Grazes with summer flowering: few things know how to surprise how much these natural wonders that explode of colors in the hottest months. Some varieties give spectacular and unexpected flowers, capable of transforming terraces and windowsills into small corners of paradise.
When it comes to succulent summerusually you think of Tozze seedlings, a little funny, with those thick leaves that seem made of wax. Yet, among them there are real divers: sudden blooms, bright petals that seem to have placed there on purpose to steal the scene. It is not an exaggeration: those who have had the good fortune to see a flower echinopsis know what it means to remain speechless. Serre, cover gardens or hands of expert gardener are not needed. Just a decent vase, a corner in the sun and a little patience. That’s all. Indeed no, you also need the desire to surprise yourself. Because these plants are like this: silent, independent … then, suddenly, you wake up and find a flower.
It is worth giving them a chance, especially if you are looking for a little color without too many thoughts. So why not? Maybe among these summer varieties there is the one that will make you fall in love.
Fatty plants with summer flowering: the most fascinating
There are many, but some succulent plants They really know how to get noticed in the summer. It is not just aesthetic, but personality. Each flower has a character, once his time, a very particular way of saying: “Here I am”. Let’s take theEchinopsis: During the year he stands there, round and discreet. But then, in the summer, these huge flowers shoot, which look like colored trumpets. They last little, but perhaps this is precisely this that makes them so special. There is also the Rebitewhich seems almost shy with its minute form, but then covers flowers as if he wanted to celebrate.
And the Portulaca grandiflora? A small volcano. Every day a new flower, as if he never wanted to take a break. Often it is underestimated, but those who grow it knows how much they know how to give. And then there is her, the elegant queen: Adenium obesumthe desert rose. With those petals that seem to be painted and its chubby trunk, it has a slightly exotic elegance. It requires more attention, of course, but when it blooms … it does not forget.
The varieties to be grown on the terrace or balcony
Those who have little space is not cut out, on the contrary. The Outdoor fatty plants They seem to be born for the sunny balconies and terraces that burn under the sun. And let’s not only talk about resistance: some are real protagonists, capable of transforming an anonymous planter into a light point.
Among the most popular are:
- Sedum: elegant in its pink tones, always surrounded by curious butterflies.
- Delosperma Cooper: a brishera in a succulent version, fuchsia, lively, indestructible.
- Lampranthus: upholside, full of energy, perfect for giving movement to a little flat spaces.
- Crassula perfiliate var. bankruptcy: With his propeller leaves and red flowers, he seems to have come out of a science fiction film.
Advice? Magic formulas are not needed: full light, well -drained soil and let them do them. Even when a summer downpour arrives, if the vase is right, they recover as nothing was.
Why choose fatty plants (even if you don’t have a green thumb)
The Flowering succulents They have that way of their own to make you change your mind. Even those who declare themselves denied for green, eventually gives in. Because they are simple, generous, and – let’s face it – even a little stubborn. Where others surrender, they resist.
You don’t need to water them every day. Strange products are not needed. Only curious eyes and a minimum of attention are needed. And when a flower appears, so, suddenly … it almost moves. Because it happens when you least expect it.
It is believed that only experts know how to make them bloom. In fact, they are the ones who teach something: they wait for the right moment, they are not in a hurry, but when they decide to blossom … they do it big.
Maybe this is the beauty. Each flower is like a small gift. Without noise, without pretensions. And who knows how to observe, notice it.
Then it is worth trying: just a vase, a little sun, and maybe one of these plants will become the most beautiful detail of the summer.
What is not known immediately, but then remains in mind, season after season.
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