The blue annual flower reproduces by self-sowing. Unpretentious, fast-flowering annuals
I, like many flower lovers, grow annuals. Some of them reproduce by self-seeding. In the spring, all that remains is to thin out the seedlings and the flower garden is ready. Of course, flowers planted with seedlings bloom faster, but this is not always successful. and is not necessary in some cases.
I'll tell you from own experience. that I grow by self-sowing. (photos from last year)
Esholcia. It comes in both red and white. I have a plain orange one. (I love yellow tones) Blooms in mid-June. I've been in the same place for 7 years now. This is where the flowering begins...
Euphorbia bordered. We also call him “bride.” Well, he’s very good and unpretentious. King of self-seeding. Once you plant it, you will always have seedlings. Easily tolerates transplantation.
Purslane. I have a regular one, not terry. It rises late, in early June. I know many people grow seedlings, but it’s easier for me this way.
Morning glory. We have it wrapped around our gazebo - it looks so romantic.
Chrysanthemum annual. It also happens different colors. I have yellow ones. This is the beginning of flowering.
Petunia is common. this is my salvation. If somewhere is empty and there are not enough seedlings, I plant them.
Annual cornflower. Well, what can you say about them - cuties! I grew it behind esholtia for one year and it turned out nice. They bloomed at the same time and they were very good!
Amaranth. It also sprouts well and tolerates transplantation. Only in the third year did such amaranth turn out to be simple, without such “tails”
Rudbeckia annual.
Verbena. Actually, I grow it with seedlings, but somehow it sprouted by self-sowing. I was pleasantly surprised. I planted salvia and marigolds together and suddenly... But it bloomed a little late - it turned out to be such an autumn composition.
We also plant aster like this, but I don’t like it - it turns out not double.
Of course, I still collect seeds, as they say, just in case. The only things I don’t collect are esholtia, spurge, cornflowers, petunia, morning glory and amaranth.
What kind of flowers do you plant by self-sowing?
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Eschscholzia reproduces well by self-sowing. However, if you do not want this plant to appear in different parts of your garden, collect the seeds in time and grow eschscholzia seedlings.
Eschscholzia is very prolific and reproduces well by self-sowing. The fruit pods ripen (turn yellow), crack into two parts and scatter seeds. In the spring, seedlings appear, and all we have to do is thin them out. However, plants self-sow with simple flowers yellow and orange shades (for example, Golden Gloria Theodore). Varieties with double, white, pink and carmine-red petals, as a rule, are not so easy to wait for. Terry varieties require more attention.
Fruits with seeds appear a month after flowering (it occurs 30-40 days after sowing). I collect the still green, unripe pods and put them in a jar or tall box where they will ripen. I make small depressions in the soil, sow the seeds, water them well and sprinkle them with about 3 cm of soil so that the crops are not washed away by rain. If I know that the temperature will drop below 4-5°C, just in case I cover the area with spunbond. You can sow any variety of Eschscholzia yourself all summer long. This way its flowering will last until October.
The fact is that flowers live only 3-4 days. Then they fall off and new ones immediately bloom. Therefore, it is advisable to sow the plant in groups (at least 3-4) so that the composition looks colorful all season.
Eschscholzia can be replanted. Maybe not 100%, but her sprouts are taking root. At the end of April - beginning of May, I sow the flower seeds in a greenhouse with cucumbers, and when the seedlings reach 10-15 cm, I transplant them into open ground. For better survival and creating a favorable climate, I cover the plantings with slightly damp newspapers or film. They differ from plants that sprouted by self-seeding only a little more late flowering.
In garden design, this plant is appropriate in the background of alpine hills and rockeries (primarily Eschscholzia turf), in flower beds and Moorish lawns, in flower pots and containers. The main thing is that the place is dry, sunny, and the soil is sandy loam. The flower is not demanding in terms of care: mineral fertilizer It is better to feed it in the spring, water only during drought, doing it in the evening when the flowers are closed.
Eschscholzia, sown before winter, is much more branched, sprouts earlier, its bushes are more powerful and stronger, and it blooms more actively. For all its delicacy, tenderness and trepidation, this plant is able to withstand frosts (down to -3°C), temperature fluctuations, prolonged rains, and drought.
