In gardening, the term free-flowering is used to describe flowering plants that have a long bloom time and may often lack a defined blooming season, whereby producing flowers profusely over an extended period of time, at times all-year round.[2] The terms long-flowering and long-blooming are also used for perennial plants that bloom for much of the year.[3]
Examples
editExamples of free-flowering or long flowering plants include salvias,[4][5] thunbergias,[6] loniceras,[7] roses,[8] lavenders,[9] periwinkles,[10] gaillardias,[11] oleanders,[12] begonias,[13] bougainvilleas,[14] morning glories,[15] geraniums/pelargoniums,[16] hibiscuses,[17] and lantanas.[18]
List
editThis list includes plant species that are free-flowering, particularly in warmer climates:[19][20]
- Adenium obesum
- Ajuga reptans
- Allamanda cathartica
- Canna indica
- Cestrum parqui
- Crossandra infundibuliformis
- Clitoria ternatea
- Coleus neochilus
- Dimorphotheca ecklonis
- Euphorbia milii
- Euryops pectinatus
- Hibbertia scandens
- Impatiens hawkeri
- Ipomoea cairica
- Ipomoea indica
- Ixora coccinea
- Jatropha curcas
- Mandevilla sanderi
- Maurandya scandens
- Murraya paniculata
- Mussaenda erythrophylla
- Pandorea jasminoides
- Plumbago auriculata
- Plumbago indica
- Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
- Salvia splendens
- Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia
- Thunbergia alata
- Thunbergia erecta
- Tibouchina urvilleana
- Westringia fruticosa
References
edit- ^ Sabrina Hahn (11 June 2017). "The new breed of nana plants". The West Australian. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ John F. Letts (1966). Handbook of Hardy Heaths and Heathers: Hardy, Free-flowering, Foliage, Evergreen Plants. Ithaca, New York: J.F. Letts, 1966. OCLC 92233.
- ^ "Long flowering". PGA. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Plant Growers Australia Pty Ltd. "Salvias". PGA. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ National Parks Board. "Free-flowering shrubs and trees alongside a road". National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Black-eyed Susan Vine, Thunbergia alata". Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Honeysuckle: Lonicera and how to grow it". Gardens Illustrated. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Free flowering, healthy roses feature among winning roses". The New Zealand Rose Society. 13 December 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Lavandula hybrid Bella Rose". Paradise Plants. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Vinca, Periwinkle". Kaw Valley Greenhouses Headquarters. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)". Gardenia.net. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ Gayathri, V.; Ananthi, S.; Parameswari, R. P.; Vasanthi, Hannah R. "Free Radical Scavenging Potential and Reducing Capacity of Flowers of Nerium oleander Linn". Taylor & Francis Group. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frederick Leeth (29 November 2022). "How To Grow Tuberous Begonias In Pots". Backyard Gardener. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ Elizabeth Kamaldin. "Bougainvillea: Colouring Our Streets". NParks Buzz. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Potted Morning Glory-Vine". PlantShed. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ National Parks Board. "Fantasia Shocking Pink Geranium". Roger’s Gardens. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Hibiscus". Lovingly.com. Lovingly, LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Karen Russ. "LANTANA". Home & Garden Information Center. Clemson University. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "26 Flowers That Bloom All Year Round - Permanent Flowering Plants". India Gardening. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ 31 Beautiful Flowers That Will Bloom All Season Long by Jason White from All About Gardening. November 19, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.