What are the flowers that bloom in summer?

Flowers that bloom in summer include: sunflowers, jasmine, platycodon, water lilies, lotus, etc.

1. Sunflower

Sunflowers can be grown in any four seasons, mainly in summer and winter. The flowering period can last more than two weeks. In addition to its appearance resembling the sun, sunflowers have bright and generous flowers that are suitable for ornamental decorations. Its seeds are of greater economic value. They can not only be made into popular sunflower seeds, but also squeeze out high-grade edible sunflower oil with low cholesterol.

Sunflower varieties can be divided into "general ornamental" varieties or "edible" varieties. The general ornamental varieties are characterized by shorter plants, usually no more than half a meter, so they are suitable for planting in pots; edible varieties The plants of the varieties are taller and can grow to more than 2 meters when planted in general open-air nursery soil. Sunflowers grow very quickly. They usually bloom in about two months after planting. Their flower types can be single-petaled, double-petaled, single-flowered, or multiple-flowered. The flowering period is quite long and can last more than two weeks.

2. Jasmine

Jasmine, alias: jasmine, Latin name: Jasminum sambac (L.) Ait, is an upright or climbing shrub of the genus Oleaceae and Jasmine, up to 3 meters high. Branchlets cylindrical or slightly flattened, sometimes hollow, sparsely pubescent. The leaves are opposite, single, papery, round, oval, ovate-oval or obovate, with round or blunt ends, sometimes slightly heart-shaped at the base, slightly concave or concave above, convex and thin below. The veins are often obvious and slightly raised on both sides, and are hairless except for the lower veins, which often have tufts of hair between the axillary areas.

The lobes are oblong to nearly round, with rounded or blunt apex. The fruit is spherical and purple-black in color. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from July to September. The flowers of jasmine are extremely fragrant and are a famous raw material for scented tea and an important raw material for essence. The flowers and leaves are used medicinally to treat red eyes, swelling and pain, and have the effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

3. Platycodon

Platycodon grandiflorus, also known as baggage flower, bell flower, and man-of-war flower, is a perennial herb with a stem height of 20 to 120 cm, usually hairless. Even densely covered with short hairs, unbranched, with few upper branches. The leaves are all whorled, some whorled to all alternate, sessile or have very short stalks, the leaves are ovate, ovate-elliptic to lanceolate, the leaves are ovate or ovate-lanceolate, the flowers are dark blue or dark Purple-white, it can be used as an ornamental flower; its roots can be used as medicine, and have the functions of relieving cough and phlegm, clearing the lungs, and draining pus. It is a commonly used medicine in traditional Chinese medicine.

It is often pickled into pickles in Northeast China, and is used to make kimchi in the Korean Peninsula. This plant is described in the local folk song "Platycodon Ballad". Based on the name alone, some people may mistakenly think that Platycodon is the stem of oranges, but in fact it has no direct relationship with oranges or citrus. The flowering period is from July to September.

4. Water lilies

Water lilies like sunlight and good ventilation, so tropical and cold-resistant water lilies that bloom during the day will close their flowers at night and open again in the morning. Ponds with shade trees on the shore can bloom, but their growth is weak. The soil quality requirements are not strict, and the pH value is 6~8, and it can grow normally. The optimal water depth is 25~30cm, and the deepest depth should not exceed 80cm. Prefers loamy soil rich in organic matter.

The leaves sprout from March to April, and bloom one after another from May to August. Each flower blooms for 2 to 5 days. Fruits after flowering. Stems and leaves wither from October to November. It sprouted again the following spring. In the Yangtze River Basin, they germinate from late March to early April, bud in late April or early May, bloom from June to August, have yellow leaves from October to November, and enter the dormant period after November. It grows in swamps and lakes, and is often cultivated in pools in some parks.

5. Lotus

Lotus is an aquatic plant. It likes relatively stable calm shallow water, lakes, swamps, and ponds, which are its suitable habitats. The water requirement of lotus depends on its variety. The water level of large plant varieties such as ancient lotus and red thousand leaves is deeper, but it cannot exceed 1.7 meters. Small and medium plant shapes are only suitable for water depths of 20-60 cm. At the same time, lotus flowers are very sensitive to water loss. As long as there is no watering for three hours in summer, the lotus leaves planted in the water tank will wilt. If the water is stopped for one day, the edges of the lotus leaves will be scorched and the flower buds will wither. Lotus is also very light-loving and needs a full-sun environment during its growth period. Lotus is extremely intolerant to shade and will show strong phototaxis when grown in semi-shade.

References Baidu Encyclopedia - Lotus

Baidu Encyclopedia - Water Lily

Baidu Encyclopedia - Jasmine

Baidu Encyclopedia - Platycodon

Baidu Encyclopedia-Sunflower