The plant with the longest flowering period is known as the flowering machine. It is easy to have flowering and maintenance in four seasons.

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Green potted plant is a necessary embellishment of home life, which can not only beautify the room, but also refresh the mood and nourish nature. There are many advantages in raising flowers and plants at home. "Huasheng potted Plant Diary No. 1023" will introduce you to a plant with a very long flowering period.

Today's protagonist

Traditional potted ornamental flowers, such as Tripterygium, petunia and longevity flowers, all bloom for a long time and can add color to the house all the year round, but these are herbs and may spend very little after a few years. Today to introduce to you this kind of flower, called hibiscus flower, woody plant, not only a long flowering period, but also perennial.

Hibiscus flower

Hibiscus, also known as exquisite hibiscus, small hibiscus, etc., is a small perennial shrub of the genus Malvaceae, originally from the mountains of southern Africa, and is now widely introduced to all parts of the world as an ornamental flower. It is a new type of ornamental flower in the south and north of China. Its red, pink florets, fresh and beautiful, round and lovely, a large number of flowers, has a high ornamental value.

Long flowering period

Not only is the flower beautiful, but the most admirable thing about hibiscus flower is its long flowering period. like its close relative Fusang Hua, this plant blossoms tirelessly all the year round and has the good name of "flowering machine". No matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, as long as it gives some sunshine, it will be brilliant and blossom all over the branches.

It is easy to grow flowers

Although hibiscus flower is a woody plant, but its properties are very similar to herbaceous plants, it can be propagated by cutting branches like grass flowers, and the survival rate is very high. The specific operation is as follows: take a mature branch, leave 5-8 leaves, insert it into water (or culture soil), take root in about 7-10 days, transplant to a flowerpot after rooting, and grow up in a year, which is very easy to raise. The disadvantage is not cold-resistant, not heat-resistant, winter to move to a closed balcony, summer to shade.

"lollipop" bonsai tree

Hibiscus grows fast and has many branches. If it is not pruned, it will grow into a "ball" shape, with a compact and beautiful plant shape, and a pot burst when it blossoms; it can also prune branches in time to make the trunk strong and make a bonsai tree in the shape of a "lollipop". Both shapes are beautiful. Now is the most beautiful season for hibiscus, it is worth having.