Red is a colour of passion, fitting in the month of love. So if you have a significant other who is a plant lover, why not combine the colour of passion and love with red-coloured plants that fit in the Valentine’s theme?
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Here are a few plants that bloom with red flowers
Cardinal flowers
One of the most instantly recognisable plants with the perfect shade of red is the cardinal flower. Featuring graceful spires of scarlet red flowers to bronze-tinted foliage. Cardinals remain colourful even when not in bloom. A great addition to adding the colour red to your garden.
Bee balm
Bee balm is a perennial plant that is suitable for filling moist parts of your garden with its eye-catching blooms. These plants have an upright habit, with large scarlet tubular flowers perched atop the sturdy stems that blooms in summer throughout autumn. The bee balm is robust, attaining a mature height of red flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, making it a suitable addition to wildlife gardens.
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Cosmos
If you are seeking a red-flowering annual that takes heat, drought, poor and well-drained soils, and sun and are carefree growers, then cosmos will fulfil that for your garden. Cosmos are these daisy-like flowers that bloom atop thin stems covered in fern-like leaves. The red blooms put on their colourful show in late spring through autumn. So for a bright splash of colour, go ahead and plant cosmos flowers.
Petunia
Whether used in hanging baskets, mixed containers, or in garden beds, the intense blast of red colour of petunias will bring any area to become an eye-catching area. These hardy annuals with their fluffy, trumpet-shaped flowers can grow large with small, sticky green leaves. Petunias are constant bloomers from summer until early winter frosts. So for hardy, bright red plants, consider the petunia plants.
Carnation
Carnations are commonly grown as annuals, but can be as short-lived perennials. Depending on the type, carnation plants form mounds up to 12 inches tall and are filled with bright red flowers that are thin with lance-shaped, greyish-green leaves. Blooming starts late spring and continues through late summer. The red flowers add constant colour to borders, used in mass plantings, gardens, walkways, containers, or as a ground cover.
First published by Garden & Home
Compiled by Chumasande Matiwane
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