What plants grow fast
Curb Appeal Landscaping: 10 Fast-Growing Plants for an Instantly Better Yard
Clematis
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Clematis is a hardy climbing vine that can grow up to 30 feet in just a few months. It will tolerate many soil conditions and does equally well in part or full sun. Festooned with white, purple, or pink flowers during late summer and fall, this bright beauty can spruce up any bland exterior. Available from Burpee; $18.95 per plant.
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Creeping Jenny
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A low-growing evergreen ground cover, creeping Jenny is lush with a profusion of small rounded leaves. It comes in both green and golden varieties and looks just as good filling in a planting bed as it does cascading over rocks or walls. If you're going for classic villa charm in your front yard, a smattering of these will surely do the trick. Available from Burpee; $4. 95.
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Coral Honeysuckle
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This perennial vine boasts coral-pink flowers from mid-June through September and can scale a 10 to 15 foot trellis in one season. For a front yard that overflows with color and sweet scents—not to mention hummingbirds—don't overlook this vibrant bloom. Available on Amazon; $9.99 per plant.
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Thuja 'Green Giant'
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This rapid-growing evergreen will give you quick privacy when planted along a property line, fostering a cozy and secluded feeling. It grows three to five feet a year, is both drought- and disease-tolerant, and provides lush green foliage throughout all four seasons. Available from The Home Depot; $25.
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Cleveland Pear
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The Cleveland pear is a fast-growing ornamental tree that blooms furiously with white flowers in springtime. It’s a front yard showstopper that will grow four feet a year, reaching 30 to 40 feet at maturity. It is both cold hardy and heat-tolerant, but requires full sun to put on its best show. Available from The Home Depot; $39.
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Geranium 'Brookside'
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This flowering perennial is both fast-growing and long-blooming, throwing a party of blue flowers in the garden from May to July. Both deer and rabbit resistant, it attracts bees and its foliage takes on a variegated color in the fall, ensuring that your yard always offers something new to enjoy. Available from Bluestone Perennials; $12.
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Privet
7/11
This fast-growing Japanese shrub is ideal for creating a tailored hedge that perfectly outlines your property. It will grow 10 to 15 feet tall and 5 to 7 feet wide, and its display of white flowers in the summer gives a bright boost to any facade. It tolerates shearing and shaping well, and does best in full sunlight. Available from The Home Depot; $29.10 per plant.
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Butterfly Bush
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The colorful flowers of this fast-growing bush attract butterflies and hummingbirds all summer long, making it a power player in your front yard. Butterfly bush isn't fussy when it comes to soil or sun conditions, but it will reseed quickly; be sure to pull out new seedlings early to keep it in check.
Available from Burpee; $14.95 per plant.
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Hybrid Poplar
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For shade in a hurry, set your sights on a hybrid poplar. The tree can grow 30 to 40 feet in three years, topping out between 50 and 70 feet. Often planted by developers around new homes, a shade tree like this can increase the value of your property by thousands of dollars. And if that isn't reason enough, its foliage turns a brilliant yellow before shedding in autumn, yielding truly charming results year-round. Available from The Arbor Day Foundation; $15.99 for one bare-root plant.
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Red Twig Dogwood
10/11
Red twig dogwood is a fast-growing shrub that is perhaps more stunning once it loses its leaves and berries, as its bright red bark makes a beautiful counterpoint to a snowy winter landscape.
If you're hoping for a bold statement, then don't skip over this showstopper. Available on Amazon; $11.99 per 4-inch pot.
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Fast Flowers
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A little late to the landscaping game this season? That's okay. These quick-blooming plants will have your yard looking good in no time.
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Plants That Grow Fast for Science Projects
Updated July 30, 2019
By Elliot Walsh
Hands-on science projects are an excellent way to teach students about real-life science concepts such as seed germination. However, many plants and seeds can take months or years in order to see any visible growth.
Many species of trees, for example, often grow only a few inches per year.
Seeds from plants such as beans, herbs, gourds and various flowers are perfect for science experiments for kids because they're some of the fastest germinating seeds you can get. They are easy for kids to handle and plant, and they're also affordable to buy in bulk for a class or a large group of students.
Read more about the type of plants that are best for science projects.
Beans
Beans are not only some of the fastest growing seeds, but they're also some of the easiest seeds to grow as well, which makes them perfect for science projects. Beans don't even really need soil to grow. Students can simply put the beans in a plastic bag with a moist paper towel and see them grow, germinate and sprout in just seven to 10 days.
Read more about what type of bean seeds to use for a science experiment.
