make out the color and freshness of annuals but do n’t have any blank space outside ? Do n’t worry - many of them do just hunky-dory indoors ! Here are the good unity and how to grow them .
This is the clock time of year when people are out in their yard landscaping , set vegetable and replete flower beds with explosions of color . Do n’t have the quad and feel leave behind out ? Do n’t care - a cheery windowsill is all that ’s needed to enjoy colourful annual indoors . Here ’s a smell at the one best suited for indoor growing .
1. Alyssum
Commonly known as Sweet Alyssum , this one-year , a member of the leaf mustard sept , is delicate and fragrant . The tiny flower come in white , lavender , pinkish , and dark purpleness .
It ’s democratic as a bedding and groundcover plant because while it only raise a few inches in high spirits , if left alone it will spread up to a foott in all directions . To raise , pot up and come in in a sunny to partially shady windowsill .
It prefers cooler temps so keep away from heat sources and protect it from the hot midday sun with a mantle or easy shade .
2. Coleus
This annual is prized more for its foliage than for its efflorescence . It comes in a diverseness of colouring from bright neon shades to more subdued down-to-earth tones . cutting root easily and it will grow happily in a sunny windowpane but the colors will really down if keep in more collateral light .
To keep them bushy jot off the bloom spike as soon as they appear . The small flowers are n’t very telling and if left on the plant will get leggy very quickly .
3. Geranium
This yearly is actually a genus Pelargonium rather than a member of the true Geranium family . 3 varieties do well indoors , the Zonal , Ivy and Scented . The Zonal variety is the most popular and the hardiest .
They all do well in a gay window and the Zonal andIvy typeswill actually flower endlessly all through winter if allowed . The Scented variety comes in a wide range of odor ranging from the wildly popular Rose to the delightful Pine scented and everything in between .
The Ivy variety has common ivy shaped leave and a trail wont and does well in hanging baskets or planter .
4. Impatiens
These are one of the most popular hit the hay industrial plant around but they also do well at bottom , particularly the New Guinea form . They do take a little supernumerary workplace as they must be sneak back regularly to stave off becoming leggy . They prefer partial sun at most and dampish soil .
5. Begonia
The Angel Wing varieties have been long prized for their showy foliation , but the coarse Wax begonia seduce a lovely houseplant as well . They do well in any bright sunny spot but will also flourish in areas that get partial spook or collateral luminance .
