Those who love garden flowers of a joyful yellow color have a wide choice among all their variety. Perhaps the easiest way to make a bed of yellow flowers is from spring to autumn. By the way, yellow flowers help get rid of depression.
It's never too late to start shaping your yellow garden. The main requirement for laying such a yellow garden is your unlimited desire.
It doesn't matter if it's too late to transplant flowers from one place to another in order to collect all the yellow-flowering plants in one specific place. Until autumn, there is time to decide on the type of flower garden, choose a suitable design for it so that it organically fits into the overall design of the garden, look at your favorite garden flowers, get to know them better in absentia, find out the conditions in which they will bloom best in the fall , and already, based on the information collected, you can start laying the flower garden.
Aquilegia remains decorative throughout the season, not only due to the original shape of the flowers, but also due to the delicate leaves.
Viola), or pansies, are simply irreplaceable in a flower garden. If you are a beginner florist and do not know where to start, then viola is your flower. It is easy to grow it yourself from seed. It is unpretentious to soil, grows well in sunny places. Since the viola is a short plant, and the cultivation of the soil from weeds is a little difficult, immediately after planting the viola in the soil, mulch the plantings with a high layer of freshly cut chopped grass, this will help retain moisture in the soil. Humus can be used as mulch, it will serve as additional food for the viola. It should be remembered that viola must not be fertilized with fresh manure.
Will look great not only in group plantings. It can be planted at the foot of shrubs such as roses. For a yellow-flowering flower bed, you can use viola varieties: Rhine Gold, Golden Crown.
Heliopsis rough(Nonliorsis sсabga) loves slightly moist soil. Heliopsis is a perennial that is easy to grow from seeds, but in this case it will bloom only the next year. Heliopsis is not picky about soils, but if you have underground waters close to your site, then you need good drainage. Heliopsis blooms at the end of June and can bloom until the end of September, provided that you feed it. Heliopsis easily tolerates a transplant. Heliopsis Spitzeniazerin 130 cm high has bright yellow semi-chrome inflorescences.
Perennial sunflower ten-petal(Helianthus desaretаlus) can grow up to two meters. Recommended varieties of perennial sunflower: Soleil d "Or and Saranok Star. If you cannot find a perennial sunflower, you can replace it with annual varieties of not only decorative, but also ordinary sunflower. Watching the blooming sunflower is a pleasure.
Clematis)- a perennial herbaceous or woody (liana) plant. Clematis is a thermophilic plant, therefore it needs shelter for the winter. To plant clematis, you need to choose a sunny place, the soil for clematis should be well fertilized. Remember that clematis cannot tolerate acidic soils and need good drainage. Clematis can be soloists on the site, and also serve as an excellent addition to climbing roses.
If you find it difficult to prune clematis and shelter them for the winter, plant clematis, which are cut on a stump in the fall, and in the spring they grow back and bloom all summer. Clematis "Love Radar" and "Helios" are suitable in all respects.
14. Gelenium
Helenium(Helenium)- a perennial plant that prefers calcareous, moderately moist fertile soils. With low watering, it is necessary to mulch the helenium plantings. Depending on the variety, helenium can be from 20 to 180 cm high. Gelenium is an autumn flower that blooms in August-September. Helenium is especially bright in cloudy rainy weather, when it rains in the morning. Gelenium inflorescences will delight you until frost.
Recommended varieties of helenium: Waltraut, about one meter high, with golden-brownish inflorescences-baskets and Canari with yellow ones. In late autumn, the shoots of helenium should be cut off at the soil level, the rhizomes should be covered with spruce branches and polyethylene film to prevent the helenium rhizomes from damping out.
One of the most popular garden perennials — rudbeckia... The garden form of rudbeckia dissected with double globular golden-yellow inflorescences is known in Russia as the Golden Ball. Rudbeckia variety "Goldstrum" is 60 cm high and has golden yellow inflorescences with a black center.
Not demanding on the soil, very responsive to fertilizing. It reproduces well both by seeds and by dividing rhizomes in spring and autumn. Blooms in July-August. Faded inflorescences can be torn off to prolong flowering, or you can leave: firstly, its black button heads do not spoil the flower garden at all, and secondly, the rudbeckia seeds will ripen, and you will have many rudbeckia seedlings, which you can always exchange with your friends ... You will not regret planting rudbeckia in your garden! There are also annual varieties of rudbeckia.
16. Goldenrod, or solidago
Unpretentious shines yellow from a distance goldenrod, or golden rod(Solidago)... Its strain "Strahlenkrone" reaches a height of 60 cm, "Golden Shower" - 80 cm.
Everything goldenrods- the plants are very unpretentious and very responsive to the application of mineral fertilizers. In the first year of planting, solidago needs weeding, watering in drought, in subsequent years they are no longer afraid of anything, even pests and diseases are almost not affected.
Prefers moist soil and partial shade buzulnik(Ligularia)... His hybrid variety"Weihenstephan" growing up to 180 cm, has very large inflorescences-baskets, collected in a large ear.
Buzulniks grow well on moist, well-drained soils, otherwise they are not demanding on soils. You can place the buzulnik next to the reservoir, where it can become the center of the composition. If there is no reservoir on the site, then it is better to plant the buzulnik in partial shade, since the decorativeness of the buzulnik decreases in sunny, blown places. A buzulnik can grow in one place without a transplant for a very long time, up to twenty years. Easily propagated by dividing rhizomes and seeds. Buzulnik is practically not damaged by diseases and pests, it has high winter hardiness.
18. Yarrow
Yarrow (Achillea)- a plant that should not be neglected when laying flower beds. Its proximity to other flowers is very useful: it turned out that yarrow has the ability to extract some trace elements from the soil, including sulfur, and stimulate their absorption by neighboring plants.
Among the yarrow, there are also low-growing varieties that are convenient to use in mixborders, and tall ones, which are used for cutting. Yarrow grows well in poor and even rocky soils. The only condition for growing yarrow should be the presence of good drainage, with stagnant moisture in the soil, the yarrow will disappear.
For a yellow-flowering garden, it is best to use meadowsweet yarrow (A. filipendulina)... It remains decorative throughout the season, not only due to its dense yellow inflorescences, but also silvery carved openwork leaves. Among the many varieties and hybrids of meadowsweet yarrow, you can find shades of yellow for any, even the most sophisticated taste, from canary, lemon yellow, gray-yellow, pale moon color to dark yellow, and even the color of ancient gold. The best varietiesyarrowmeadowsweet: Coronation Gold, Altgold , Gold Plate, Cloth of Gold. It is advisable to plant all yarrows in an open, sunny place, where their decorative qualities will fully unfold.
19. Korean chrysanthemum
Among perennial chrysanthemums, there are many different highly decorative varieties. I would like to focus only on Korean chrysanthemums. They not only grow quickly and have time to bloom in the short summer of central Russia, are drought-resistant, but also easier to care for, unlike other types of chrysanthemums.
Everything korean chrysanthemums very light-requiring. The best places for chrysanthemums are sunny, protected from northern winds. The optimum soil pH response for chrysanthemums is (6.0 - 6.5), that is, the soil should be neutral. To reduce the acidity of the soil, you need to add dolomite flour, fluff lime in the fall. To increase acidity, you can add peat to the soil. For chrysanthemums, drainage is important. If the groundwater is too close, chrysanthemums will not overwinter. In Korean chrysanthemums, mass flowering begins in August-September.
In spring and early summer, you can use humus, diluted bird droppings, cow dung, nitrogen fertilizers as top dressing. In June, pinch chrysanthemums. During the budding period of Korean chrysanthemums, as well as during flowering, it is necessary to feed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. If all the conditions for caring for chrysanthemums are done correctly, then the abundance of flowers on Korean chrysanthemums will not show leaves!
After flowering, in autumn, chrysanthemums need to be cut off. The rhizomes of Korean chrysanthemums need to be slightly covered with spruce branches and dry foliage. As a shelter, you can use humus, dry peat, a layer of earth, non-woven material - agrospan.
20. St. John's wort
St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)- herbaceous perennial plant. St. John's wort is completely unpretentious, it winters well, it is not picky about soils, it easily tolerates droughts. It can grow both in full sun and partial shade. The only thing that he cannot stand is the stagnation of water in the soil. On fertile soils, and in the presence of additional fertilizing, St. John's wort will give you a whole scattering of bright golden yellow flowers! Do not forget to pick off the faded St. John's wort inflorescences for further flowering. However, St. John's wort can also be used as a medicinal plant: then, in the midst of flowering, cut the shoots with color and dry them. Hypericum infusions help with sore throat, stomach, stomach cramps.
