What is the prettiest summer flower?
Summer flowers burst to life with radiant sunflowers, fiery zinnias, glowing marigolds, and bold coneflowers. Vibrant petunias, dazzling lantanas, and striking dahlias paint gardens with brilliance, while salvias attract bees and butterflies. Geranium. Probably one of the longest flowering garden plants, hardy geraniums start flowering around may, and continue to october, depending on the variety. One of the longest flowering varieties is geranium ‘johnson’s blue’ (illustrated) which is also attractive to bees.
What is the easiest potted flower to grow?
Geraniums, petunias and mums are just a few colorful, easy-to-grow plants to consider for pots and other containers. Grow in containers Water well and keep in a cool, bright location. Geraniums grown inside during the winter will often become “leggy”, and may be a paler green color than in summer. Don’t worry, once you’ve babied them through the winter, they’ll regain their vigor next spring.Although geraniums are sun hardy and pretty tough once established, they still need regular watering. Just allow the soil around them to dry out between waterings as they don’t like constantly wet or soggy soil.Geraniums are drought tolerant, so let the soil dry out a bit before you add more water. Overwatering will cause the leaves of annual geraniums to turn yellow and the blossoms to wilt. Reduce waterings if you are overwintering annual geraniums, but do not let the soil dry out completely.Try to plant in a spot that gets around six hours of sun throughout the day. Geraniums look great in borders mixed with other bedding plants as well as in baskets, containers or pots.