Home indoor flowers blooming all year round
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Indoor flowers blooming all year round help to make the home interior cozy. Living plants create a sense of contact with nature and reduce stress levels. Greenery gives the home atmosphere liveliness, naturalness. There are many types of unpretentious plants that delight households with constant flowering.
The best varieties of ever-flowering indoor plants
Flower lovers prefer low-maintenance plants. These are unpretentious species that multiply easily, grow quickly and bloom most of the time. It is enough to plant a layer or a leaf in the ground, do not forget about watering and form an overgrown plant. The most common varieties that have long won popular love and popularity are listed below.
Growing begonias on a windowsill
Geranium (pelargonium)
A wonderful home long-blooming indoor flower, successfully grown on a windowsill. It has many varieties. Umbrella inflorescences of pink, red, orange, white shades cover the plant. The flowers are simple and double. Plant height 30-60 centimeters.
Up to 30 different varieties are grown in the apartment. Geranium farming techniques are very simple. Loves the sun, in summer it can withstand heat up to 30 degrees. Prefers cooler air in winter. In summer, it needs regular abundant watering, in winter it is watered as the soil dries up. Geranium is so undemanding that it easily tolerates drying out of the soil, abundant watering will quickly bring it back to normal. For the splendor of the bush, it is regularly cut off. In summer, the flower can be planted in open ground or taken out onto the balcony.
Geranium decorates the balcony
Usambara violet (Saintpaulia)
Favorite plant of flower growers due to its many shapes and colors. Blooms all year round. It takes up little space on the windowsill, so it is possible to grow several types of violets at once.
Ideal for placement of east and west windows. Shading is needed on the southern windowsills. Optimum temperatures for growing are 21-24 degrees, without sudden changes at night. Loves humid air, but does not need spraying. In warm weather, watered 2 times a week.
Ever-flowering begonia
Perennial with succulent thick green leaves. Lives up to its name and blooms continuously as long as conditions are favorable. Begonia has large and small flowers, collected in axillary inflorescences. Species are widespread in red, pink, salmon, yellow colors.
Begonia has lush terry forms
Loves diffused sunlight. Grown on the southeast or southwest side. During the period of active growth, abundant, frequent watering is needed, in winter it is reduced.
Begonia growth begins quickly, and the bush requires periodic rejuvenation. Does not like sudden temperature changes: not lower than 16 degrees in winter, in summer not higher than 25. Fertilized in spring and summer 1 time in 2 weeks with a concentrate for flowering plants.
Long flowering flower types
Household ever-flowering indoor plants: clerodendrum, orchid, cyclamen.
Clerodendrum blooms in March and blooms until mid-autumn.It is a small bush with corolla-shaped peduncles. Needs a special microclimate: spraying with water and constantly moist soil in the pot.
Orchids are represented by a large number of varieties and are very beautiful. They bloom all year round, but require constant care: special soil, special lighting, irrigation and moisture.
The advantage of cyclamen in winter bloom, from late autumn to early spring.
Beautiful butterfly flowers of various colors rise above the decorative foliage
Breeders have bred 15 types of cyclamen. Among the popular indoor types are Persian and European. Loves cool temperatures, uses a lower watering method, propagates by seeds and tubers.
How to extend the flowering period of indoor plants that bloom all year round
The flowering of plants can be prolonged with proper care. Among the ever-flowering indoor plants, there are no shade-loving ones. Blooming is caused by the sun, more often scattered rays.
It is recommended to remove faded buds for all plants. Pests grow in them. The plant will not waste energy on wilted flowers, but will direct energy to young ones. It is necessary to regularly fertilize flowering plants. Apply home dressings.
There are flowers that require a special approach. For example, when growing an orchid, you need to follow a number of rules:
- Do not move the flowerpot to another place when the buds are blooming.
- Spray the tip of the peduncle.
- 1 time in 7 days to do a warm shower.
- Do not overfeed with fertilizers.
- Reduce watering and maintain a cool temperature during flowering.
Violet agricultural technology also has its own subtleties:
- To avoid dropping buds, the plant needs a constant temperature. Above 24 degrees, the leaves turn yellow, the flowers wither.
- Doesn't like drafts.
- Watering is done from a pallet.
- During flowering, the space around the violets is sprayed.
Extends the flowering of bulbous plants by keeping them cool (no higher than 15 degrees) and good lighting.
Other popular year-round houseplants
Abutilon (indoor maple) can bloom in early spring and bloom until early November. It is classified as an ever-flowering houseplant with sufficient lighting and proper feeding. The leaves of the plant are similar to maple, large flowers are red and orange in the form of bells. It is called the "flower of happiness".
Indoor rose is a compact bush up to 50 centimeters in height, covered with beautiful buds. Usually does not have a strong scent like a garden rose, which is suitable for placement in a bedroom. For year-round flowering, a rose needs good sunlight, high indoor humidity, room temperature.
Indoor rose is placed on windowsills oriented to the west.
The Chinese rose (hibiscus) blooms from March until the beginning of the winter season. It is a huge bush with large red flowers.
Anthurium belongs to ever-flowering indoor plants. The flower is bright in color, looks like a waxy one. Leaves are oval, glossy. The conditions for constant flowering are good sunlight, uniform watering, and a temperature of 18-20 degrees.
Secrets of how to cause flowering of ever-flowering indoor plants
Each species has its own methods that will help to induce flowering. The most common:
- In order for the orchid to bloom again faster, it is removed to a dark, cool room for a month and watering is reduced.
- Violets bloom in sunlight for at least 8 hours. In winter, artificial lighting is added to them and the daylight hours are extended to 14 hours.
- Indoor rose is transplanted at the end of summer. In spring, weak, dry shoots are cut off and a long daylight hours of at least 16 hours are organized.
- Abutilon blooms all year round in bright light.
Eternally blooming home flowers will decorate and diversify life. They give positive emotions and are pleasing to the eye.Flowers in the house cheer up and support physical health. From the many types and varieties, a florist can easily choose which one is suitable for the home.