21. Evening Primrose
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis), or primrose is a biennial tall plant. Enotera grows well on dry, unfertile soils containing lime. Evening primrose should be planted in elevated places, because there is a threat of damping out evening primrose rosettes in spring from melt water... If underground waters are located close to the site, then you need to take care of drainage.
Evening primrose missouri (Oenotheramissuris)- perennial ground cover plant. Enotera Missouri grows well on light drained nutrient soils with a neutral soil pH (6.0-6.5).
Missouri evening primrose is used to decorate rocky gardens, mixborders, it looks great in group plantings. Flowers of the new African Sun evening primrose variety open throughout the day from June to October. Thanks to this long flowering period and the very bright color of the flowers, this evening primrose has a chance to take a strong place in the summer flower range. In the fall, the stems of the Missouri evening primrose must be cut at the root.
22. Delphinium
Delphinium (Delphinium)- a perennial, without which it is difficult to imagine modern garden, he is so popular among flower growers. If earlier there were only blue, blue, white, pink delphiniums, now new varieties of perennial delphiniums with yellow flowers have been developed.
Delphiniums grow well on fertile, drained soils with a neutral soil reaction. Delphiniums are very responsive to fertilizers. In the spring, at the beginning of the growing season, they need to be fed with nitrogen fertilizers in order to grow a tall and beautiful flower stalk. During the budding period and during flowering, fertilizing is made with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. For delphiniums, it is best to choose a place in the background of the flower garden, otherwise they may obscure other, lower plants. After flowering, remove all faded peduncles of the delphinium and then in August-September the delphinium will bloom again.
Delphiniums winter well even without light cover. Remember to divide the rhizome every three to four years. Delphinium is easily affected by Fusarium, which is why its peduncle stems can lie down. Therefore, as soon as the lower leaves of the delphinium begin to turn yellow, treat the plant with foundation, phytosporin, Maxim.
23. Chilean gravilate
Chilean gravilat (Geum quellyon)- a perennial herb. Chilean gravilat grows well in open sunny places, but it also tolerates partial shade, with drained soil, very responsive to watering, resistant to temporary drought, blooms from June to August. But for the winter, it is recommended to organize light shelter with leaves or covering material. Recommended varieties of Chilean gravilata in yellow flowers: Goldball, Lady Strateden.
24. Lily
Lily (Lilium)- a perennial bulbous plant, from the variety of species and varieties of which the head goes in a circle: there are so many of them. The lilies of Asian hybrids are the most unpretentious for the climate of central Russia, as they can winter without shelter. The rest of the species and varieties of lilies need light shelter.
Lilies grow well on light, fertile soil. If the soil is clay, add humus, sand, perlite. Drain or drain close groundwater from the area where lilies grow. The best place for lilies - sunny, as in the shade flowering will be more scarce. Lilies cannot tolerate fresh manure and nitrogen fertilizers... For feeding, it is better to use phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Once every four years, lilies need replanting and division.
25. Yellow gentian
Yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea)- a perennial plant, reaching up to one meter in height. Gentians are plants that grow well in acidic soils. They can be planted in company with rhododendrons, azaleas. It will take a lot of patience and care to breed gentians on your site, especially for tall gentian species.
The yellow gentian has a taproot, so they are planted as small as possible, and two- and three-year-old plants are no longer transplanted. But where the yellow gentian feels at home, it becomes one of the most durable garden perennials. In natural natural environment plants of 60 years of age are known. Plants grown from seeds will bloom in twelve years.
26. Snapdragon
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) — perennial herb. For snapdragons, fertile, loose, without stagnant soil moisture are suitable.
If you have clay soil on your site, add more organic matter, peat, sand to it in order to make the soil looser and eliminate stagnant excess moisture. If your site has sandy loam soil, add black soil, rotted organic matter, leafy soil, try to improve the structure of the soil so that it can hold water and stay moist for a longer time. Watering the snapdragon is carried out only after the topsoil has dried.
It is better to choose a place for the snapdragon that is sunny, but snapdragon grows well in partial shade. Snapdragon blooms from June to October, just do not forget to feed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers in time and remove faded inflorescences so that the flowering of the snapdragon does not stop.
27. Peony
Peony (Paeonia)- perennial herbaceous rhizome plant. Peonies can grow on almost all types of soil, but the best soils for peonies are cultivated, well-drained and sufficiently water-absorbing loams. The reaction of the medium should be closer to neutral (pH not less than 6 and not more than 7, best of all 6.5).
Choosing a place to plant your peonies is of paramount importance. Peonies are light-loving plants, so the site should be sunny, open for air circulation, but at the same time protected from the prevailing winds. Peonies should not be planted near buildings, it may be too dry and hot near the wall, and near trees, they will draw on moisture and nutrients.
For a peony is also important correct fit: the buds should be at the level of the soil. Remember to divide the peony rhizome every three to four years. Yellow peony (Paeonialutea)- are no longer a rarity in our gardens.
28. Swimsuit
Swimsuit (Trollius)- perennial rhizome herb. The most suitable soils for growing swimwear are light, medium loamy, structural, with a high humus content. Swimwear grow well on neutral soils. They winter well without shelter. Swimwear can grow in one place without a transplant for a long time and do not like frequent transplants.
It is good to plant a swimsuit next to a pond, since in nature swimsuits grow along the banks of rivers and ponds. The bather can quite keep company with the buzulnik.
29. Anemone
Anemone (Anemone)- perennial herbaceous rhizome plant. Anemones multiply rapidly and form extensive clumps. Anemones, or spring anemones, thrive on light, moist soils with a high humus content. Moreover, soil moisture must be maintained throughout the growing season, even after the death of the aerial part of the plant. Anemones grow best on calcareous soils, so ash or dolomite flour should be periodically added to the soil where anemones grow. Anemones are easily propagated by root suckers; with regular watering, anemones will easily take root in a new place.
30. Eremurus
Eremurus (Eremurus)- tall herbaceous plants, representatives of highlands, however, they have proven themselves quite well in our central zone of Russia. The main condition for growing Eremurus is the presence of well-drained areas with light soil.
I read a lot about them, that Eremurus are very capricious, they can get wet or freeze, but my Eremurus has been living with me for five years. I found a place for him in a high flower bed, so the water never lingers there. Hibernates without shelter. Every year my eremurus adds one peduncle. Leaving is minimal, I try only to feed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Nitrogen fertilizers become destructive for most flowers: they cause rot of shoots and buds, therefore I do not use pure nitrogen fertilizers at all on the site.
In some species of Eremurus, flower stalks reach three meters, one and a half of which are spike-shaped inflorescences. Eremurus begins to bloom from below, gradually rising up. The eremurus inflorescence seems to be burning from the bottom up! And it blooms for more than a month, so there is something to admire!
31. Ranunculus
Ranunculus (Ranunculus)- or garden buttercups, very beautiful tuberous plants. Be sure to find a spot in your garden for buttercups. Ranunculus prefer sunny, not too damp, humus-rich soils.
Stagnant moisture leads to the development of root rot in ranunculus, therefore good drainage is the key to success in growing ranunculus. Ranunculus nodules are planted with "claws" down to a depth of no more than five to eight centimeters, depending on the soil. Ranunculus are quite unpretentious.
Water them in moderation, periodically loosen the soil. Before flowering, it is a good idea to apply phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Remove faded flowers in time. This ensures long-term flowering of ranunculus, which continues until the end of July. After flowering and dying off of the leaves, the tubers of ranunculus are dug up and placed in a dry, frost-free room for the winter. During wintering, make sure that the tubers of the ranunculus do not dry out.
32. Dahlia
Dahlia (Dahlia)- a herbaceous tuberous plant that grows well and blooms profusely in an open, sunny place with fertile loam and sufficient moisture. When growing dahlias, for best flowering, leave no more than three stems in the bush. If you leave more than three shoots, then the inflorescences on this dahlia bush will be much smaller, which makes the bush itself less decorative. Large dahlia bushes need support. When choosing dahlias, be guided by your requirements, since there are varieties of both tall dahlias, and very small ones, border ones.
When growing perennial dahlias, there is one thing: in our climate, dahlia tubers do not hibernate, so they need to be dug up and stored in dry, frost-free rooms for the winter. It's good if there are such premises, but what should the townspeople do?
If you value the varieties of dahlias, then after the first frost, feel free to dig up the tubers, rinse and dry them well. Before sending them for storage, treat the dahlia tubers with foundation, Maxim to prevent the development of rot, and also phytoverm or actellik for pests. After that, place the dahlia tubers in a box with side holes for ventilation, sprinkle them with sawdust, shavings, sand, perlite or other material. Place the box of dahlia tubers in the coolest place in your apartment. In the spring, before sprouting dahlia tubers, do not forget to re-treat against rot and pests.