Beans also require very little maintenance, which allows students to leave the sprouts at school overnight or over weekends without risk of the plant dying or the experiment failing.
Fast Growing Herbs
Herbs are fast growing plants that also require very little maintenance and that germinate and grow quickly. Herbs can also be cut and their leaves taken as samples without hurting, damaging or killing the plant. Think about home herb gardens that home cooks and chefs use: Once the plants are established, they constantly take herb leaves and other parts from the plant for their dishes and the plant quickly regrows the leaves.
Basil and mint are some of the most easily grown and fast growing seeds. Chives, sage, thyme, rosemary and oregano are all also easy and fast to grow indoors.
Garden Cress
Garden cress is technically also a type of herb. However, it gets its own section here because it is especially fast growing and easily grown from seed (not all herbs are easy to grow from seed). Like beans, cress can be grown in water without soil. However, it does grow very well in soil sitting in sunny windowsills, containers and even outside.
Germination occurs within five to 15 days. However, some can see growth and germination in just 24 hours. An interesting experiment for students would be to see what conditions allow for faster germination time for garden cress. They could experiment with soil growing and soil-less growing, various light levels, water levels, soil types, locations, etc.
Pumpkins
You might not think of the giant Halloween pumpkins you see and think that they are fast growing plants. But the truth is that pumpkin seeds, in the right conditions, will germinate within five to 10 days. This is an excellent science project choice because they're fast growing and they're a well-known plant that students can understand and relate to. You can also make these a long-term experiment and keep studying their growth after their initial fast germination.
Marigolds
Most flowers are good choices for science projects because they're almost all fast growing, even from seed.
If you're looking for some of the fastest growing seeds, though, try marigolds. These flowers come in a variety of colors and will germinate in almost all conditions (light and dark, indoor and outdoor, etc) as long as the air temperature can be kept continuously around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
These flowers will germinate in five to 10 days. These do need to have pretty consistent moisture levels in the soil. If the seeds are going to be left at school for a day or over the weekend, cover the soil with loose plastic wrap to keep moisture in without pushing any sprouts or seedlings down. Spray the soil with water from a spray bottle to avoid the seeds dislodging or washing away in the first few days.
Fast-growing houseplants: a list and recommendations
Proper and painstaking care of indoor plants can be an overwhelming task for busy people. But not only for them. Many novice flower growers want to see the result as soon as possible - a beautiful flowering plant that will decorate the room with its appearance.
What to do when you want to surround yourself with beautiful flowers, but the growing process seems long and tedious? The answer is simple - choose and plant fast-growing houseplants. What exactly? You will learn about this by reading the article.
Why do we need fast growing plants?
Fast-growing plants are unpretentious and in the shortest possible time will please with growth and flowering.
One factor in choosing indoor flowers that grow quickly is economy. Not every grower can buy an adult plant that someone has patiently and carefully grown. As a rule, the price for such copies is quite high. It is easier and cheaper to buy a small sprout or grow indoor plants from seeds. It is clear that this process is not fast, so the choice falls on fast-growing crops.
Another option is when you need to green up the room as soon as possible by making a phytodesign. Plants that grow quickly and stretch in length are very popular in this business, allowing you to create a natural drapery or zoning space.
The third significant advantage in favor of choosing fast-growing flowers is their unpretentiousness. Plants calmly tolerate a change of scenery, lack of lighting and even untimely watering. They also endure injuries and other troubles without problems (especially important for families with children and animals).
Fast-growing indoor flowers are available in both ornamental foliage and flowering varieties. The only negative is that among them there are no exotic tropical specimens, but only proven classic options.
Which houseplants grow fast?
The most popular fast-growing indoor flowers include:
- scindapsus;
- ceropegia;
- spurge;
- begonia;
- passionflower;
- tradescantia;
- dieffenbachia;
- asparagus;
- clerodendrum;
- mondia (mondia whytei).
Of course, the list is far from complete, but includes the most popular and common representatives among flower growers.
Consider these plants in more detail.
Ceropegia
Ceropegia ampelous plant.
Ampel plant, belongs to succulents. It has hanging, bare, thread-like, branching shoots. On them are rare pairs of leaves, which differ in their shape (in the form of a heart or kidneys), and texture - dense, fleshy.
The plant pleases with its flowering all year round. The flowers have fused tubes and an original corolla structure. Shoots reach 1 m in length, grow very quickly.
Proper care includes bright lighting and moderate watering with occasional top dressing.
Euphorbia (Euphorbia leuconeura)
The original representative of succulents is Euphorbia.
