Most of the flowers I introduce to flower friends are very suitable for indoor planting, can easily grow potted plants on the balcony, the following flowering plants are also suitable for raising on the balcony, do not need too much direct light can grow strong, most of them are novice plants, want to raise only need to master the right skills.
1. African Hydrangea (Sudanese Hydrangea)
Above is the African phoenix fairy 'Silhouette Light Pink', with flowers like small roses
The African phoenix (Impatiens walleriana) is native to the coastal forest under the east of Africa, it has little need for light, suitable for raising on east- or south-facing window sills, and can also be normally raised on north-facing balconies, which is a perennial herbaceous flower.
If you want to make the African hydrangea grow better, you must pay attention to maintaining a warm and humid environment all year round, give more light when the weather is not hot, and although it can bloom in the semi-shade, the amount of flowers will be reduced.
If the temperature can continue to be maintained between 15 and 25 degrees, it can be flowered in all seasons, in the growing season, you can supplement a water-soluble fertilizer every 1 to 2 weeks, you can use general fertilizer and flower-promoting fertilizer to spray alternately, during the blossoming period, you have to give potassium dihydrogen phosphate once a week to ensure that the flowers bloom more gorgeously.
Usual watering should try to avoid leaves, do not often leave water droplets on the leaves, ensure that the environment is ventilated, potting soil should not continue to be wet, otherwise it is easy to breed germs, its leaves grow vigorously, in rainy weather can be sprayed in advance to prevent fungal disease breeding.
2. Dry lotus
There are many friends who have raised Tropaeolum majus, but they generally hang up in the summer, because it is afraid of heat, suitable for planting in the cool season, in the summer cool place, can also be sown in the spring, generally sown in the autumn, as long as the environment is warm, it can often flower.
The varieties of the dry lotus are extremely rich, the flower colors are common red, orange and yellow, the flowers are trumpet-shaped, and the leaves are lotus-like.
Care for potted dry lotuses pay attention to the neutral trellis in the pot in advance, or let its stems and leaves grow in the pot. In the cool season, it can be provided with as much sunlight as possible, which can make it flower better, survive in the semi-shade, and the amount of flowers will be slightly reduced. In the summer heat, be sure to pay attention to shade and enhance ventilation. The potting soil is watered to keep it slightly dry, and there is no need to apply fertilizer frequently during the growth period, and too much fertilizer will lead to excessive leaf growth.
3. Blue butterfly
The blue butterfly (Rotheca myricoides) is a small perennial shrub in the family Lipaceae, and its most unique thing is the blue flowers, which resemble small butterflies. It prefers a warm and humid environment all year round, and in places where there is no frost all year round, it can be planted directly in the open.
Blue butterflies are a very heat-tolerant and sun-resistant flowering plant that needs to have plenty of sunlight to flower better. If you also want to raise potted blue butterflies on the balcony, you must ensure that there is more than 8 hours of light every day, the potted soil should be slightly acidic, and there must be a certain water retention capacity, you can use the common peat soil, humus soil, garden soil, and properly mix some coarse sand.
4. Cherry sage
Salvia greggii is a cute perennial herb that is suitable for keeping in sunny places, its flowers look like small ragdolls, and the leaves emit a faint cherry scent (it takes plenty of light to be fragrant).
Cherry sage is very suitable for growing landscape plants in the garden, it likes the perennial warm environment, but also slightly hardy, flower lovers in the north and south can be raised, ground planting maintenance can tolerate about minus 10 degrees. If you want to raise cherry sage, you must give more sunlight, the soil should be drained in advance, and pay attention to maintaining thin fertilizer and applying it diligently during the growing season.
5. Cui Luli
Ruellia simplex, officially known as blue-flowered grass, is a particularly flowering ornamental plant, but there are also varieties of dwarf stalks that can be cultivated into potted plants on balconies.
The maintenance difficulty of Cui LuLi is extremely low, its tolerance is extremely strong, can tolerate barrenness, exposure, high temperature and mild salinity, but also very resistant to water and moisture, the maintenance process must avoid long-term drought of potting soil, pay attention to timely replenishment of water, otherwise the plant will wilt.
The location of the maintenance of Cui LuLi should have more sunlight, otherwise the flowering will be reduced, and it can grow normally in the semi-shade.
During the flowering period, it is easy to attract aphids, it is recommended to spray imidacloprid regularly to prevent the breeding of insect pests, you can sprinkle thiamethoxine or imidacloprid in the potting soil in advance, generally 2 to 3 months once can be sprinkled.
6. Fragrant vine
Fragrant vine (Mandevilla sanderi) is very suitable for growing balcony pots, pay attention to the planting of climbing vine plants, raising this tropical flower is the need to maintain a warm environment all year round, it is best to have more than 6 to 8 hours of direct light every day, do not raise in shade, and do not raise in places where the air is too dry.
Potted maintenance fragrant vines should be given loose and well-drained potting soil, the temperature is between 18 and 27 degrees To grow the best, winter to avoid frost, the lowest temperature to maintain above 5 degrees is the best. Pay attention to water control at low temperatures, especially after the temperature is below 12 degrees. In the spring, summer and autumn growing season, it is necessary to apply thin fertilizer and diligently, and pay attention to pulling its branches to spiral upwards when climbing vines to ensure more flowering.
7. Sunflower (Purslane macrophylla)
The sunflower ((Portulaca grandiflora)) is only open when there is sunlight, and the flowers close at night, and friends who have to work overtime often can't see it blooming. It is a very common herb flower, in the absence of frost, the environment is warm all year round, you can keep it perennial, and in places where the temperature is too low, it can only remain annual.
The maintenance of sunflowers is particularly simple, it is heat-resistant, sun-resistant, resistant to barrenness, planted potting soil to have good drainage, do not raise in excessive shade, it is best to have full sunlight every day, at least more than 8 hours of direct light, in order to make it flower better.
Maintenance of potted sunflowers do not need frequent watering, it is very drought-tolerant, potting soil can not be often wet, winter maintenance temperature should be maintained above 5 degrees, low temperature will be frostbitten. Want to flower more in addition to more direct light, but also more pinch the top, do not let the stem grow too long, but also in time to add fertilizer after pinching the top, it is best to give fertilizer once a week, balanced fertilizer and flower-promoting fertilizer alternate spray, can ensure that the flowers bloom non-stop.