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Beginning gardeners are often upset that flower seeds have not sprouted in their area or that seedlings have died. How to understand the intricacies of floriculture and make sure that the flower beds are full of buds and pleasing to the eye?
Instructions
Plant perennials - delphiniums, peonies, perennial asters, daffodils, fragrant and many others. Perennials are propagated by seeds, bulbs or division of rhizomes. Sow seeds both in open ground and in February. Pay attention to, since for some perennials optimal time is spring, and for others it is autumn. Some perennials, for example, gladioli and dahlias, are dug up for the winter, dried and stored. Chrysanthemums are transplanted into large pots, cut to a height of 10-15 cm and placed in the basement until spring.
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The seeds of some flowers require stratification - preliminary exposure at low, sometimes negative, temperatures. The duration of such pre-sowing treatment depends on the type of plant.
Use peat pots for growing seedlings, then the root system is not injured during transplantation.
Seeds of some types are sown on the surface of the soil, others are buried in it, so carefully study the instructions on the package.
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Until relatively recently, summer cottages were considered mainly as a place for growing fruits and vegetables. Nowadays, increasingly large areas in dachas are occupied by recreation areas, lawns, and flower beds. Flower beds with perennial flowers will decorate any area. Such plants have many advantages over annuals: they are easier to grow and care for, they do not require annual replanting, they are unpretentious, they bloom until the first frost, etc.
The variety of varieties of perennial plants is so great that, at the request of the owner of the plot, it is possible to create beautiful flower beds in any climate and with any type of soil. With skillful selection of plants, the gardener can get a long flowering, from the beginning of spring until the autumn frosts, continuously replacing each other. To do this, you need to choose those flowers that grow at different times of the year.
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A flower garden at the dacha is an element landscape design. A beautiful flower bed pleases the eyes of the owners and is a source of pride for them, especially when this miracle is created with their own hands. And if there are exotic specimens among the flowers, then the country flowerbed evokes special feelings.
You will need
- - soil for seedlings;
- - soil;
- - flowerbed.
Instructions
Before boarding exotic flower It is advisable to find out in what climate it usually grows. tropical plants, for example, they love warmth, light, and moisture. Therefore, it is advisable to plant them on the south side and do not forget to water and moisten the stems and leaves. It is enough to carry out a similar analysis to find out which plants will do best.
Ageratum is a tropical beauty. This guest from Central America began to be cultivated in Eurasia back in the 19th century. However, it cannot survive the winter, so ageratum is grown as an annual. First, seedlings are prepared, which are transferred to the ground in early June. Desired soil composition for seedlings: equal ratio of peat, sand, humus. After transferring the flower to the ground, you need to regularly moisten, fertilize and loosen the soil.
Rhodochiton. Country of origin: Mexico. Therefore, the flower does not tolerate low temperatures. Being originally a perennial, in our conditions the plant is used as an annual. The landing site must have good lighting and protection from winds. Propagated by cuttings or seeds. The soil is selected to be neutral and permeable. Periodically you need to fertilize the plant and loosen the soil.
Tritsirtis is a guest from the subtropics. These flowers grow in the forests East Asia. Therefore, it is preferable to plant the plant in the shade. The soil should be loose, nutritious and moderately moist. For the winter, the flower is covered with fallen leaves.
Kniphofia is a resident of Africa. Sunny places are preferable for planting it. Since the flower has a tall stem, it is planted at a distance of more than 40 cm from each other. Planting is carried out as soon as it becomes warm. Sand is added to the soil for the plant. When the heat begins, you need to water regularly, but make sure that the moisture does not stagnate. As cold weather approaches, the flower is transplanted into a pot and placed in a cool room.
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The main problem when growing exotics is that these plants are accustomed to different conditions and climate. Therefore, it is necessary to create an atmosphere that will be as close as possible to natural conditions growth. Everything, from the composition of the soil to the lighting, must be adapted for the comfortable growth of an exotic flower. A signal that the efforts were not in vain will be the flowering of the plant.
A little care and attention, and your flowerbed will become a magnificent decoration of your summer cottage. The mood and joy that flowers bring are worth the time spent. And aren’t blooming buds the best gift for a gardener?
