Plants That Are Prone to Wither in Summer
Below is an introduction to the green plants and flowers that are prone to withering in summer, detailed as follows:
These plants are very likely to die after the summer begins. It's time to take them indoors before the rainy season arrives, otherwise, after continuous exposure to rain, you'll have to collect them in pots.
Plants That Are Prone to Wither in Summer
Some plants are very heat-sensitive and prone to dying during the summer. If you are growing any of the following ten plants, you should start paying attention to water and fertilizer control, and avoid getting them wet in the rain.
1. - - Fuchsia - -
Fuchsia, also known as hanging clock begonia or lantern flower, has blooms that resemble small lanterns hanging on the branches. Fuchsia flowers are very beautiful, abundant, and have a long blooming period, but they are afraid of heat and have difficulty surviving the summer.
In the northern regions where the summer is short, fuchsia can survive the summer relatively easily. In the southern regions, it is recommended to keep it in a cool, air-conditioned room during the summer, as outdoor survival chances are low.
In the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai areas, it's best to keep fuchsia in an air-conditioned room or in a shaded and well-ventilated area. Avoid getting them wet in the rain, as they easily rot when waterlogged. When watering, make sure the soil is dry before watering again, as excessive watering during the summer dormant period can cause root rot and withering.
2. - - Mini Hibiscus - -
Mini hibiscus is known as a flowering machine and is also known for being difficult to survive the summer, although it is somewhat easier than fuchsia. Mini hibiscus does not go dormant in the summer but is very afraid of rain. Therefore, after the summer begins, special care should be taken to avoid rain. In the hot summer, it is recommended to provide some shade for mini hibiscus, keeping it relatively cool in a gentle light, where it can continue to bloom.
3. - - Cyclamen - -
Cyclamen has an extremely long blooming period and can bloom from winter to May as long as it has sufficient fertilizer and water. However, once summer arrives, cyclamen can easily turn yellow and wither, and many flower enthusiasts think it's going to die, but it's actually entering dormancy.
When it's hot in the summer, if you can't provide cyclamen with a relatively cool environment, then when it has a lot of yellow leaves, you can stop watering and fertilizing to let the tuber enter dormancy and then store the tuber.
4. - - Zygocactus - -
Zygocactus also enters dormancy during the hot summer, so it is very sensitive to water during this season. For zygocactus propagated in summer, strict water control is needed to keep the potting soil slightly dry. When the leaves of zygocactus become slightly soft, water can be added along the edge of the pot, but do not water directly from the top, as this can easily cause individual plants to wither or even result in the entire pot rotting due to root rot.
In the summer, it's best to keep zygocactus in a cool, diffused light area and strictly control watering to avoid getting them wet in the rain.
5. - - Chlorophytum - -
Watering Chlorophytum in the summer must also be done with great care. Chlorophytum grows slowly in the summer and requires less water. Excessive watering can cause root rot and is difficult to save. Do not fertilize Chlorophytum in the summer, as this can also easily cause fertilizer damage. In the summer, care for Chlorophytum by controlling water, avoiding fertilizer, and keeping it in a place with diffused light.
6. - - Daphne - -
Daphne is very prone to withering in the summer. If you are growing daphne, now is the time to move it to a bright, diffused light area. Avoid direct sunlight to prevent leaf sunburn, do not let it get wet in the rain, and repeatedly getting wet can easily cause root rot. In the summer, watering should be done by letting the soil dry out before watering again, and avoid waterlogging in the pot.
7. - - Geranium - -
Geranium is known as "summer death" in many areas and is a very difficult plant to survive the summer. Geranium requires no direct sunlight, no rain, strict water control, and watering along the edge of the pot when the soil dries out, or using a water tray.
Many flower enthusiasts' geraniums have died in the fall after surviving the summer, so it's important to avoid rain, especially during the autumn typhoon season, which can easily cause root rot and black rot in geraniums.
8. - - Medal Daisy - -
Medal daisy, as a perennial herbaceous plant, is relatively heat-resistant and not too difficult to survive the summer. However, medal daisy is afraid of humidity, so after the summer begins, care should be taken to avoid getting it wet in the rain, which can lead to stem rot and then the entire pot withering.
Water regularly without causing waterlogging or drought, avoid getting it wet in the rain, and provide some shade in the summer for easier survival of the medal daisy.
9. - - Marguerite Daisy - -
Despite Marguerite daisy dying every year, it is still irresistible to buy it because the flowers are truly beautiful. When Marguerite daisy is in the summer, it should be pruned first, then provided with shade and kept away from the rain. If Marguerite continues to grow, it should be kept well-watered, and if it enters dormancy, watering should be controlled to keep the potting soil slightly dry. Marguerite will look like dry wood after dormancy and will burst with new buds in the fall.
10. - - Mini Chrysanthemum - -
Mini chrysanthemum is a very easy-to-bloom herbaceous plant variety, but it is also quite difficult to survive the summer. The difficulty in surviving the summer for mini chrysanthemum lies in its large crown, with branches prone to rot and withering when lying on the soil surface. If stakes are used to prop up the branches of mini chrysanthemum, increasing the ventilation at the bottom of the plant, it will be much easier to survive the summer. Alternatively, planting it in a smaller pot and allowing the branches to hang outside the pot can also make it easier to survive the summer.
How many of these ten difficult-to-survive-in-summer plants do you have?
Have you understood the introduction to the plants that are prone to withering in summer provided above?