If you do not have the conditions for storing the tubers of perennial dahlias, modern varieties of annual dahlias will come to the rescue, which are not inferior in size to their inflorescences to their older brothers, and even surpass them in the abundance of flowering.
33. Stock-rose
Stock-rose (Alcea) Is a perennial herb, ideal for planting in the background of flower beds, decorating walls and fences. Stock rose is also beautiful as a single plant, soloing against the background of the lawn. For planting it, choose a place without stagnant water, the stock-rose easily tolerates drought, and when irrigated and fertilized, it will thank you with chic peduncles, from which chic bouquets are obtained.
34. Sedum, sedum
Sedum (Sedum),or sedum- succulent herb, undemanding to soil. Sedum blooms from July until frost and leaves under the blooming snow. Most stonecrops are very hardy and do not require shelter.
Tall types of sedum are suitable for flower beds with decorative annuals and perennials. Stonecrops can be planted on a flower bed in small groups, combining with asters, chrysanthemums, ornamental cereals or dwarf conifers. Preferring bright sun, stonecrops easily put up with a little shading. They retain their decorative effect even after flowering, so they can be left in the flower bed until next spring.
35. Gladiolus
- perennial bulbous herbaceous plant. Gladiolus is considered one of the most decorative garden flowers. Its peduncles, like victorious swords, are directed upward, on which flowers of various colors are located in a joyful company, like a flock of butterflies.
Before planting, corms of gladioli are treated with preparations from rot and pests. For planting gladioli, you need to choose a sunny and wind-protected place with light, fertile, drained soil. Gladioli, like other garden flowers, need fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Gladioli bloom in August - September. Sometimes the peduncles of gladioli need a garter to support.
In autumn, after flowering, when the leaves begin to turn yellow, the corms of gladioli are dug up, washed well, dried. Before storing gladioli corms, treat them with preparations against rot (foundationol, phytosporin) and pests (actellik, fitoverm). Store gladioli corms in a cool dry place.
Annuals
June is the time when annuals begin to bloom. Annuals throughout the summer will give the flower garden the desired color, which intensifies and grows towards the end of summer. Without annuals, the flower garden will look a little lonely. If perennials bloom, basically, only for one month, annuals do not stop flowering during the entire growing season, they can only be stopped by the frost that hit in late autumn. Among annuals, it is easy to pick up unpretentious plants in care. But in order to get flowering of annuals already in June, you will have to grow them through seedlings.
36. Petunia
Petunia (Petunia)- ground cover or ampel plant. Petunia is planted with seeds in early March. In the second half of May, seedlings of petunias can already be planted in open ground, in most cases already with color. Petunias need a bright sun, however, they will bloom with a little shade.
Petunia is not at all capricious to soils and is drought tolerant, but if you want to achieve continuous flowering petunias, you need to constantly feed it and water it as the soil dries up. Top dressing of petunias begins with nitrogen fertilizers or mullein infusion, and then, until the beginning of August, with an interval of 7-10 days, they are given full mineral fertilizers with a predominance of phosphorus and potassium. Petunias can be grown in flowerpots, hanging baskets and pots. If hanging baskets are located in the sun, it is advisable to cover the soil in the baskets with moss before closing the petunias in order to retain moisture.
37. Marigolds, or tagetes
Or tagetes (Tagetes)... Tall and low, spreading and erect with various shades from pale yellow and lemon to golden and dark yellow with a copper tint, marigolds are indispensable in flower beds. Their presence will significantly reduce the number of pests. Marigolds are unpretentious to growing conditions, grow on any well-moistened soil, bloom in the sun and in partial shade, are very responsive to feeding, bloom until frost.
Or annual, not only beautiful, but also edible. photophilous, easily tolerates both cold snap and drought. Chrysanthemum seeds can be sown directly into the soil in early spring. Seedlings of a crowned chrysanthemum, carefully dug out during thinning, can be planted, they tolerate transplanting well and all take root. Crowned chrysanthemum shoots can be used in salads along with herbs.
39. Nasturtium
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) — a very popular herb. Nasturtium is a thermophilic and light-loving plant. Nasturtium prefers a sunny location, moderately fertile, moist soils. In open ground, nasturtium is planted in late May - early June.
In care, nasturtium is unpretentious, like other annuals. Before flowering, nasturtium is regularly watered, and after it blooms, watering is needed only when the soil is sufficiently dry. In extreme heat, the leaves of nasturtium can wilt, this is not dangerous, with the onset of evening coolness, the decorativeness of nasturtium is restored.
During the budding period and during the flowering of nasturtium, only phosphorus-potassium fertilizers should be used for feeding. Nasturtium will bloom in the garden from June until the very frost. After flowering, many seeds are tied to it. Nasturtium seeds are able to overwinter in the soil and sprout the next year. By the way, all parts of the plant: flowers, leaves, and shoots are edible.
40. Kosmeya
Kosmeya (Cosmos)- a very unpretentious light-loving, drought-resistant, cold-resistant plant. Kosmeya grows well on loose, moderately fertile soils. Kosmey is easy to grow by direct sowing in open ground in late April - early May. Recommended varieties: Terry Kosmeya Yellow (Cosmos sulphureus).
41. Calendula, marigold
Calendula (Calendula)- not only an ornamental, but also a medicinal plant. If you plant calendula in a flower garden, the essential oils contained in calendula will protect neighboring plants from pests not only from above, but also underground. Calendula flowers will serve as a living barometer for you: they close before the rain. And dried calendula flowers will help you cope with angina and heart disease.
42. Fragrant tobacco
Fragrant tobacco (Nicotiana suaveolens)- an annual very fragrant plant, completely unpretentious, responsive to watering and feeding. When grown through seedlings, it begins to bloom as early as June. Gives self-seeding. Flowering grows when feeding with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.
43. Cosmidium
Cosmidium- a related plant to cosme, or even a kind of cosme. Unlike cosme, the cosmidium is lower, its flowers are not so large, but the color of the flowers is so rich and bright that I decided to recommend this flower. Cosmidium flowers are yellow with a dark red or almost brown velvet color at the very center of the flower. Examining a cosmidium flower close up, you cannot immediately understand whether it is dry or wet: it seems that these are dew drops shimmer in the sun and enhance the color.
44. Astra
Aster annual, or Chinese aster (Callistephus chinesis)- perhaps the most colorful flower of all annuals. Depending on the height of the stem (15 to 90 cm) annual asters suitable for flower beds, mixborders, group plantings, decorate balconies and terraces. They feel good in a sunny place and in partial shade, on loamy and sandy loam permeable soils. Asters prefer calcareous or neutral soils with a high humus content. With an excess of nitrogen in the soil, asters are susceptible to fusarium wilt, therefore, use only phosphorus-potassium fertilizers for feeding.
45. Eschsholzia
45., or poppy california- unpretentious annual plant, delighting not only with its yellow flowers that open throughout the summer, but also carved silvery foliage... Escholzia grows well on moderately moist, fertilized soils, although it can easily tolerate temporary droughts.
46. Zinnia
Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) not demanding on soils, but grows better on moist, humus-rich, calcareous soils. On acidic soils, zinnia is susceptible to disease. When grown through seedlings, zinnia blooms in late June and blooms until late autumn. Among the variety of varieties of this plant, you can find zinnias with both large flowers and small-flowered ones, but they are in no way inferior to them in decorativeness. To keep the flowering of zinnia long, do not forget to remove the faded inflorescences and feed them every two weeks with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.
Zinnia can be planted in a company with other annuals that match in height. Zinnia looks great in a group planting, forming islands of greenery and large caps of inflorescences.
Shrubs
47. Rose
What is a garden without a rose? If you find it difficult to cover hybrid tea or floribunda roses for the winter, you can choose unpretentious park yellow-flowering varieties of roses. For example, "Freesia" in all respects is suitable for any garden. This blooms the Rose all summer long, fragrant. A small shelter of the root system for the winter is enough for her. If you have been doing floriculture for a long time, then the choice of roses in front of you is significantly expanding both among spray and climbing roses.
48. Shrub cinquefoil
Shrub cinquefoil (Pentaphylloides fruticosa)- a small shrub that will be a great addition to a yellow-flowering garden. Potentilla blooms from June to October, easily tolerates pruning, grows well on moist, drained soils, is very responsive to fertilization and feeding. The flowers of Potentilla shrub can be dried and brewed instead of tea, because it is not for nothing that the second name of Potentilla is Kuril tea.
49. Rhododendron
Rhododendron grows mainly on acidic soils, if the soil in your garden is neutral or calcareous, then all attempts to grow rhododendron may be unsuccessful. Only with the annual introduction of peat, pine needles or sawdust, pine bark, as well as special fertilizers, will it be possible to grow rhododendrons in the garden. However, it's worth it! Just the sight of a blooming rhododendron will drive anyone crazy! But in addition to the requirements for the acidity of the soil, many more rules must be followed when planting and further caring for rhododendron, even in autumn and winter.
