Indoor flowers blooming year-round look elegant and benefit by purifying the air. Moreover, some ever-blooming house flowers do not need serious care. Even a novice can grow them.
Types of unpretentious forever flowering houseplants.
Some flowers are easy to care for, but at the same time they look luxurious throughout the year.
Their popularity is due to two reasons:
- They tolerate irregular watering. This means that the owner can safely go on a business trip or just forget to water the flowers.
- They do not need constant lighting and humidification.
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Such flowers are chosen not only by busy people, but also by those who do not like to engage in floriculture. Long-flowering indoor flowers are pleasing to the eye throughout the year with short breaks for rest.
Among them, there are three of the most popular:
- Geranium, known since the time of our grandmothers. It blooms very brightly and often. With regular care, annual transplants and rejuvenation can bloom almost the whole year. If you do not care actively, but simply water, it can also bloom, but not so abundantly.
- Phalaenopsis. Under a complex name hides one of the representatives of the orchid. Despite the fact that this beautiful flower belongs to the tropical, caring for it is simple. It blooms for three months.
- Hoya. It can often be seen in public places. By its appearance, it resembles ivy.
Among the popular ones, it is also worth noting begonia, clivia, abutilon, spathiphyllum, fuchsia and hibiscus.
Types and varieties of flowers with a long flowering period
Unpretentious indoor plants blooming all year roundImportant! Flowering plants are certainly pleasing to the eye. However, even year-round flowering plants need short breaks to restore strength.
Below are a dozen unpretentious plants. They bloom throughout the year:
- Abutilon, or indoor maple. It must often be watered and placed on the sunny side. Flowering is possible at a temperature of 18 to 25 ° C. In the spring, maple is shortened by a third. Potassium nitrate and superphosphate can bloom.
- Anthurium. He likes high humidity and frequent watering. But it blooms exclusively in sufficient light. Feeding is necessary in the form of organic fertilizers.
- Balsam. Prefers diffused light, shadeless. Needs a humid environment and regular spraying.
- Begonia. It can bloom at a temperature of at least 16 ° C. It grows well in warm and humid conditions, without additional spraying. In order for the bush to be voluminous and lush, the upper parts of the plant need to be trimmed.
- Ruellia. It feels good with frequent watering and without direct sunlight. The pot is placed in a pan with expanded clay and sphagnum.
- Pachistasis. He needs regular pruning, watering, and high humidity. The tops require regular pinching.
- Tiger color. Shade-loving, while she loves constantly moistened soil. Monthly fed fertilizer for orchids.
- Hibiscus or Chinese rose. He loves daily spraying, regular watering and a lot of sun. Every year it needs to be transplanted, and once every 2-3 weeks to feed.
- Geranium. Unpretentious and photophilous. In summer, you can move to the balcony. Watering should be rare, but very plentiful.
- Royal pelargonium. The care is the same as for geraniums. Additionally, you need to trim in early spring.
Balsam
How to extend the flowering period of some long-flowering indoor plants
Even ever-flowering houseplants need to create special conditions that will extend the flowering period.
Important for flowering is lighting, or rather, its brightness and duration. The sun in winter does not provide enough light.
Important! Some plants, such as gloxinia, stefanotis, violet, pelargonium, balsam, bloom under the influence of artificial light. You can use phytolamps or fluorescent lamps for it.
Other plants, such as poinsettia, cyclamen, Kalanchoe, primrose, on the contrary, need to reduce light exposure. There are special caps for them. They are recommended to be used in the evening. You can also rearrange pots with these varieties of flowers in places with low light. Their buds form much better in the dark.
To prolong the flowering of almost all indoor plants, it is necessary to monitor wilted flowers and leaves and clean them in a timely manner. This allows the plant to retain strength.
Domestic long-flowering flowers must be fed, choosing a fertilizer that is suitable in appearance.
Popular indoor plants blooming year-round with proper care
Each plant requires its own care. To grow a flower beautiful, you must know the basic characteristics and needs. The main ones are the temperature regime and the frequency of irrigation. It is also important to know about the frequency of feeding and transplanting plants. Compliance with the rules will please even the inexperienced grower with his result.
Important! Among the particularly popular ever-flowering house plants, the most unpretentious ones, which were discussed above, can be noted. They also include cyclamen, jasmine rose, cossandra, potassium, saintpaulia.
Ways to cause flowering on the example of popular indoor plants
A general rule to stimulate flowering is to temporarily lower the temperature and decrease watering. An artificially created stressful situation causes the plant to go into a dormant state, later it can bloom even more densely. This general rule works to one degree or another with respect to any plant.
For example, geranium. With proper care, it blooms throughout the year. If flowering does not occur, then you can try the following activities:
- Organize wintering with reduced watering and nutrition.
- Create temperature differences without freezing or drafts. This can be achieved by simply periodically exposing the pot on the balcony.
- Feed with magnesium sulfate. It positively affects the formation of buds.
- Iodine injection. They beneficially affect many flower plants.
Balsam
Other actions recommended for phalaenopsis:
- Watering replace a few pieces of ice.
- Create temperature differences.
- Put the pot for five days in a darkened place.
- Feed fertilizer with phosphorus.
- Which of these methods the flower grower decides to choose.
Indoor flowers blooming all year round bring aesthetic pleasure to their owners. Some plants can be designed into compositions and give them the desired shape. Such compositions look very fashionable and relevant in the interior.