Representative of succulents, has an unusual ribbed trunk (reminiscent of a palm tree or cactus). The leaves are oval, elongated, have a satiny texture, bright colors and a symmetrical vein pattern. The leaves gradually fall off, which forms the silhouette of a flower, stretching its crown upwards.
The flowers are located in the axils of the leaves, unattractive.
The flower grows quickly - within a year a good tree grows from a small sprout, while it quickly reproduces by seeds, which the flowers drop into the same pot or into neighboring pots.
Euphorbia care requirements - bright lighting, moderate air temperature, occasional top dressing and timely watering.
Scindapsus
Variegated Scindapsus.
Fast-growing plant scindapsus belongs to the variegated crops, is famous for its variety of species and is considered one of the most beautiful vines. The leaves of the flower are large, oval, leathery and pointed at the ends. They have a bright pattern. The plant produces long (from 50 cm to 3 m), curly shoots.
In the shortest possible time (about 1 year), the scindapsus builds up many lashes over 1 meter long, with which you can decorate an entire wall. Also, with the help of this original plant, you can create beautiful cascades on high shelves, drape shelving, decorate rooms, create original supports.
When caring for a plant, one should not forget about timely and moderate watering. There are no lighting requirements, the main thing to know is that the variegated color of the leaves disappears if the flower is heavily shaded.
Begonia
Decorative begonia impresses with its original coloration.
An ornamental fast growing plant that is difficult to follow. Almost all representatives are impressive in color and original appearance, reminiscent of exotic flowers. Known representatives:
- Hogweed begonia. Tall bush with large leaves on a powerful creeping stem. Leaf plates are asymmetrical, have thick light veins. The color of the leaves is always darker above, lighter below, has a reddish tint. There are pointed teeth along the edge of the leaves.
- White-spotted begonia. Semi-shrub with a straight stem, reaches half a meter in height. Leaves are lanceolate, shoots are straight, rarely drooping. The flowers are drooping, light green or yellow.
Begonias can be grown in partial shade or bright light. Watering should be moderate, top dressing is required only during the growth period.
Tradescantia
Lush tradescantia bush.
The most popular indoor vine. The shoots of the plant are not very long (up to 60 cm), but are numerous and form lush bushes. The leaves are wide, velvety, can be both shortened and long. The flowers are inconspicuous, spoil the appearance of the plant, so flower growers try to prevent the flowering period.
There are species of tradescantia that are distinguished by their unusual shape, size and color of leaves. An unusual appearance and a high growth rate are the main advantages of a room vine. Contain the plant in diffused light, normal room temperatures, with moderate watering and periodic top dressing.
Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia leaves are large with light stains.
Dieffenbachia fast growing houseplants - ornamental foliage.
The leaves of the species can be of various shapes and sizes, always in green tones with light stripes and stains. The flower is bushy, lush, reaches a height of 60 cm - the plant can add about 5 cm per day.
Dieffenbachia need to be grown in warmth, light or partial shade. Watering should be regular, and the humidity should be high enough. When the lower part of the trunk is exposed, the plant must be cut.
Passiflora
Passiflora is famous for its unusual star-shaped flowers.
The flower can grow from one to several meters in height. Liana has wide dense leaves with a glossy surface and a very dark color. The flowers are very large, of an original structure, they delight with an unusual transition of shades - bright blue, blue or purple. In appearance, the flowers resemble stars.
During the period of active growth, passionflower grows up to 8 cm in length, so it must be periodically tied up and given direction to growth. Another of the features of care is bright diffused lighting, abundant watering, frequent feeding, pruning.
Asparagus
Asparagus looks like fennel or dill.
Asparagus, or ornamental asparagus, has dense, small, curly and very light foliage. In some species, shoots may be upright or drooping. The appearance of the plant resembles fennel or dill. The flowers are small white, located along long shoots, poisonous red fruits are formed from them.
The flower is not demanding for care - a bright, warm room, abundant watering and rare top dressing.
Mondia whytei
Mondia indoor climber with interesting flowers.
Indoor liana mondia can grow up to 6 m in length. The leaves are wide, light green. The flowers are bright - red or burgundy, and unblown buds have a beige tint.
The flower can be grown from seeds or cuttings. The plant loves bright light or partial shade, moderate watering.
Clerodendrum
Indoor climber Clerodendrum with beautiful flowers and leaves.
Home plants that are popular with designers are indoor shrub vines.
