10 Summer flowers in India: Annuals
1. Balsam:
Balsam blooms in a variety of shades from red & mauve rose pink and double. Its flowers are pretty and annual, which attract children.
Height: 22 to 60 cm
Spacing: 8 x 8 inches
The time required for blooming after sowing: 6-8 weeks
2. Cosmos:
Cosmos has a light, feathery, soft foliage, a star-like flowers, which is the most attractive feature of the plant. Its flowers are white, shades of mauve and pink rose with delicacy and smooth texture. The orange colour variety is the most popular one.
Height : 50 to 120 cm
Spacing: 1.5 x 1.5 ft
The time required for blooming after sowing: 8 weeks
3. Gaillardia:
Gaillardia has a very long blooming time of about 4 months. Its common varieties are a combination of yellow and red.
Height: 40-45 cm
Spacing: 1.5 x 1.5 ft
The time required for blooming after sowing: 12 weeks
4. Gomphrena:
It is one of the easiest plants to grow. It is popular because of its everlasting flowers and produces a mass of small globular flowers. Gomphrena is typically purple. However, orange, off white and pink are other varieties too.
Height: 45 cm
Spacing: 1 x 1 ft
The time required for blooming after sowing: 10-12 weeks
5. Portulaca:
It is a very amazing flower as it opens when the office time starts i.e. 10 am and closes at office closing time, evening. Portulaca flowers have gorgeous colours, which are scarlet, rose, pink, magenta single, crimson and yellow.
Height: 15 cm
Spacing: 4 x 4 inches
The time required for blooming after sowing: 8-10 weeks
6. French marigold:
French marigold is an excellent cut flower that grows comfortably. Its trendy and very efficient as a carpet and edging plants. Its famous colours are orange, yellow, lemon dark brown, and combinations of these shades.
Height: 15-20 cm
Spacing: 6 x 6 inches
The time required for blooming after sowing: 8 weeks
7. Nasturtium
It is the best plant for hanging baskets and loves poor soil. This is suitable for rockery and covering the wasteland. It is known for maroon, scarlet, yellow, orange, single and double.
Height: 20-30 cm
Spacing: 8 x 8 inches
The time required for blooming after sowing: 10-12 weeks
8. Sunflower:
Sunflower is a very attractive plant, with its iconic bright yellow colour and black centre attracts many people. It is a distinctive plant, as flower heads stand out uniformly above the foliage in one direction.
Height: 1- 1.5 m
Spacing: 2 x 2 ft
The time required for blooming after sowing: 8-10 weeks
9. Verbena:
Its beautiful large compact flower heads on bushy, tall plants. It is a perennial plant with purple, magenta, white, crimson, blue in single or white centre colour.
Height: 25-30 cm
Spacing: 8 x 8 inches
The time required for blooming after sowing: 10-12 weeks
10. Zinnia:
Zinnia is an easy to grow plant with white dark brown, maroon, rust, yellow, copper red, available in single and double. It is best for pots and borders and blooms for an extended period.
Height: 1 m
Spacing: 1.5 x 1.5 ft
The time required for blooming after sowing: 6-8 weeks
Grow Summer flowers in India
To grow summer flowers at home, you need to do too much effort. Only a little care can make your surrounding and you enjoying with super bloom. Start with Plantic All garden Solutions. First, make a layer of Bloom Potting Mix and then, feed them with Plantic BloomDrop Organic Plant Food Liquid Fertilizer. And water them whenever they look upset and dry.