Tip 6: Which perennial flowers can be grown by seeds
There are flowers that, once grown from seed, bloom in the garden year after year. These plants are called perennials, and growing them at home from seeds is not at all difficult.
Instructions
The aromatic composition will continue with peonies and irises. Of the iris varieties, the most strong odor have classic varieties with simple, non-double flowers. As for peonies, they all have intense aromas of varying shades - from spicy to citrus notes. But the most fragrant are the milky-flowering varieties.
Petunia will bloom at the end of June. Having planted it, you will get a wonderful romantic corner of the garden, filled with aroma throughout the day - the smell reveals itself to the maximum under the hot rays of the sun and spreads over a long distance.
In July, many more plants will join the scent parade. Honey hops have a heady aroma. The smell is distinguished by a subtle and delicate freshness sweet pea. Graceful freesia smells exquisite. Variegated marigolds spread a persistent aroma.
Not very common in our latitudes flower culture – (night beauty) deserves special attention. Its flowers begin to open with the onset of evening and throughout the night they give the garden a very strong and pleasant aroma. On a warm, windless evening, the garden is enveloped in a fragrant cloud, and a light breeze carries the smell far beyond the site.
Graceful roses enjoy unquestioned authority among “flavors”. Red and red ones have a particularly typical aroma. In August, the “queens” of the flower garden - lilies - bloom. The smell of all varieties of lilies is intense and specific. He is so strong that not everyone loves him. But if you like the scent of lilies, plant the strongest-smelling ones - oriental and trumpet lilies.
Autumn bouquet
In autumn, the range of aromas will continue with fragrant tobacco and monarda. And after them, gladioli, phlox and chrysanthemums will bloom. Monarda, smelling of mint, will remind you of the passing summer. Phloxes with their enchanting sweet aroma will give a little more warmth. And chrysanthemums, with their bitter smell of autumn, will decorate and ennoble the garden until the frosts.Tip 13: What seeds should be planted in soil: cosmosmea, nigella and alyssum. Plants intended for cutting are also planted in the ground for later flowering.
Some plants, both annual, biennial or perennial, develop worse when sown in spring; they need to be sown in open ground before winter. Sowing is done before winter in October, before the soil freezes, in late autumn. It is impossible to sow earlier, as some seeds may begin to germinate due to the heat and will die from the first frost. Planting before winter imitates the natural cycle of plant development, the required temperature, constant access of air and required quantity moisture. If some reasons prevented the sowing of seeds on time, it is best to sow them in early spring in or on the windows of the apartment. The sowing time in this case should be no later than May.
In May and April, the first thing to sow is plants that can easily tolerate short-term frosts. These include sweet pea, mallow, pridecia, clarkia, poppy, marigold, nigella and delphinium. The second term is sown by those unpretentious annuals that do not tolerate frost but grow quickly. These are annual chrysanthemums, amaranthus, tagetes and cosmos. The land for sowing them must already be well cultivated, since there will be no good shoots and healthy plants. Flowers can change beyond recognition, including completely losing their fullness and becoming shredded. The sowing beds should be located in a warm and protected place so that large deposits of snow lie on them for a long time in winter, and hot winds do not blow in summer.
When planting seeds in open ground, row sowing is adopted. The ridges are made and a cord is pulled along, parallel to which, using a pointed wooden peg or the corner of a hoe, shallow grooves are made, 3-4, into which the seeds are poured as evenly as possible and leveled, sprinkled with earth. Another method of sowing, when the seeds are simply scattered, is not so convenient for subsequent processing. If the plants need to remain in this bed until autumn, the emerging shoots will need to be thinned out. In open ground, in addition to the above-mentioned varieties, it is good to sow decorative yarrow, different kinds daisies, primroses, sunflowers, nasturtiums and foxgloves.
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Tip 14: Daylily is a fashionable, unpretentious perennial for the garden
Daylily (daylily) is the flower of an intelligent lazy person. A lot can be said about its merits. This plant has almost no drawbacks.
About the advantages
Daylilies belong to perennial plants that retain beautiful emerald cascading foliage throughout the summer season, which, even without flowers, is good in any floral arrangement. 
Thanks to many different new varieties, daylilies are not inferior in beauty not only to lilies, but even to roses. A lot can be said about flowers, their various color shades, shape and size, and the texture of the flowers of this culture. Depending on their height, daylilies can be dwarf (from 30 cm) and up to 1 m and above. 