50. Dyeing gorse
Dyeing gorse (Genista tinctoria)- a low shrub, which, by the way, is perfect for growing in an alpine hill, in curbs, in small group plantings. Gorse prefers sandy light dry calcareous soils. In spring or early summer, the shoots of the gorse are covered with yellow flowers, behind which no leaves are visible. However, gorse is not only decorative, but also a medicinal plant. During wintering, thin shoots can freeze near the dyeing gorse, but in the spring the plant quickly recovers.
51. Forsythia, forsythia
Forsythia, forsythia (Forsythia) Is a shrub that blooms in early spring with beautiful yellow flowers. Immediately after the snow melts, the forsythia shoots are covered with flowers. Forsythia loves a bright and sheltered place. Forsythia grows well on humus-rich, calcareous or neutral soils. If there is enough rainfall, then watering is not required. But if the summer is very dry and hot, then forsythia should be watered at least once a month, 10-20 liters under one bush.
In the spring, under the forsythia bush, you can put rotted manure, which will serve not only as fertilizer, but also as mulch. Every spring, all diseased, broken, weak shoots are cut off, as well as from a third to half of the faded inflorescences. Stump pruning is used to rejuvenate the bush. With such pruning, forsythia quickly grows back and restores the crown, however, as with shortening old faded branches. For the winter, it is recommended to cover the forsythia root system with a dry leaf, spruce branches, as well as bending the branches to the ground to avoid freezing.
Forsythia has many decorative forms, among which are the best: dense forsythia (f. Densiflora), remarkable forsythia (f. Spectabilis), primrose forsythia (f. Pmulina).
52. Barberry
Barberry Thunberg (Berberis thunbergii)- a shrub that is valued not only for its high decorative qualities, but also for its berries, which contain a very large amount of vitamin C.
All barberries are distinguished by their unpretentiousness, they are not demanding on the soil, they are not afraid of strong prevailing winds, they tolerate drought and heat, they cannot stand only moisture stagnation in the soil. Therefore, for planting barberries, you need to choose a dry place or arrange good drainage. Barberries grow well in partial shade, but for forms with colored leaves, a sunny place is preferable, where the color of the leaves is most pronounced.
Barberry is responsive to feeding with complete complex fertilizers with microelements. In the first year of planting, barberry needs to loosen the soil, weed weeds. Pruning barberry consists in removing weak, diseased, broken shoots.
Among all varieties and varieties of barberry, there are yellow-leaved forms, the representative of which is the Thunberg barberry Aurea. Barberry Thunberg Aurea about a meter high. It can burn in the sun, so a penumbra location is required. The new yellow-leaved variety of barberry Bonanza Gold is not afraid of the sun at all, but it is slightly shorter in stature.
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Even the most magnificent bouquets do not leave such an impression as primroses shyly emerging from under the snow, signaling the end of winter. These delicate plants are the very first to please the eye, therefore they are perceived especially brightly. The most famous of them are snowdrops, but the first spring flowers, photos and names of which are well known to many gardeners and owners of summer cottages, are far from limited to them.
Early spring flowers
In some regions, the first early flowering plants bloom their petals at the end of winter, but the main period in which they delight the eye with their delicate buds falls on April and May. Such representatives of flora as snowdrop, forest, hellebore and erantis bloom in late February or early March, when the last snow has not yet melted, and the sun is barely warming. Others, such as lungwort, bloom in April-May with the onset of the first fine days.
When it comes to flowers in March, the first thing that comes to mind is the snowdrop. Even a child knows this plant with delicate white bell flowers. Another name for a snowdrop is galanthus. This is a perennial plant that exists most of the time underground and blooms on the surface only for a short (no more than a month) breeding period. Thereafter aerial part dies off, but the snowdrop itself continues to live and blooms again next year.
In total, there are 18 varieties of flowers in the world, 12 of which grow on the territory of the former USSR. In addition, there are two natural hybrids of these plants. ... According to the modern classification, the following types are distinguished:
Another early spring flower with a telling name is hellebore. In the south, it opens its buds at the end of February, but in Europe it most often begins to bloom for Easter, because there it is sometimes called the "Rose of Christ". Like the snowdrop, it is a perennial bulbous plant that lives underground most of the time. It can bloom under the snow and calmly endure frosts down to -6 ° C.
The hellebores come in a variety of colors.: burgundy, peach, yellowish green, pink, white, red. Hybrids with a bright purple color with a greenish tint are especially popular with gardeners.
Another March plant that is not afraid of late snowfalls is the spring plant, also known as erantis. It has bright, sunny golden flowers that stand out strongly against the background of white snow, through which they often grow along with bronze-green leaves. Often it is erantis that blooms first in the spring, ahead of even snowdrops.
These plants bloom for two weeks. It is best to plant them in groups in combination with other bulbous perennials - so their small single flowers will look much more spectacular. In nature, the spring plant grows under trees or shrubs, which shed their leaves for the winter, fertilizing and enriching the land. It prefers to grow in partial shade on moist soil and does not tolerate drought or stagnant water.
At the end of March, a flower such as a scrub or scilla wakes up.... The most famous Siberian variety - it was she who was nicknamed the blue snowdrop. It decorates fields and forests with a bright blue "lake" of flowers, not only in Siberia, but throughout Eastern Europe, in parts of Western Asia and North America and also in the Caucasus. Its varieties grown in gardens and summer cottages are far from being limited to blue - they are purple, snow-white and even light pink.
A little later, in April, when the snows have already melted, at least beautiful plants, which are also referred to as spring flowering. April flowers are more varied than March flowers- in addition to late snowdrops and woodlands, they include the following species:
One of the most unpretentious species is muscari, aka mouse hyacinth or viper onion. The inflorescences of this plant consist of many small bell flowers and are shaped like bunches of grapes. Their most common color is blue, but there are white, blue, purple and two-tone varieties. Especially beautiful are the Armenian muscari with azure flowers decorated with a white border, as well as the delicate pink Japanese variety.
These plants multiply very quickly, so getting rid of them will be very problematic if you once planted an adder onions in the area.
When you want to experiment with these flowers in garden design, it is better to plant their bulbs in pots or flower beds. Muscari do not bloom for long, like most primroses: only 2-3 weeks, after which the aerial part of the flower dies off.
Another beautiful early spring flower variety is crocuses.... Their buds can be found in February under the snow, but it is in April that most of the species and hybrids of these plants bloom. They bloom even shorter than most relatives: only 5-7 days. A very beautiful variety of these primroses in the Crimea. Photos and names of various plants on this peninsula are given in many reference books: more than a hundred species grow on it early flowering plants, including the folded snowdrop found only there.
One of the most recognizable garden plants that bloom in early spring is primrose. There are many (over 550) varieties and varieties of this small flower, only a few of which are grown in decorative purposes... Those that wake up in early spring include species such as primrose and common primrose, and some of these plants re-bloom in the fall.
Representatives of the spring flora are also noteworthy. blooming petals from April to May, one of which is lungwort. At the beginning of its flowering, a surprisingly beautiful phenomenon can be observed: in one inflorescence, dark blue and pinkish buds are combined. This is due to the fact that the young flowers of this plant are pink in color, which changes to blue over time. Exists beautiful legend, according to which the blue buds are the flowers of Adam, and the pink ones are of Eve, while the whole plant symbolizes the unity of opposites.
Another related to famous legend the flower is a daffodil. The character bearing the name of this plant ancient greek mythology distinguished by narcissism, vanity, pride and selfishness, which ultimately ruined him, and at the place of death, according to legend, this flower first grew. Despite this symbolism, the daffodil is an unpretentious plant that grows well even on sandy or clay soil and blooms longer in the shade than in the sun. In its various varieties, the stem height ranges from 5 cm to 0.5 m, and the most common bud colors are yellow and white.
Even at the end of April, an anemone blooms, nicknamed the anemone for its sensitivity to even the weakest breath of air. It does not bloom for long, only 2-3 weeks. Depending on the species, there are a variety of colors of these colors: white, pale blue, yellow, red with white, violet-pink. Especially beautiful is the crown anemone with bright, large flowers, as if descended from a fairy-tale picture. But since in nature this type of plant grows in warm regions, in the garden it will need special care for the winter.
Most primroses are bulbous ephemeroids. To the question of which herbaceous plant blooms first, the answer comes as early as May: this is a mother-and-stepmother. The Latin name of this species (Tussilágo) literally means "to banish cough" - since ancient times, people have appreciated it for medicinal properties... This is a perennial plant of a discreet yellow color, outwardly similar to an ordinary dandelion. It is remarkable in that the flowers appear on it before the leaves, which grow back after the end of flowering and fruiting.
