What flowers have a long blooming period outdoors
Today's lifestyle tip introduces the flowers with a long blooming period outdoors and discusses the related knowledge of seven types of flowers suitable for courtyard planting. Please see the detailed introduction below.
If you have a small courtyard at home, you must raise some perennial courtyard plants. They can be grown into potted plants, and planting a small area to create a flower border can make it even more enchanting. Here, we will introduce several flowering plants that enjoy sunlight and semi-shade.
1. Hylotelephium spectabile (Sedum spectabile)
In areas with small slopes or especially good drainage, you can grow some succulent plants from the Crassulaceae family. If you want to grow taller Sedum species, you can choose Hylotelephium spectabile. It is suitable for planting in dry northern areas and is particularly cold-resistant. Planting it in the courtyard requires minimal care, but good drainage must be ensured.
Blue flower vervain and Hylotelephium spectabile
The location for growing Hylotelephium spectabile should have ample 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, there is no need to water frequently. 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, and after snowfall in winter, the wilted flowers will look even more enchanting in the snow and ice. In late winter or early spring, you can剪掉 the withered flowers and parts promptly. After the weather warms up in spring, they will grow new buds from the base of the rhizome.
2. Sedum lineare
What flowers have a long blooming period outdoors
Sedum lineare is particularly suitable for planting in both the north and south of China. It can be planted directly on well-drained ground as a perennial plant, ensuring that the maintenance location has ample sunlight. They can grow into a golden, creeping plant that blooms golden flowers in the summer and autumn seasons. The yellow-green leaves are also particularly attractive.
Sedum lineare can be propagated by sowing or by purchasing seedlings. It is highly adaptable to the environment and can even be used to create small lawns (not particularly tolerant to trampling). Sedum lineare is highly heat and sun-resistant, with strong drought resistance. It dislikes constantly moist soil and waterlogging, has some cold resistance, and can tolerate temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees Celsius (when planted in the ground). In very cold areas, it can only be grown as a potted plant.
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 warm.