October birth flowers suitable for growing in this month

October birth flowers suitable for growing in this month

There are many different types of plants to explore in October. You can grow these flowers from seeds. However, if you look at it from a temperature perspective, the region experiences high temperatures from around March or April to October.

Many of the flowers that grow best in October are grown from bulbs, however, there are also some flowers that you can plant as perennials in your October landscape. Various flowers are grown in the month of  October, some of them are as follows,

• Mums
• Tulips
• Echinacea
• Sedum
• Syringa
• Forsythia 

 Mums

Chrysanthemums or mums are planted in October from an established plant rather than from seed. Considering that these beautiful flowers usually cannot survive in winter weather conditions. These flowers come in a variety of jewel tones and shades of gray, likely to match and enhance your natural landscape.

The color of this flower is orange, bronze, red, purple, lavender, pink, green, white, and yellow.  These flowers are affected by air temperature at the time of blooming.

These flowers need an average of 6 hours of direct sunlight per day.

They thrive in full sunlight and usually bloom even more if they are in a location with more than 6 hours of direct sunlight.

These flowers thrive in well-drained soil with constant moisture. Growing mums in hard, dry soil prevent roots from establishing well, while wet, boggy soil is harmful to roots.

Tulips

October is the best time to plant and establish your tulip bulbs in the ground. The most famous meaning of tulips is perfect and deep love. Since tulips are a classic flower that has been loved by many for centuries they are associated with them.

The flowers come in a variety of colors including pink, red, yellow, light yellow cream, white, and orange. Plants with broad green or grey-green mottled or striped leaves have an ornamental interest.

Tulips Flower prefers full or afternoon sun, in zones 7 and 8, choose a shady spot or a spot with morning sun only, as tulips don’t like too much heat.

These flowers prefer well-drained soil, neutral to slightly acidic, fertile, and dry or sandy soil, all Tulips dislike preferring a place with excessive moisture. These flowers should be protected from strong winds, Choose a large enough plant space, allowing you to choose 4- to 6-inch bulbs.

Echinacea

Echinacea also known as coneflowers, Echinacea plants grow best in hardiness zones 3 through 9. These flowers come in a variety of colors and can grow up to 4 feet tall. Coneflowers grown from seedlings often take longer to bloom.

Natural Echinacea is purple, pale purple, and yellow. Different colors and types (eg, double or triple flowers) are self-pollinated by humans in laboratories. This flower needs morning sun and afternoon partial shade.  Echinacea for application, preferably sandy, well-drained loam and 6.0 to 7.0.

 Sedum

Sedum flowers are grown in the summer months of October, as they are drought tolerant and almost impervious to heat, but new plants need water. It produces succulent beautiful flowers that turn into beautiful seed heads,

Looking at this flower, the colors of the leaves are pale green, blue-gray, and reddish-bronze. Small flowers are produced in clusters in colors such as white, yellow, bronze, and pink.

Sedum doesn’t need a lot of water, but it needs at least 6 hours of sunlight per day, so it produces the best color.

Sedums like very well-drained soil with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH. Wet, heavy soils can cause root and stem rot.

Syringa

Lilacs are a small genus of flowering plant species. They are known for their purple or lavender-colored flowers. These flowers appear like dense bushes and also produce a sweet-smelling fragrance.

The flowers are usually a shade of purple (often light purple or “lilac”), but white, pale yellow, pink, and even a deep burgundy color are also found.

Syringa needs at least 6 hours of full sun to grow. Can grow in light (sandy), medium (loamy), and heavy (clay) soils, Suitable pH:

This flower can grow in neutral and basic (slightly alkaline) soils and very alkaline soils. It cannot grow in shade, but it prefers moist soil.

Forsythia

Forsythia is a small genus of a flowering plant. It is known for its bright yellow flowers that are dense and grow like bushes. Forsythiaspensa is traditionally used for medicinal purposes.

Forsythia’s color is mainly yellow. It is a mixture of orange and yellow. This flower blooms best in full sun. Forsythia flowers mostly prefer loose, well-drained soil. They do best in soils with a pH of about 7.0 to 8.0 (neutral to slightly alkaline). The height of this flower is 3 by 8 feet; the Width is up to 4 by 12 feet.