Other May flowers are also noteworthy.... Their list includes many known species, including the following plants:
A plant like a tulip is familiar to almost everyone. Its decorative versions are widely used by gardeners around the world, but there is also a wild forest tulip, which blooms much earlier than its domesticated counterparts. In total, there are about a hundred varieties of this flower.
Grown varieties of tulips come in a wide variety of shapes and colors: terry, fringed, lily-like, all shades of yellow, orange, red and pink, greenish, white, covered with variegated patterns - and this is not a complete list.
Other notable garden plants blooming in late spring - peonies. They are appreciated by summer residents not only for their flowers, but also for their beautiful lush leaves, and in some varieties, even decorative fruits. Peony varieties differ in color, color tone, flower structure, height, size, flowering duration. There are also about 20 wild representatives of these plants, including the Wittmann peony and the duck peony.
Plants growing by themselves are far from being as bright and lush as the varieties bred by man, but they are not devoid of their special beauty. Less remarkable outwardly May flowers include, for example, spring adonis - a representative of the buttercup family with several stems and large golden-yellow flowers.
It grows in the Crimea, the Urals and in Western Siberia, very rare also in Germany and Switzerland, where it is protected as an endangered species. Various parts of this plant are widely used in medicine, but you should be very careful with it - like many buttercups, adonis is poisonous.
Another plant in May is the dicentra, which is also called "broken heart". And for a reason - her numerous pink flowers are really very similar to hearts. This plant grows up to 80 cm tall, is quite light-requiring, but it can grow in the shade - then the flowering will last longer, but it will begin later and the buds will not be so lush. It usually opens its buds from early May to mid-June, after which it falls asleep, but sometimes it blooms again from August to September. Due to its fragile roots located close to the surface of the earth, special care must be taken when replanting the plant.
Due to their unpretentiousness, beautiful and delicate primroses, photos, names and descriptions of which are found in many gardening reference books, have become popular in the design of personal and summer cottages. Due to their short flowering period, several species can be planted in one place at once and enjoy different compositions of these flowers, most of which are not very noticeable singly.
Since the first flowers are mostly ephemeroids, after flowering, you can immediately plant one-year-old flowers to replace them - the underground bulbs will have enough watering and fertilizers that new plants receive. Different species can grow in one place without transplanting from 4-5 to 10 years. These plants reproduce in two ways: by dividing the bulb and by seeds, while the specimens grown from the seeds will begin to bloom only after 3-4 years. Some species require special care before the onset of cold weather, while others, such as iridodictium, need to be dug up for the whole summer.
Most often, in plantings in one area, several varieties of primroses are combined or varieties of the same species, different in color, are used. These representatives of flora look especially beautiful in the design of alpine slides and rockeries, where the contrast between fragile, delicate flowers and strict stones stands out, but they will also serve as a good decoration for an ordinary lawn.
In a meadow, a flower bed or a summer cottage, primroses never cease to please the eye, enlivening the snowy landscape while the rest of nature is still sleeping. These beautiful representatives of flora have rightfully won the hearts of many gardeners and simply nature lovers, because they are not only beautiful in appearance, but also mark the end of winter, which will inevitably be followed by spring, and with it the warmth so necessary for all living things.
Small overview
When the snow begins to melt in the fields and forests, the time comes for the first spring flowers. We call them by the general word "primroses". Many of them bloom in some European latitudes as early as February - even where snow is rarely seen now :) We are also interested in them because they can also be found in the wild in our cultivated orchards. To help summer residents, I will show you a few photos.
Primroses - this is the name of a whole family of plants, the representative of which is Common primrose, or common primula (lat.Primula vulgaris).
Another primrose:
Spring Primrose, or Medicinal Primrose, or Present Primrose, or Spring Primula (Latin Prímula véris). Photo: Wikipedia
In some regions, any first spring flowers are called "snowdrops", but according to the botanical nomenclature, the "correct" snowdrop looks like this:
Snowdrop, or Galantus (Latin Galánthus). There are several types of this plant that are poisonous. In the photo - Galanthus nivalis. Photo: Wikipedia
One of the first to bloom is the Chionodoxa, which is sometimes confused with the Siberian Proleskaya.
Chionodoxa; Snowman; Snow beauty. Photo: www.weerkust.ru
Siberian beetle (Latin Scilla siberica)... Photo: Wikipedia
In some regions, the liverwort is called proleskaya.
Liverwort noble (Hepatica nobilis), or copse. Poisonous plant. The white flowers next to it are the anemone nemorósa (lat. Anémone nemorósa). Care must be taken when working with it, as with all buttercups.
And this is another anemone.
Buttercup Anemone, or Buttercup Anemone, or Buttercup Anemone (Latin Anemóne ranunculoídes). Poisonous plant!
It is sometimes confused with another plant from the same family, which is called a spring plant, but if you look closely, the differences are visible to the naked eye.
Winter Erantis, or Winter Vesennik, Eranthis hyemalis (see also title photo)
It bloomed lungwort (Pulmonaria).
And it blooms corydalis (Latin Corýdalis).
This is how she looks in bloom:
Corydalis are also considered poisonous. Photo: www.vespabellicosus2008.narod.ru
Goose onion (lat.Gagea)
Common mother-and-stepmother (Latin Tussilago farfara)... Leaves of this plant appear later than flowers. Photo: www.vespabellicosus2008.narod.ru
In the wild, you can find both crocus and muscari (mouse hyacinth).
Crocus (lat.Crócus)
Viper bow, or Mouse hyacinth, or Muscari (lat.Muscári). Photo: Wikipedia
Lumbago (lat.Pulsatílla) blooms later, in some regions it is called "dream-grass". Common lumbago is a poisonous plant.
Beautiful flower carpets create different types of tenacious and lamb, which also bloom a little later than the very first flowers.
Tenacious creeping (Ajuga reptans L.), or Dubrovka. Photo: www.files.school-collection.edu.ru
Purple lamb (Latin Lamium purpureum). Yellow flower next to her - clean man, which is sometimes confused with marigold.
Spring cleaner, or spring buttercup (lat.Ficaria verna).
And the marigold looks like this and is very, very rare in our gardens:
Marsh marigold (Latin Caltha palustris)... She has only 5 petals; poisonous plant. Photo: Wikipedia
Well, just in case :) Plants that in some latitudes can bloom in January.
Veronica oak (lat.Veronica chamaedrys)
Perennial margarita (lat.Béllis perénnis)
Ivy budra, creeping budra (lat.Glechóma hederácea); sometimes called dognip or catnip. The plant has a pleasant aroma but is also considered poisonous.
I won't show the dandelion, everyone seems to know it :) Instead, I will show a beautiful violet.
Soul sirloin (lat.Víola odoráta). The most fragrant primrose! In some reference books it is considered conditionally poisonous plant *
* "In modern literature, poisonous plants are considered to be those that produce toxic substances (phytotoxins), even in small quantities causing death and damage to humans and animals. However, this definition contains a certain measure of convention." (BN Orlov, D.B. Gelashvili, A.K. Ibragimov. Poisonous animals and plants of the USSR). Most researchers divide such plants into highly poisonous, poisonous and conventionally poisonous.
Real spring in the country begins with the appearance of the first flowers, don't you agree? This is probably why we love plants so much that wake up before everyone else, revitalizing flower beds and delighting the soul of a gardener. Now, in anticipation of these small miracles, I propose to recall together the earliest flowers in our gardens.
Early flowering bulbous
The most numerous and popular among early spring flowers, of course, all kinds. They are planted, as a rule, in the fall, and now in those regions where spring comes early, people are already admiring the first flowers. The article will give you inspiration and spring mood, and we will talk a little more about the very first bulbs blooming in our gardens.Snowdrop (galanthus)
It was called a snowdrop for a reason - this cold-resistant plant blooms as soon as the snow melts in the garden. The first ones appear already at the beginning of March - of course, depending on the climatic conditions of your area.
Galanthus it is best to settle in conditions close to the places of its natural habitat - along the bushes, under the trees, which do not yet give a thick shade in early spring. If you want snowdrops to bloom in a flower bed, please note that a plant is - ephemeroid: at the end of a rather short vegetative period, its aboveground part dies off.
The snowdrop reproduces by seeds (thanks to the ants dragging the seed pods, it can settle in your garden on its own) and daughter bulbs. Galanthus is planted in the fall; in spring, after flowering, overgrown nests can be divided.
If you want to know more about this spring messenger and admire its photographs, check out the publications:
Crocus
The earliest among are botanical species: crocus tommasini, golden-flowered crocus, crocus ankyra, crocus impera and a number of others - in suitable climatic conditions, they can bloom as early as February. A little later the baton is picked up by large-flowered Dutch hybrids, which impress not only with the size of the flowers, but also with their bright expressive colors.
