Which flowers are suitable for

At present, there are three main types of balcony in residential buildings in China, namely: convex balcony, concave balcony and corridor balcony, but most of them are convex balcony. This article only briefly introduces which flowers should be selected for this kind of balcony

Convex balcony facing south

With plenty of sunshine and long illumination time, it is advisable to choose flowers that like illumination, such as Milan, jasmine, brandy, rose, Fusang, chrysanthemum, sunflower, generation, pomegranate, kumquat, grape, cactus, cactus, and succulent plants with heat and drought resistance

Balcony facing north

It is advisable to raise shade loving or shade tolerant foliage flowers, such as ornamental ferns, green roses, vine green velvet, evergreen, turtle backed bamboo, asparagus, brown bamboo, Hosta, rubber trees, etc

Balcony facing east

Generally, thousands of people can receive 3-4 hours of light every day, and only some scattered light can be accepted in the afternoon. Therefore, it is appropriate to raise short sunshine flowers and semi shade loving flowers, such as crab claw orchid, camellia, Rhododendron, Clivia, etc

West facing balcony

It is shady in the morning and has high light intensity after noon. Therefore, it is appropriate to raise semi shade and heat-resistant vine flowers and trees, such as Luoshi, wall climbing tiger, Lingxiao, fufangteng, etc., so as to form a "green barrier" and play a role in sunscreen in summer

How to layout

Balcony decoration

A reasonably arranged balcony greening decoration, when looking from the interior to the exterior, the whole balcony is similar to a small frame view in nature. When looking from the outside to the inside, it is like a small window for flower exhibition. The specific layout of balcony greening has no fixed mode, which is determined by the location, size and personal hobbies of the balcony

Generally speaking, we should not only pay attention to tidiness and beauty to avoid disorder, but also pay attention to high and low order, scattered and structured, and clear layers. We should also pay attention to leaving considerable space to avoid causing a sense of congestion

Balcony decoration case

For example, when a sunny balcony with a width of 1m ~ 1.2m and a length of 3M is used for greening decoration, 2 ~ 3 pots of neutral light loving potted flowers can be placed on the wide cement railing outside the balcony, and a small trapezoidal shape made of wood or metal with 3 ~ 5 layers is set on the east side of the balcony. Several pots of medium and small timely potted flowers can be placed from bottom to top according to the flower habits; A small planting trough is set on the ground on the west side of the balcony to plant climbing or vine flowers and trees such as creeper, wood incense, sweet pea and small Luhu. In order to make full use of the space, hooks can be embedded in the balcony platen or cornice to hang hanging basin flowers

What flowers are planted in the hanging basin depends on the position of the hook. In sunny places, it is appropriate to plant light loving flowers; Shade tolerant flowers should be planted in shady places. It's best to plant flowers with drooping branches and leaves, light and green, shaking with the wind and beautiful and natural in the hanging basin, so that people can see it differently. When raising flowers on the balcony, you must pay attention to safety and strictly prevent people from being injured by falling pots

Maintenance management

Improve the environment

As the balcony environment is relatively dry, the watering is generally slightly more than the open ground. Due to different climatic conditions, the watering times should be flexibly controlled according to the actual dry and wet conditions of the basin soil and the principle of "see dry and see wet"

because most balcony flowers are difficult to get natural rain, artificial spray is very important. In the dry season and hot summer, spray the leaves and leaves several times a day to increase air humidity, which is very beneficial for most flowers. Some florists often spread bricks on the balcony floor and sprinkle water. Because the bricks can permeate more water, they evaporate after encountering heat, so as to improve the air humidity. This is a simple and effective humidification measure

Careful care

To make the balcony flowers grow strong and luxuriant, we should also pay attention to often supplement the necessary nutritional elements. According to the fertilizer types required by different flowers, apply more rotten organic fertilizer in the culture soil, and then apply compound flower fertilizer several times in the peak growth season

In order to maintain the beautiful shape of the plant, we should pay attention to picking the heart, wiping buds, pruning and other work, and cut off the residual flowers and dead branches in time to reduce nutritional consumption. For flowers with strong phototaxis, you need to turn the basin every few days

It is hot in Midsummer in northern China. At this time, reed curtain or grass curtain should be hung around noon to prevent exposure to the hot sun. In addition, it is best to use sterilized culture soil for potting, which can reduce the occurrence of diseases and pests. If there are aphids, red spiders, scale insects, leaf spot, powdery mildew, yellowing, etc