Plants suitable for balcony planting

Freesia, a kind of flower suitable for balcony planting, is alias: Freesia, Freesia, tuberose, Mailan and so on. Freesia is a bulbous flower of Iridaceae, with linear leaves, alternate rows, oblique spiral inflorescence, narrow funnel-shaped flowers, yellow, white, purple, red, pink and so on.

Freesia likes warm and humid environment and needs plenty of sunshine, but it can't grow in strong light and high temperature. When it is hot in summer, it goes into dormancy, and when it is cool, bulbs begin to sprout, grow and bloom, which is very suitable for planting on the balcony in autumn.

Propagation method: Plant bulbs in early September in pots filled with loose, fertile and well-drained soil, which can be one variety in a pot or multiple varieties in a pot.

Generally speaking, it takes 40 to 50 days from planting bulbs to flowering. After the flowers withered, the watering gradually decreased. When the stems and leaves wither, stop watering, dig out the bulbs, dry them for a short time, and then store them at low temperature.

The bulb of freesia is similar to lily bulb, which can be stored at -2℃ for a long time and can be planted in greenhouse at any time. When planting, we should pay attention to the slender stems of freesia, which are easy to lodging, and need support when potted.