The most hardy potted flowers in Northeast China can also be cultivated once a year and bloom for up to half a year.

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Green potted plants are necessary embellishments of home life. Raising some flowers and plants at home has many benefits, which can not only beautify the room, but also please the mood. "Huasheng potted Plant Diary No. 1181" takes you to know one of the most hardy ornamental flowers.

Today's protagonist

In the past, when introducing other flowers, some flower friends would ask: this flower is not resistant to cold. My family is in the north. Can we survive the winter? It is a pity that most grass flowers cannot survive the winter in the north, and even the so-called "immortal" sunflowers will die in the northern winter. Today's introduction of this kind of flower is an exception, this flower is called colorful carnation, not only colorful, but also extremely hardy, suitable for flower friends in the north.

Colorful carnation

Dianthus multicolor, alias Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens, etc., is a perennial herb of Caryophyllaceae, native to Northeast China and widely distributed in all parts of China. Its plant is low and compact, only about 30 cm tall, with many branches, many flowers, integrated head, several leafy involucral bracts, each petal in more than two colors, mainly red, gorgeous, whether single flower or group planting. All have high ornamental value.

The florescence is very long.

Colorful carnation plant type is low, bamboo-like stems, green leaves, itself is an excellent foliage plant, coupled with its beautiful flowers, is undoubtedly the icing on the cake. Its natural florescence can continue to open from late spring to late autumn, and the viewing period can be as long as half a year. If it is potted indoors, the temperature and light are sufficient, it can blossom all the year round. The author's family is in South China, and the flower beds in the downstairs park are full of colorful carnation, which has been in bloom since the Spring Festival.

Multicolored carnation pot cultivation

As mentioned earlier, colorful carnation is native to northeast China and is extremely hardy. It can endure a low temperature of more than 30 degrees below zero in winter, and it will grow again in the next spring. Its vitality is very tenacious. Just like the wild fire burning the weeds that are still flourishing in the spring breeze, it is easier to plant in pots, sunny, dry, ventilated, and well-drained fertile loam, generally sowing and propagating, and the maintenance difficulty is similar to that of green orchids.

It is easy to blossom and burst pots.

The number of colorful carnation flowers is very large, and the buds are continuous. One blossoms will open immediately after giving thanks to the new ones, and they will also bear seeds after they are shed. The potted flower pictured above only sows two seeds, which grows into a pot in a year and has a strong reproductive ability. it is very suitable for planting ground covers in the courtyard, long flowering period, cold tolerance, and no need to move indoors in winter. Perennials, cultivation, annual flower appreciation, it is worth having.