoe has thick leaves and large flowers and essentially belongs to the Crassulaceae succulent plants. It has strong adaptability and is very easy to cultivate. It likes a growing environment of alternating dry and wet. The author's personal care tip is to wait until the potting soil has been thoroughly dry for several days, then water generously, every time like this, and the plant remains in very good condition, with flower buds never completely disappearing. Do not expose it to strong sun in summer. I always place it on the north balcony, and it never gets sick, very easy to grow.

Some materials state that the flowering period of Paris is from December to May, but this is actually wrong. Paris can bloom all year round. Several pots in my home have never stopped, with old flowers falling and new flowers constantly appearing, and a single flower can last two months. The ornamental period is very long, care is simple, and flowers continue through all four seasons. It is indeed the most worthwhile potted flower to own.