Botanical crocuses bloom earlier, but hybrid ones are larger. Photo
These amazing flowers are appropriate almost everywhere: they are planted in flower beds, and in small groups on, and under bushes and trees; they are also suitable for. You can find out more about growing crocuses, their classification and use in the garden from the article.
Spring-blooming crocuses are planted in the fall; it is better to use baskets for planting, because crocus bulbs are extremely popular with. By this colors will suit both a sunny area and a corner in the diffused shade of deciduous shrubs and trees. There is no need to dig up the bulbs every year - they do this only when they want to share an overgrown nest.
If you want to plant crocuses on your site, take a look at our catalog, combining the offers of large garden online stores, to choose varieties for planting.
Muscari (mouse hyacinth)
An extremely unpretentious, surprisingly fast growing and extremely attractive plant worthy of settling in any flower garden. There are quite a few species and varieties of muscari, and they can vary in terms of flowering, but the very first ones bloom in April. In the article, I talked in detail about these flowers, their varieties and my impressions.
Muscari are bright and unpretentious flowers. Photo
Iridodictium (netted iris)
The flowers of these crumbs resemble irises, but from the genus Iris they were separated into an independent - Iridodyctium. It is a bulbous plant, not tall (up to 10 cm), but extremely graceful and attractive.
Iridodictium is a tiny but graceful flower. Photo
Vesennik (erantis)
Sunny golden flowers springtime will give you a wonderful mood. Moreover, they appear when the garden has not yet been colored with bright colors. Flowering - depending on the climate - begins in March or April. Surprisingly, this flower is not afraid of even late snowfalls!
The sunny flowers of erantis give a spring mood. Photo
Tiny plants (no more than 10 cm in height, flower diameter - about 2.5 cm) look best in group plantings. They are spectacular both by themselves and in combination with other early spring bulbs - iridodictiums, crocuses and snowdrops.
In nature, erantis lives in the forest, so a place under deciduous trees and shrubs will be the most successful for planting it, but any other area located in partial shade will do. Vesennik is sensitive to soil moisture: it does not tolerate drought or stagnant water.
Read more about this plant in the publications:
Proleska (scilla)
The most common is Siberian brook- blooms in favorable conditions at the end of March. Most often, it can be recognized by its bell-shaped drooping flowers of a sky-blue hue, but in varietal forest trees, flowers can also be white.
Primrose
This plant is very diverse: scientists know about 550 species of primroses, of which only a small part is grown in culture. I talked about what are and how to grow them from seeds in the article.But it is not at all necessary to devote time to such a laborious task - you can buy already ready-made plants.
Primroses are adorable primroses. Photo
Primroses tolerate division and transplantation well, I happened to transplant them even when they were in bloom. Just be careful when purchasing lush flowering bushes in flower shops: often these are hybrids grown on all kinds of stimulants, stuffed with fertilizers for abundant flowering and a healthy appearance. Deprived of "doping", they do not survive. In my experience, it’s safer to buy flowering primroses from the marketplace — from gardeners who sell their surplus plants.
Primroses bloom, depending on the species, from April (and in warmer regions - from March), abundantly and for a long time. Moreover, in some species, re-flowering is possible in late summer - early autumn. They can be grown not only in the garden, but also on balconies, loggias, terraces - this is a good container plant.
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Dacha is not only garden beds, berry bushes and fruit trees. Perennial flowers help to create beauty on the site. For a garden, unpretentious long-flowering plants are indispensable, as a magnificent frame for a canvas created by the labor of a summer resident.
For beginner gardeners, it may seem that breaking down a flower garden and caring for it is too troublesome. But with the right choice of crops, taking care of flowers will not take much time, and the buds will open from early spring to late autumn.
The most unpretentious flowers for spring
Early spring in the middle lane does not please with colors. Annual flowers have not yet been sown, even the most unpretentious ones are just showing up from under the ground.
Are there really plants that are ready to bloom in the first warm days? Yes, wintering bulbous crops have formed the rudiments of buds since autumn and in the spring they are the first to illuminate the flower beds with all shades of the rainbow.
Crocuses
Crocus corollas of white, blue, yellow and even striped colors appear practically from under the snow. Plants with a height of 7 to 15 cm bloom from March to May, and after the withering of the flowers they retire. Planting of bulbs is carried out in the traditional terms for spring bulbous plants, from August to September. The best place for crocuses is in well-lit areas or partial shade, for example, under the crowns of shrubs or trees that have not yet blossomed.
Tulips
Tulip is not only the most common perennials in summer cottages, but also the most unpretentious flowers. Today, lovers of spring flowers have at their disposal hundreds and thousands of magnificent varieties. However, not everyone knows that these garden plants belong to several species, differing both in appearance and in the timing of flowering.
Skillfully choosing varieties, with the help of tulips alone with a height of 10 to 50 cm, you can decorate a site up to an alpine slide. The first tulips start blooming in March, and the latest varieties wither at the end of May.
Tulip bulbs are planted in the first half of autumn in sunny areas with a loose, rich nutrients soil.
During growth and flowering, plants need regular watering, which is stopped in the summer when the bulbs are resting.
Garden tulip species react differently to frost. If in the southern regions the most lush terry and lily varieties can be considered unpretentious plants for summer cottages and gardens, then in the northern regions the common tulips of Greig, Gesner and Foster need annual digging.
They can be replaced by low-growing botanical tulips or Kaufman tulips that winter easily in any climate.
Daffodils
Together with tulips on garden beds daffodils appear. Bloom lasts from April to last days May, while flowers illuminate the garden not only with bright sunny shades, but also with an exquisite aroma.
Depending on the variety, the plants reach a height of 30 to 60 cm. Flowers can be either simple or double, with a short or long crown. Daffodils prefer areas with loose, fertile soil. They grow well in the sun and under the crowns that open at this time. The main thing is that the soil in which the bulbs were planted in the fall should not be oversaturated with moisture.
Daffodils are long-blooming, unpretentious garden flowers that are successfully used in mixed plantings with tulips, garden varieties, dicentra and other plants. Daffodils for several years feel great in one place. Growing up, they form very dense clumps, which are planted after the foliage wilted, that is, at the beginning of summer.
Wintering bulbous cultures, appearing from nowhere in the spring, are unpretentious and bright, but at the same time their foliage cannot retain decorativeness for a long time. It dies off, exposing the place in the flowerbed, so in advance it is worth taking care of planting a number of "replacement" crops, for example, peony bushes, perennial poppies or aquilegia.
Periwinkle
It's one thing to pick up long-blooming perennials and unpretentious flowers for a garden in the sun. Another is to find the same plants for both open and shady areas.
There are not so many shade-tolerant horticultural crops - periwinkle is a prime example of one of them. or small dwarf shrubs bloom in the midst of spring and spread quickly, rooting without difficulty upon contact with the ground.
Periwinkle cultivars create spectacular clumps of fresh greenery, spotted in all shades of blue, white, pink and purple. At the disposal of gardeners, specimens with simple and terry corollas, smooth and variegated foliage.
Many ornamental plants are associated with romantic legends. Not an exception - which, thanks to such a story, is better known not by its real name, but as a "broken heart".
Thanks to the powerful rhizomes of the dicentra, it tolerates winter cold without loss. Foliage dying off in autumn with the arrival of heat again rises above the ground, reaching a height of 30 to 100 cm in different varieties. In May, a spectacular plant is covered with white, pink or two-colored corollas of bizarre, heart-shaped, collected in racemes. Flowering lasts about a month, and under the transparent shade of young foliage, drooping inflorescences unpretentious plant for summer cottages and gardens, they look brighter and last longer.
The dicentra will be indispensable in a flower bed in the vicinity of primroses and daffodils, muscari, ferns and decorative varieties of onions.
A flowering plant is worthy of admiration in a single planting, and after the withering of the inflorescences, it will become an excellent background for other flowers.
Lily of the valley
The classic spring flower beds are forest beds that bloom in May. Thanks to the creeping rhizomes, the plants overwinter. In the spring, leathery leaves rolled into dense tubes first appear on the flower beds, then peduncles up to 30 cm high rise above the unfolded rosettes. Each inflorescence contains from 6 to 20 white or pinkish, fragrant bells. Flowering lasts until the beginning of summer, and then red rounded berries appear in place of flowers.
The advantage of these unpretentious garden perennials is flowers that do not lose their beauty in the sun and in the shade, the ability to grow in one place for up to 10 years.
Kupena
In the forest, next to the lily of the valley clumps, you can see graceful kupena plants. Blooming from May to June, the perennial is not as bright as other spring flowers.
But in shady areas, near conifers and shrubs, a culture from 30 to 80 cm high with drooping white or greenish bell flowers is simply irreplaceable.
