What kind of flowers bloom in summer?
For most women, the explanation of which flowers bloom in summer and the most representative flowers of summer in terms of green plants and flowers, the editor will introduce to everyone next.
What flowers to raise in what season, because you didn't choose the right flowers, so once summer comes, your small garden becomes "empty". The following summer flowers, just raise one to make your garden beautiful!
1. Butterfly Flower
The petals of the butterfly flower are light and elegant, and when they are fully bloomed, they look like butterflies dancing, which is quite interesting. Butterfly flowers are rich in nectar sources and often attract butterflies to perch. Moreover, butterfly flowers can beautify the environment and are very good anti-pollution flowers, which can grow well in factories and mines with heavy pollution.
Blooming period: June-September
Daily maintenance:
2. Rain and Wind Orchid
Scallion orchid and ji lan orchid are collectively called rain and wind orchids because they often suddenly bloom after heavy rain in spring and summer. The shape of ji lan orchid is larger, pink or deep peach, the petals are slightly drooping, and each bulb of the mature plant can bloom, the blooming flowers look splendid in the bright sun, charming and loved by everyone.
Blooming period: April-September
Daily maintenance:
Rain and wind orchids mainly rely on bulb division for propagation,播种 in spring, and if maintained properly, they can bloom every year without having to dig them up every year. They are adaptable, like sunlight but also tolerate semi-shade and low humidity environments, and can also grow in散光 semi-shaded environments such as windowsills and living rooms.
3. Dragon Boat Flower
Dragon Boat Flower, also known as Xian Dan Flower and Bai Ri Hong, is a plant of the Rubiaceae family, Dragon Boat Flower genus. It is known as Mu Xiu Qiu in some places. The plant is low-growing with beautiful leaves and flowers, rich in color, and has flowers to enjoy all year round in red, orange, yellow, white, and bicolor.
Blooming period: March-December
Daily maintenance:
Dragon Boat Flower likes humidity and dislikes dryness. During the stem and leaf growing period, sufficient water is needed to keep the potting soil moist, which is conducive to the germination of branches and the growth of leaves. However, excessive moisture for a long time can easily cause part of the roots to rot, affecting growth and flowering. If the soil is too dry or wet and dry, and water supply is not timely, it will cause leaf shedding.
In spring, summer, and autumn, which are the growing and flowering periods of Dragon Boat Flower, water and fertilizer management should be strengthened. Various organic fertilizers or inorganic compound fertilizers are ideal. If the leaves become light green, thin, lackluster, bloom less, and the color of the flowers is light, it is due to insufficient light, not a lack of fertilizer and water.
4. Agastache
Agastache is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Labiatae family. The flower shape is full and unique, with elegant and bright colors. In summer, place Agastache in the bedroom or study to let the faint fragrance fill the home, feeling the fragrance of natural plants in summer.
Blooming period: June-September
Daily maintenance:
It prefers a high temperature and sufficient sunlight environment and grows poorly in the shade. During maintenance, try to place it in a warm and humid environment, avoiding high or low temperatures. Mature plants can grow in full sunlight.
Summer-blooming flowers
5. Zingiberaceae荷花
Zingiberaceae荷花 is named for its graceful and upright inflorescence, pink bracts similar to荷花, and is also known as "tropical tulip" because it is native to the tropics and its flower shape resembles that of a tulip. Zingiberaceae荷花 has a pleasant color and is often used as a flower for worshiping gods and Buddha.
Blooming period: June-October
Daily maintenance:
Zingiberaceae荷花 enjoys a sunny environment, with an ideal germination temperature of 30-35 degrees and a growth temperature not lower than 20 degrees; it must maintain a moist environment during the growing season, but should not accumulate water.
6. Eustoma
Eustoma comes in a variety of colors, single and double colors, with single and double petals. The plant is graceful and elegant, the color is elegant and bright, the shape is unique and cute, and it is one of the internationally popular potted and cut flower types.
Blooming period: April-December
Daily maintenance:
It prefers a warm and well-lit environment, with a growth temperature of 15-25 degrees, and is relatively heat-tolerant. It requires loose and fertile calcareous soil with good drainage.
7. Dwarf Hollyhock
The shape of the Dwarf Hollyhock flower is similar to that of the common hollyhock, but smaller, with 5 petals, round and cute, mostly pink or pink, with many flower buds, light petals, and fresh and beautiful.
Blooming period: April-November
Daily maintenance:
It prefers light and ensures more than 6 hours of sunlight every day, which can be placed on the balcony or windowsill for indoor maintenance; it is not cold-resistant, and the temperature should be kept above 10 degrees in winter; keep the soil moist, water when the surface is dry, and slightly moist in winter.
For young plants, a balanced fertilizer or slightly nitrogenous fertilizer should be used, generally with a ratio of nitrogen:phosphorus:potassium of 20:20:20 in spring, and a higher phosphorus-containing fertilizer should be applied in early summer. Stop fertilizing when entering the dormant period in winter.