6 kinds of flowers to enjoy 365 days a year

Cineraria (February to March)

1. Sowing is generally carried out in late July, and it will bloom by the Spring Festival. It takes about half a year from sowing to flowering.

2. Cuttings can also be used. From January to June, cut the root sprouts or the axillary buds after flowering as cuttings and insert them in the sand. It will take about 20-30 days to take root and 5-6 months to bloom. It can also be propagated by division of root shoots.

Maintenance points:

Water: Keep the soil in the pot slightly moist and water thoroughly. But avoid poor drainage.

Fertilizer: Apply thin fertilizer during the growing period, and be careful not to splash the fertilizer onto the leaves. Rinse immediately after fertilizing, and stop fertilizing during the flowering period.

Temperature: Avoid heat, the suitable temperature for growth is 10-20℃. The temperature can be lowered during the flowering period to extend the flowering period. The seedlings can withstand as low as 1℃.

Light: During the growing period, it should be grown in a greenhouse with good light. After flowering, it should be moved indoors for appreciation. It should be placed in front of a bright south, west or east window to receive at least 4 hours of light every day to maintain its bright color and strong plant. During cultivation, pay attention to frequently changing the direction of the pot to make the crown shape regular.

Poppy (Appreciated in April and May)

Sow in the pre-prepared seedbed in September and October. The suitable temperature for germination is 20~C. Because the seeds are very small, the soil in the seedbed must be fine. Do not cover with soil after sowing, cover with grass to keep moist, and remove the cover after emergence.

It can also be sown in spring, that is, sowed when the land thaws in early spring, mostly using row sowing.

Maintenance points:

Water: Watering should follow the principle of "watering when the soil is dry and watering when the soil is wet". When first planting, control watering to promote root growth. After buds appear, provide sufficient water to keep the soil moist.

Fertilizer: Apply thin liquid fertilizer 1-2 times before flowering. After budding, spray the leaves with 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution once every 3 days to promote flowering. After the poppy blooms, cut off the withered flowers in time to make the remaining flowers bloom better.

Temperature: It likes coolness and avoids high temperatures. Warm winters and cool summers are best for its growth. The suitable growth temperature is 12-20℃.

Light: Sufficient light is required during the growing period, with at least 4 hours of direct sunlight per day. If the growing environment is dark and there is insufficient light, the plant will grow weak and the flower color will be dull.

Verbena (June to July)

1. If you sow seeds at the end of the month, the flowers will bloom in July.

2. Cuttings can be carried out from April to July at a temperature of 15-20℃. Cut the slightly hardened new shoots into cuttings of about 6 cm in length and insert them into the greenhouse sand bed or open-field seedbed.

Maintenance points:

Humidity: After cuttings, the relative humidity of the air must be maintained at 75-85%. You can increase the humidity by spraying the cuttings 1 to 3 times a day. The higher the temperature on sunny days, the more times you spray. The lower the temperature on rainy days, the less often you spray or you don’t spray at all. Avoid over-spraying.

Fertilizer and water: Like other herbaceous flowers, it requires more fertilizer and water, but it is required to follow the fertilization (water) principle of "light fertilizer, frequent application, small amount and frequent application, and complete nutrition", and after fertilizing, the leaves and flowers should be kept dry at night.

Temperature: It likes warm climate and avoids extreme heat. The most suitable growth temperature is 15-25℃.

Light: It needs to be maintained under shade conditions in spring, summer and autumn.

Cleome (Appreciate from August to September)

It is sown in spring from March to April, broadcasted. Because the seeds germinate evenly, the sowing density should be small, and the soil should be covered with 0.2 cm after sowing. It will germinate in 7 to 10 days at 15℃, and thin out and fertilize after emergence. 2 to 3 true leaves can be transplanted.

Maintenance points:

Water: It can tolerate drought, but it grows better with higher air humidity. Water it every day in midsummer and make sure it is watered thoroughly. It likes higher air humidity. If the air humidity is too low, the single flowers will wither faster. It is also afraid of rain, and the leaves need to be kept dry at night. The optimum relative air humidity is 65-75%.

Fertilizer: Apply thin fertilizer once during the initial planting. Control fertilization in the middle growth period to keep the plant shape moderate and beautiful. After fertilizing, keep the leaves and flowers dry at night.

Temperature: The suitable temperature is 20-32℃.

Light: Likes warm sunlight, tolerates heat, slightly tolerates partial shade, and is not cold-resistant.

Chrysanthemum (appreciated from October to November)

Chrysanthemum is best propagated by cuttings. The method is: in May and June, select tender shoots about 5-6 cm long, remove 2-3 leaves from the stem, and cut the tender shoots into the seedbed at a depth of 1/2 of the length of the tender shoots. After planting, keep the soil moist, spray new lipid film to reduce water evaporation and prevent infection by pathogens, and use shade nets to shade. It will take about half a month to survive.

Maintenance points:

Water: In spring, the chrysanthemum seedlings are young, so watering is more limited; in summer, the chrysanthemum seedlings grow, the weather is hot, and the evaporation is large, so watering is sufficient; after the beginning of autumn and before flowering, the amount of watering should be increased; in winter, the flower branches basically stop growing, the plant's water consumption is significantly reduced, and the evaporation is also small, so watering must be strictly controlled. It is best to water the plants slowly with a watering can, and do not water them violently. Generally, when watering flowers, you should wait until the soil in the pot becomes dry before watering. Do not water until the soil is dry. If you do water, water thoroughly.

Fertilizer: When planting chrysanthemum plants, apply sufficient base fertilizer in the pot. After that, nitrogen fertilizer can be applied every 10 days. After the beginning of autumn, from the time when the chrysanthemums are forming buds to the time when the buds appear, you can apply slightly concentrated fertilizer and water once a week; when the buds are about to bloom, apply concentrated fertilizer and water again, and then stop fertilizing. If the chrysanthemums can be fertilized with superphosphate or 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution at this time, the flowers will bloom more brightly.

Temperature: Likes coolness and is relatively cold-resistant. The suitable temperature for growth is 18-21℃, the highest is 32℃ and the lowest is 10℃.

Light: Prefers full sun, but is also slightly shade tolerant.

Freesia (Appreciated in December and January)

If you want it to bloom on New Year's Day, you only need to subject the bulbs to low temperature (13-15℃) for about a week in July and August to break their dormancy, and then maintain 15-20℃ after planting.

If you want it to bloom during the Spring Festival, you can achieve your goal by inducing flowering at 18-20℃ one month before the Spring Festival.

Maintenance points:

Water: Do not water too much in the early stages of growth, generally water once a week. Water sufficiently when the flower stems are growing, but the soil in the pot should not be waterlogged, otherwise the roots will easily rot.

Fertilizer: When the plant grows 3-4 leaves, it begins to enter the flower bud differentiation period. Apply thin bean cake water, or other phosphorus and potassium fertilizers once every 10-15 days, and shorten the light hours (only 10 hours of light per day) to facilitate flower bud differentiation. During the differentiation of flower buds, keep the potting soil moist and apply phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer 2-3 times. After flowers and plants appear, stop fertilizing.

Temperature: The suitable temperature for growth is 18-20 degrees during the day and 14-16 degrees at night, and the temperature for wintering is 6-7 degrees.

Light: Freesia is a light-loving plant, so it requires sufficient light, but it is prone to excessive growth under strong light and high temperature conditions. The flower bud formation of freesia is completed under short-day conditions. After the flower buds are formed, long-day conditions have a promoting effect on flowering.