Brunner
May is the month of the brightest greenery and unusually lush bloom garden perennials.
At this time, under the crowns of trees, near paths and reservoirs, under the protection of walls and fences appear blue flowers brunners. Plants with a height of 30 to 50 cm, with decorative pointed-heart-shaped foliage, prefers to settle in partial shade, where there is enough moisture and nutrition for lush deciduous rosettes and inflorescences towering above them.
Delicate blue, unpretentious garden flowers enliven the most shady corners, do not require special care, thanks to attractive, often variegated foliage, they protect decorativeness for a long time and can do without transplanting for many years.
In favorable conditions, brunner grows excellently and reproduces by dividing the bush.
Summer, beautiful and unpretentious flowers for a summer residence
Bright, rapidly growing annuals, 1-2 months after sowing, color the flower beds in the most incredible colors. But autumn comes and the plants complete their short life. The next spring, the summer resident begins with the selection of annual, ornamental crops, sowing and caring for young seedlings. This takes a lot of precious time, which could be devoted to vegetable seedlings, caring for fruit and berry plantings.
Long-blooming, unpretentious flowers specially selected for the garden, which bloom in different seasons and do not need painstaking care, will help to save time and energy. Although they bloom only in the second half of summer or in the second year, they live in one place for several years without a transplant.
Summer is the most fertile time for flowering plants. An incredible number of species are ready to give their flowers to the summer resident. The main thing is to choose from them those plants that can rightfully be called non-capricious and beautiful.
Aquilegia
When late tulips and daffodils bloom in the garden at the end of May, ornamental foliage of aquilegia or catchments begins to rise above the ground. The whimsical bells of this, one of the most unpretentious perennials for summer cottages, open up on tall, erect peduncles.
Flowering lasts almost without interruption from the end of May to September. And even without flowers, plants do not lose their charm. Their leaves take on purple and purple tones by autumn. Depending on the variety, aquilegia can grow from 30 to 80 cm in height. All of this species grow well in the shade and in open areas. Already from the name it is clear that the catchment loves moisture, but even with a shortage of irrigation, it is able to find water thanks to its powerful rod rhizomes. Aquilegia grows best on light, drained soils.
Flowers appear in the second year of life. Mature plants can be divided. This can be done in early spring or autumn.
Although under favorable conditions aquilegia reproduces by self-sowing, this method does not allow preserving the properties of hybrid and varietal specimens. Seedlings are most often purple or pink in color and can become a kind of weeds if immature seed pods are not removed in time or flower beds are not weeded.
Swimsuit
The beloved by many summer residents also belongs to the moisture-loving unpretentious garden flowers.
Its yellow or orange flowers open in May and, with regular watering, do not disappear until the second half of summer. The plant, 50 to 90 cm tall, is noticeable enough to lead in group plantings near and in shady corners of the garden. Tall flower stalks will be safe next to fences and ornamental shrubs.
Arabis
Although the flowering of arabis begins in the second half of spring, this unpretentious perennial can rightfully be considered a summer one, since its flowering does not end until the very frost.
A groundcover or creeping plant with stems 20 to 30 cm long, the planting field quickly forms dense, pillow-like curtains covered with clusters of small white, pink or purple flowers.
Trimming helps to prolong flowering and maintain the shape of the plantings. Arabis feels best in open areas with light, aerated soil. This culture with variegated foliage is indispensable for decorating slides and other parts of the garden.
Doronicum
At the junction of spring and summer, many rhizome perennials take the baton of flowering in bulbous plants. Not an exception - a bright doronicum with large yellow inflorescences-baskets, reminiscent of chamomile. Flowers open on erect, bare or leafy stems 30–80 cm high. Unpretentious flowers for summer cottages and gardens are planted in the sun or in a transparent shade, but not under tree crowns.
Doronicum plants love moisture, in order to preserve it in the soil under light green foliage, the soil is mulched.
When the bloom ends, the greens also wither. Decorative ferns, curtains of nivyanik and aquilegia, with which doronicum is perfectly combined, will help to hide the gap that forms in the flowerbed.
Astilba
It's amazing how a single species of perennial can brighten an entire garden. This is possible for the numerous, blooming from June to September. Lush inflorescences that are racemose or panicle-like are not the only decoration of this plant. Shade-tolerant carved foliage enlivens the site no less. To do this, you just need to cut off the peduncles with dead inflorescences in time.
Depending on the variety and species, the height of the plants ranges from 40 to 120 cm. Astilbe blooms better with regular moistening of the soil, but they do not like stagnant moisture. V garden plantings these beautiful and unpretentious flowers for a summer residence look great against the background conifers, and itself will be a luxurious frame for.
Geranium
Many cultivars of garden perennials are descendants of wild-growing species, which can be found literally behind the fence of the summer cottage.
From May until the end of summer, the flowering of surprisingly tremulous continues. Corollas of all shades of pink, purple, lilac and blue, isolated or collected in inflorescences, are short-lived. All day long, and a new one appears in the place of a withered flower.
When the flowering season is over, the garden is not empty thanks to the decorative cut foliage of the geraniums. By the fall, it is painted in bright golden, orange and purple tones and revives faded flower beds and hills right up to the snow.
The height of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for summer cottages, depending on the type, ranges from 10 cm to a meter. All plants are unassuming and do not impose special requirements on the soil, they grow in the light and under the crowns.
Loosestrife
If there is room in the garden, or you need to plant a tall plant with bright flowers and the same decorative leaves, there may be one answer -!
How is this possible? We are talking about different types of loosestrife, equally unpretentious and suitable for decorating a plot.
Depending on the variety and type, they easily adapt to different conditions flowers have a height of 20 to 80 cm.
For shady corners and partial shade, a monetaceous or meadow loosestrife with long recumbent stems covered with coin-like rounded leaves is perfect. This culture is indispensable next to a reservoir, in wet areas, which are successfully revived by light green foliage and yellow flowers.
To decorate flower beds, mixborders and rocky hills, erect types of loosestrife with green or variegated foliage and yellow flowers are used, forming spectacular spike-shaped inflorescences in the upper part of the stem. All loosestrife is unpretentious, tolerates frost perfectly and is rarely affected by pests.
Perennial cornflower
Annual cornflowers relatively recently moved from the meadow to the garden. They were followed by their perennial relatives. Blooming from June to September, the plants form spectacular, thanks to the carved, rich green foliage of curtains with a height of 40 cm to a meter.
One of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for summer cottages, cornflowers grow well both in the sun and in partial shade. They do not impose any special requirements on the soil, they get along well with other crops and will be an excellent background for peonies, cornflower, undersized flowering and ornamental-deciduous plants in flower beds.
Today, gardeners have varieties of perennial cornflower with flowers of violet-pink, lilac, purple and white at their disposal. The large-headed cornflower has fluffy flowers of the original yellow color.
Turkish carnation
Multi-colored caps reveal in June turkish carnation... The bright flowers with jagged petals are very small, but gathered in dense inflorescences, they will perfectly revive the summer cottage, create a summer mood and paint the flower beds in all shades from white to deep purple.
A distinctive feature of the plant is flowering that lasts until September, the possibility of self-seeding and incredible color combinations. The height of a Turkish carnation, depending on the variety, ranges from 40 to 60 centimeters. Plants demonstrate the maximum decorative effect in the light or in partial shade, if they are planted next to decorative deciduous crops.
Lupine
Not only are they among the most unpretentious garden flowers. This perennial crop alone can bloom an entire site. Blue, white, pink, purple and bicolor spike-shaped inflorescences appear in the first half of June, and then re-flowering begins in the second half of summer.
Plants up to one meter in height bloom luxuriantly in the sun, do not like too fertilized soils and, thanks to their powerful rhizome, are able to survive in conditions of moisture deficiency. In the garden, lupines are an ideal neighbor for a cornflower, multi-colored aquilegia, perennial poppies.
Poppy
By the splendor of flowering, perennial poppies can only be compared with. Just one plant with corollas of scarlet, pink, white and purple color is enough to change the appearance of the most inconspicuous corner of the garden.
Despite the exotic appearance, poppies are completely unpretentious. They are not afraid of frost, grow excellently on any soil and tolerate drought without loss. But they react negatively to excessive moisture. Once settled on the site, with the help of very small seeds, the poppy can settle on its own, creating spectacular clumps of densely pubescent carved foliage.
Irises
There are more than a hundred species of irises in the world, many of which are actively used as ornamental plants. The flowering of garden varieties begins at the border of spring and summer, and continues until mid-July.
With a difference in color, size, habitat, these perennial rhizome plants have in common the appearance of pointed xiphoid leaves, collected in flattened bunches, as well as the graceful shape of flowers. Although corollas that open for a day or a little more cannot be called long-livers, amia plants bloom profusely and for a long time due to the many simultaneous rising peduncles.