A bright representative - clerodendrum - has beautiful leaves and flowers, while growing very quickly. The shoots are flexible, gradually succulent, can reach 2 m in length. The leaves are dark, oval, pointed at the tips, covered with beautiful veins. In inflorescences there are up to 20 large beautiful flowers, which, due to their structure, seem to be double. They are always two-tone, with shades contrasting with each other - for example, a red core and white petals.
When caring for Clerodendrum, you need to provide moderate watering and bright diffused light.
In the article, we talked about some indoor plants that can please you with rapid growth and flowering in the shortest possible time. It must be remembered that when propagating by seeds, it will take more time to grow a flower. But, despite this, these cultures are growth champions among other plants.
Fast growing houseplants | Gardeners
How to grow indoor flower quickly? Probably, you need to take good care of it, water it and create the most comfortable conditions for growing in the apartment.
If you answer this way, you will certainly be right. It is possible to grow a handsome adult from a baby only with the help of competent care, which all indoor flowers need without exception - some to a greater extent, some to a lesser extent. But among them there are those who will still overtake the rest. In our today's article, we will talk about the ten most popular fast-growing representatives of the flora. You won't have time to look back - and they have already grown.
Scindapsus
Liana-fast walker, and this is the nickname given by the people to decorative scindapsus, a resident of many modern cafes and restaurants. Recently, floral interior decor has been very popular. And when restaurateurs need to decorate the premises in this way as soon as possible, the scindapsus is not equal. It adds in growth by about 15 cm per month, and sometimes grows by all 20 cm. Under natural habitat, the length of the shoots of the scindapsus reaches several tens of meters. Of course, it will not work to grow such a vine in an apartment, but you can safely count on five or six meters.
Humid and warm are the only two requirements that must be met in order for the climber to feel as comfortable as possible. Experts recommend watering in a pan so that the flower has the opportunity to drink on its own in the amount that it really needs, and not in the one that the grower will allocate for him. To stimulate the scindapsus to rapid development, it is necessary to loosen the soil in the pot, doing this with enviable regularity. It will not be superfluous to fertilize the flower. Buy fertilizer for vines in the store - and feel free to use it in home floriculture.
Miniature Violet
Six months is exactly the time needed for a miniature saintpaulia to please you with its first abundant flowering. And the first, and plentiful - because there are always a lot of flowers on a healthy Saintpaulia. During the flowering period, it turns into a lush blooming cloud - pink, lilac or white.
Miniature violets have become widespread thanks to breeders: for several years in a row, these cute creations of selection have won medals and won first places at a wide variety of flower exhibitions.
They feel quite comfortable in a city apartment, they do not need excessive care. The main thing is to plant them in light soil, water from time to time and let direct sunlight burn their soft leaves. But do not deprive Saintpaulias of sunlight either.
Passiflora
“Cavalry star” is what people call passionflower. And all because of its incredible beauty, the flowers resemble cavalier stars-orders. Passiflora grows about eight centimeters per day. In addition, it blooms magnificently, and there are always a lot of flowers on a houseplant. The main thing is that the plant should not be too hot. However, if such a moment comes in the life of passionflower, she is unlikely to become silent: immediately her leaves will begin to turn yellow, signaling the grower that the air temperature in the room should be adjusted.
Winter for passionflower is a period of rest and well-deserved rest. It would be nice to create such conditions for the flower so that it can overwinter at a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius.
The winter maximum for passionflower is 18 degrees. A higher temperature during the wintering period is highly undesirable. Flowering of passionflower begins in late spring and continues right up to the beginning of autumn. At the same time, the flower does not show any whims. If you keep the potting soil slightly damp, this will be enough to make the “cavalier star” feel comfortable in your home.
Clerodendrum
Translated from Greek, the name of this plant literally means “the tree of destiny”. The stalk of the clerodendrum sprouts roots rather slowly. To take root in the ground, klerodendrum will need about a month and a half. Long - by the standards of other indoor crops. But as soon as the tree of fate is firmly fixed in the substrate, it will begin to grow by leaps and bounds, adding ten centimeters every month.
In order for the clerodendrum to bloom beautifully and luxuriantly, it must be fed. And you need to do this regularly. Watering should be moderate, and the pot should never be too small.
A cramped pot will depress this fast growing plant. Clerodendrum prefers light soil and diffused sunlight in large quantities.
The flowering period of the tree of fate begins in late spring and ends in late summer. After that, additional shoots begin to appear on the plant in large numbers. Be sure to pinch them back if you want your indoor vine to be thicker.
