Plants with extended blooming time
Zonal pelargoniums are examples of free-flowering plants, which bloom profusely throughout the year.[1] 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 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]
This list includes plant species that are free-flowering, particularly in warmer climates:[19] [20]
^ 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 ))
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^ 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.