What are the green plants grown outdoors
Do you know about these? Here is an introduction to the green plants commonly grown outdoors and in courtyards, including seven types of flowers and related information. Let's learn about them together.
If you have a small courtyard at home, you must grow some perennial courtyard plants. They can be grown into potted plants, and planting a small area to create a flower border can be even more charming. Here we will introduce several flowering plants that like sunlight and semi-shade.
1. Hylotelephium spectabile (Sedum spectabile)
In some areas with small slopes or good drainage, you can grow some succulent plants from the Crassulaceae family. If you want to grow taller Sedum plants, you can choose Hylotelephium spectabile, which is suitable for planting in dry northern areas. It is particularly cold-resistant and requires minimal maintenance in the courtyard, but make sure to ensure good drainage.
Scabiosa caerulea and Hylotelephium spectabile
The location for caring for Hylotelephium spectabile should have plenty of sunlight to ensure normal growth and flowering. If kept in overly shaded areas, their branches and leaves will grow excessively long.
Hylotelephium spectabile is particularly drought-resistant and cold-resistant, able to withstand temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees Celsius. During maintenance, it does not require frequent watering. Just water regularly in the early stages of planting and add a little water when the soil is completely dry.
After the flowers of Hylotelephium spectabile fade in autumn, there is no need to prune them. Let the flowers wither naturally. After snowfall in winter, the withered flowers in the snow will be even more captivating. In late winter or early spring, you can cut off the withered parts and残花 (residual flowers) to allow new buds to grow from the base of the rhizome when it warms up in spring.
2. Sedum lineare
What are the green plants grown outdoors
Sedum lineare is especially suitable for planting in both northern and southern regions of China. It can be planted directly on well-drained ground as a perennial plant, ensuring that the location has plenty of sunlight. They can grow into a golden, creeping plant and bloom golden flowers in summer and autumn. The yellow-green leaves are also very attractive.
Sedum lineare can be propagated by sowing seeds or buying seedlings. It has a strong adaptability to the environment and can even be used to create a small lawn (not very tolerant of trampling). Sedum lineare is highly heat and sun-resistant, with strong drought resistance. It dislikes constantly moist soil and waterlogging, but has some cold resistance. When the temperature is too low, especially after frost, the above-ground parts will wither and can regrow in the spring. It can withstand temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees Celsius (when planted in the ground), but in very cold areas, it can only be grown in pots.
3. Salvia
Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue'
There are many varieties of Salvia, some of which are annual herbs, while most varieties can remain perennial (check when purchasing). You can choose the common Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue', which, although an annual plant, continues to bloom from summer to autumn and can even bloom in winter if it is warm.