Hibiscus
Under natural conditions, the handsome hibiscus reaches three meters in height. In room conditions, of course, this does not happen. Well, it is not necessary! Far from all apartment owners can boast of high ceilings, so a “room” height of a flower of a meter and a half will be quite enough. Hibiscus reaches its maximum growth rate at home incredibly quickly. It seems that he was just a small sprout - and now you have a beautiful bush in front of you. Or a tree - depending on how exactly you form it.
Hibiscus has many common names. The most popular of them is the Chinese rose.In addition, it is called the flower of love and marsh mallow. The name mallow of Venice is often found.
It seems? Did we say "seems"? No, no, we made a reservation: in the case of hibiscus, nothing will seem to you: everything will happen in reality. Hibiscus plunges into its most beautiful and elegant state when it blooms. His flowers are chic and huge - up to 12 centimeters in diameter. True, in order for this handsome man to bloom, the hibiscus will have to create the most comfortable conditions. If you succeed, then the plant will bloom not only in the warm season or in spring, but also in winter. Unprecedented luxury, you will agree.
Hibiscus is a very tenacious plant that is not afraid of moisture, cold or drafts. It is extremely difficult to destroy it, so be prepared to transplant a fast-growing plant from one pot to another, choosing more and more containers each time.
Balsam
To turn from a “child” into an “adult”, a small balsam will need no more than 90 days.
Three months - this is how long this houseplant is in the so-called transition period. A three-month-old balsam is a real adult handsome man who blooms amazingly and is an unconditional decoration of the interior.
Often flower growers who grow balsam at home transplant flowers in the open ground in spring. Too early to do this will not work, since temperatures below five degrees Celsius are detrimental to the plant. However, at the end of May, when the balsam is still in its place in the garden or front garden, it will bloom quite quickly.
Balsam is often attacked by spider mites and whiteflies. Keeping track of insects at home is much easier than outdoors. Therefore, try to inspect the bushes of these fast-growing flowers more often and make quick and effective decisions when identifying pests on balsam.
Asparagus
Asparagus also grows incredibly fast. Unless, of course, the florist does not forget to water it. The fact is that water is the only thing this indoor flower needs.
No, no, it is also necessary to loosen the soil, and fertilize, and spray asparagus from time to time. But without all these manipulations, he will live just fine. But without watering - plentiful and regular - unfortunately, it will not cope.
Fast-growing asparagus loses its attractive appearance after some time. The reason for this is the aging of the shoots. But situations can be saved if you know how to do it, of course. And if you don’t know, we’ll tell you: the old shoots of asparagus need to be eliminated. Cut off the old stems, thereby making way for the young. Very soon you will see that the old cut shoots have stopped growing, but instead of them, “youth” began to develop intensively. Asparagus in the blink of an eye will become more magnificent and fluffy, its former attractiveness will return to it.
In fact, everything is pretty obvious: the old shoots, while they were, consumed the entire resource of the plant. all the nutrients and all the strength of the asparagus was spent on maintaining the shoots, which are already several years old, in a viable state.
after the removal of these stems, the flower manages to accumulate forces, materializing them in a large number of young shoots.
Fatsia
Fatsia is a descendant of ivy. Knowing this fact, you are unlikely to be surprised at how quickly this plant develops in room conditions. within two years, Fatsia reaches a height of two meters. This palm tree, which has fan-shaped leaves, looks very attractive and lively in the interior. But by the way, this plant can be considered an adult already in the first year of life: by 10-11 months, the descendant of ivy looks exactly like it will look like in another year - that is, in a 100% adult state.
Coleus
Nettle is the popular name of the coleus Blume. It must be said that in the distant Soviet past, this indoor flower at one time enjoyed tremendous popularity. Then the hype around the coleus subsided, and after some time they completely forgot about it. Today, the coleus is returning to its former glory.
And it certainly was impossible not to mention him, listing the fastest growing representatives of room flora.
The maximum height of the coleus is 15 cm. It only takes a few months for a flower to turn from a baby into an adult potted plant. Coleus fills the entire capacity allotted to him (if, of course, it is chosen correctly), and his velvet leaves of amazing color and texture turn into an unconditional decoration of the interior.
By the way, coleus, like scindapsus, is often used to create interiors in restaurants and other catering establishments due to its catchy appearance and rapid development.
Dieffenbachia
You are probably also familiar with the houseplant Dieffenbachia. And there is a high probability that they are familiar firsthand. The maximum height of Dieffenbachia is 0.6 meters. A lot or a little depends on your personal preferences and on which part of the house and for what purposes you will use this green “element” of the interior.
