About the experience of planting these two kinds of flowers which are natural air fresheners, if there is anything wrong, please correct me!
Today I will introduce two kinds of potted flowers that are very easy to raise and smell very nice. These two flowers not only smell good when they bloom, but also can be used to make tea. Pick a handful and put it in a clear glass, pour in hot water, and as the steam rises, the whole room will be filled with a refreshing fragrance, making one feel relaxed and comfortable!
Honeysuckle, when it comes to honeysuckle, many people will think of honeysuckle tea, which is available in supermarkets (C-S) and is a bit expensive. Honeysuckle is also a traditional Chinese medicine that has the function of clearing heat, reducing fire, and detoxifying.
The flowers of honeysuckle are white in the morning when they just open, and they turn golden yellow in the afternoon after blooming for a while, hence the name honeysuckle. Now there are also red honeysuckle varieties, but their fragrance is not as strong as that of the common honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle cultivation skills
When browsing the seedlings on Taobao, you can always see honeysuckle seedlings for trial planting at one yuan. Don't hesitate, just buy them. Last autumn, many friends in the reader group bought them, and I also bought one. When I received it, the branches were as thick as a little finger. If you tie them with shaping wire, they can be made into a honeysuckle bonsai, which is much faster than propagating by cuttings.
The green plant lover website remembers that when I was a child, there were honeysuckle fields everywhere, which were extremely vigorous. Therefore, when cultivating honeysuckle, there is no need to take too much care. It can also grow well and bloom many flowers.
Many people buy honeysuckle in autumn and don't know how to take care of it. They always worry about it freezing. In fact, honeysuckle is not afraid of the cold at all. If you buy a seedling in autumn, plant it in breathable soil, water it thoroughly, and then just put it in a corner outside without paying attention to it. Manage it again when it sprouts in spring.
Honeysuckle is very adaptable and not picky about potting soil. To prevent the soil from compacting and not being able to water thoroughly, it is recommended to mix garden soil and coal cinder in a ratio of 2:1 for planting.
When growing honeysuckle on a balcony indoors, you should control watering in autumn and winter to prevent the honeysuckle from growing too tall. Controlling watering can force the honeysuckle to shed leaves and enter dormancy, preparing for flowering in the spring of the following year.
For potted honeysuckle, after sprouting in spring, it is important to control the growth by removing dense and poorly growing buds to enhance the internal ventilation of the plant and prevent the new buds from being too dense and causing leaf rot due to poor ventilation.
Honeysuckle itself has a climbing nature, and the branches of the potted honeysuckle on the balcony should not be too long. When new branches sprout in spring, they should be topped in time to promote branching, dwarf the plant, and also encourage honeysuckle to bloom earlier.