In the garden, irises are favored by light or barely shaded areas with light, loose soil.
During the growing season and flowering, plants need regular soil moisture. But you need to carefully intervene in the development of the curtain. Loosening and weeding can affect powerful rhizomes close to the surface.
The flowering shoots of irises rise 40–80 cm above the ground. White, yellow, pink, purple, cream, blue or light blue flowers are perfect for decorating the garden and are ideal for cutting.
Nivyanik
Chamomiles, along with cornflowers, are traditionally considered a symbol of Russian open spaces. Garden varieties of daisy are the same chamomile, only much larger and more expressive. Simple and double inflorescences-baskets are crowned with erect stems with a height of 30 to 100 cm.
In the garden, the sycamore plant prefers to grow in open, well-lit areas with loose, nutrient-rich, but not too light soil. The plant responds to the lack of moisture and organic matter with flowers that shrink over time and the rapid withering of baskets.
Eurasian tree propagates by seeds, dividing adult clumps, and also by self-sowing. This must be taken into account if all crops have clearly defined boundaries in flower beds and mixborders. For the most lush flowering, it is advisable to divide the rosette of the daisy every few years.
The best neighbors for one of the most unpretentious perennials for a summer residence, as in the photo, are flowers, gypsophila, bright poppies and bells. White inflorescences look great against the background of carved greenery and cornflowers, next to decorative cereals and onions.
Bell
It will not be difficult even for beginners to grow bells in the country. Plants are unpretentious, resistant to diseases and pests, winter well without shelter. The only thing that interferes with the perennial is an excess of moisture and dense, poorly drained soil.
In nature, there are many types of bells with simple, semi- and double flowers in white, blue, lilac, pink and deep purple tones. Plants from 20 to 120 cm in height, depending on the type and shape, find a place on slides and as part of group plantings with cornflower, pyrethrum, lush peonies and strict cereals.
Stock-rose
Easily tolerant of drought, with luxurious ornamental greenery and racemose inflorescences, it can rightfully be considered the queen of the suburban area. Plants up to 2 meters high are among the largest in Russian gardens. They rise above other flowers and even fruit bushes.
Stock roses or mallow can easily create a living wall or become the center of a lush flower bed. Beautiful, unpretentious flowers for summer cottages grow on light, well-drained soils, propagate by seeds, including self-seeding. But to transfer large plant to another place will be problematic. The transplant is hampered by powerful long rhizomes, damage which leads to the weakening and even death of the mallow.
Simple and double, white, yellow, pink and red, burgundy and bright crimson flowers on powerful erect stems are used to decorate hedges and walls, in flower beds and as background plants. The group plantings of mallows of different shades are incredibly beautiful. In front of them, you can plant the same unpretentious phloxes, bells, decorative forms of onions, cornflowers and undersized varieties, as well as any annuals.
Spicy-aromatic unpretentious perennials for summer cottages
When choosing long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, one cannot overlook the plants that are often popular as spicy, medicinal or fragrant herbs. Moreover, many of them are in no way inferior to flowering perennials, their flowers will decorate flower beds and can be used for cutting.
Today, many varieties are available to gardeners, lemon balm, catnip. On the site, if desired, you can plant hyssop, thyme and even lavender. These plants look great on a separate, "pharmaceutical" garden bed, but it is easy to imagine them as part of a mixborder, on a flower bed in rustic style or in the form of free curtains near the hedge or wall of the house.
Unpretentious and useful perennials, thanks to lush greenery, are decorative from spring to frost. And during flowering, they attract a lot of bees and other pollinating insects.
Oregano
Oregano is a native inhabitant of the European part of Russia. The plant, familiar to many for its characteristic aroma of greenery and pink-lilac caps of inflorescences, prefers to settle in open, well-lit areas with light soil. In nature, oregano can be seen in clearings and forest edges, in oak forests and in dry meadows.
The first oregano greens appear in March, literally from under the snow. By June, the plant forms a lush cap of densely leafy shoots 20 to 50 centimeters high. And a month later, stems with delicate inflorescences-baskets rise above the greens.
The entire aerial part of the plant, incredibly revered in France, Italy, and the USA, has a spicy aroma. Here oregano is grown as natural seasoning to sauces, salads, pasta and poultry, baked goods, in particular, pizza. Tea with herbs and oregano flowers is no less tasty. Collecting oregano or oregano is carried out from July to October, while the perennial blooms.
The herbaceous shrubs of oregano strewn with flowers are magnificent in the company of cornflower, lupines, rudbeckia, clouds of pink-white gypsophila and cereals.
Lofant
Lofant or multiforme with lilac-purple or white spike-shaped inflorescences is one of the most noticeable medicinal and ornamental perennial plants. In the garden, the culture easily settles in the lightest areas, does not feel discomfort even in the sun itself and winters well, already from early spring showing everyone the first greenery with a purple or bluish tint.
Lofant is so unpretentious that it grows and blooms not only with a lack of moisture, but also on poor soils. Simple care and a little attention - and an unassuming plant will generously share with the summer resident a fragrant, anise-like or licorice-like smell, a herb rich in essential oils and useful for colds, diseases of the digestive system and urinary system.
In the garden, the spectacular inflorescences of the lofant will not go unnoticed by either people or bees. The plant, which blooms from June to late summer, is suitable for decorating front gardens and easily tolerates cutting.
Monarda
Monarda with white, pink, lilac and purple inflorescences is also a resident of sunny, sheltered from the wind corners of the garden with light soil.
For decorative purposes, this fragrant perennial is planted next to other similar plants, as well as in the vicinity of coreopsis and, daisy and low-growing annuals, for which a monard up to a meter high will be a luxurious background.
An interesting combination of this plant with annuals, blue and white large-flowered bells, stonecrops and other crops, allowing you to imitate a corner of a wild meadow in the garden.
In summer cottages, you can often find lemon monarda. Its greenery during the flowering period, that is, from July to September, accumulates a lot of essential oils close to the oils of lemon balm, hyssop, and other spicy-flavoring and medicinal plants their family Yasnotkovs.
Unpretentious autumn flowers: long-flowering perennials for the garden
With the onset of September, autumn comes into its own faster and faster. But it is too early to part with the beauty of the garden. Until the snow falls, they amaze with the game bright colors clumps of garden geraniums, badan dresses up in purple tones, on slides and borders they surprise with bizarre forms of stonecrop. There are a lot of unpretentious garden perennials in the garden.
Phlox
One of the brightest "stars" of the autumn flower bed is considered. These plants winter excellently in most regions, form green clumps in spring, and bloom in the second half of summer, practically until October, retaining an incredible variety of colors and splendor of inflorescences.
Depending on the type and variety, phloxes will be indispensable on alpine slides and traditional flower beds, near small ponds and near buildings, which tall plants perfectly decorate at any time of the year.
In the list of cultivated phlox today there are more than four dozen species, among which only Drummond's phlox is an annual. All other creeping, bushy, semi-lying forms with stems from 20 to 150 cm in height are ready for many years to settle in the garden of a lover of decorative and unpretentious perennial flowers.
Perennial asters
Annual asters are the constant leaders in the list of garden summer cottages and gardens. However, the true ones are often and undeservedly forgotten.
From August until the very snow, these plants bloom, illuminating the entire area with flashes of blue, white, pink, purple hues. There are more than 200 types of perennial asters, differing in size, lifestyle and shape. Alpine aster is quite small, and its inflorescences-baskets are located on herbaceous erect stems, resembling the familiar chamomile. And in the Italian variety - the form of a herbaceous, densely leafy shrub, completely covered with medium-sized flowers. Moreover, all types are extremely decorative and not capricious.
The height of perennial asters varies from 20 centimeters to one and a half meters. Flowers can be not only of different colors, but simple and double. These perennials form dense dark green clumps in spring, easily tolerate excess light and moisture deficit in summer, and completely transform the garden in autumn.
Shrub forms lend themselves to shaping, with their help you can create dense living borders and picturesque groups with other autumn plants.
The only drawback of perennial asters is inherent in many perennial crops. A plant that takes root in the garden begins to multiply uncontrollably, quickly mastering new territories. To prevent the previously colorful flower bed from turning into the "kingdom" of asters, you will have to monitor the settlement of the shrub and regularly remove the shoots.
Each of the 30 described ornamental plants can claim the title of the most unpretentious perennial flower for giving. All of them are beautiful and amazing in their own way. In fact, the list of non-capricious cultures requiring minimal attention and generously sharing their beauty is not three dozen, but much more. One has only to look around, notice and transfer interesting plant to the garden, choosing for a flower appropriate place and neighborhood.
Video about ground cover perennials in the garden