Winter hardiness, endurance and longevity (up to 7-8 years in one place without replanting) make these plants popular among beginners, as well as busy people who value beauty.
Where are the daylilies?
Daylilies will grow in a shaded area, but they will bloom more profusely in the sun. Plants are not picky about soil. It is important that the soil is not acidic and does not get wet in the spring. If you fill the soil with humus and dig it well with a spade, then for several years the plants do not require additional nutrition. Unless in dry weather with watering they will bloom longer and more abundantly. Depending on the variety, daylilies are planted and divided after 4...5 years. New varieties do not grow as quickly as old ones. 
“Delenki” are planted in spring and autumn, without deepening the root collar. For the winter, the foliage is trimmed and the root zone is mulched. If desired, daylilies can be replanted in the summer, but the flower shoots will need to be trimmed for better survival. 
Daylilies look great in flower beds, along paths, and near ponds. Flowers open, replacing each other every day. They are suitable for cutting and take a long time to bloom in water. Flowers are cut when the first flower opens on the flower shoot.
You can choose varieties of daylilies so that flowering begins from June to September, then the beauty of daylilies in the garden will delight you for a long time.
Dacha is not only vegetable beds, berry bushes And fruit trees. Perennial flowers help create beauty on the site. For the garden, unpretentious, long-flowering plants are indispensable, like a magnificent frame for a canvas created by the labor of a summer resident.
Beginner gardeners may think that setting up a flower garden and caring for it is too troublesome. But when correct selection cultures, caring for flowers will not take much time, and the buds will open from early spring until late autumn.
The most unpretentious flowers for spring
Early spring in the middle zone does not please with colors. Annual flowers have not yet been sown; even the most unpretentious ones are just emerging from 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 the fall and in the spring they are the first to illuminate the flower beds with all the shades of the rainbow.
Crocuses
Almost from under the snow, corollas of crocuses appear in white, blue, yellow and even striped colors. Plants with a height of 7 to 15 cm bloom from March to May, and after the flowers fade, they go into rest. Bulbs are planted in traditional spring times. bulbous plants terms, from August to September. The best place for crocuses is well-lit areas or partial shade, for example, under the crowns of bushes or trees that have not yet blossomed.
Tulips
Tulip is not only the most common summer cottages perennials, but also the most unpretentious flowers. Today, lovers of spring flowers have hundreds and thousands of magnificent varieties at their disposal. However, not everyone knows that these garden plants belong to several species, differing both in appearance and in terms of flowering.
By skillfully selecting varieties, using only tulips from 10 to 50 cm in height, you can decorate the area up to an alpine hill. The first tulips begin to bloom in March, and the most late varieties wilt at the end of May.
Tulip bulbs are planted in the first half of autumn in sunny areas with loose, rich nutrients ground.
During growth and flowering, plants need regular watering, which is stopped in the summer when the bulbs rest.
Types of garden tulips react differently to frost. If in the southern regions the most lush terry and lily varieties can be considered unpretentious plants for the cottage and garden, then in the northern regions the common Greig, Gesner and Foster tulips require annual digging.
Low-growing botanical tulips or Kaufmann tulips, which can easily winter in any climate, will help replace them.
Daffodils
Along with the tulips garden beds daffodils appear. Flowering lasts from April to last days May, while the flowers illuminate the garden not only with bright sunny shades, but also with an exquisite aroma.
Depending on the variety, 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 bloom at this time. The main thing is that the soil in which the bulbs were planted in the fall is not oversaturated with moisture.
Daffodils are long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, successfully used in mixed plantings with tulips, garden varieties, dicentra and other plants. Daffodils feel great in one place for several years. As they grow, they form very dense clumps, which are planted after the foliage withers, that is, at the beginning of summer.
Wintering bulbous crops appear “out of nowhere” in the spring, are unpretentious and bright, but at the same time their foliage cannot remain decorative for long. It dies off, exposing space in the flowerbed, so you should take care in advance of planting “replacement” crops nearby, such as peony bushes, perennial poppies or aquilegias.
Periwinkle
It's one thing to choose long-blooming perennials and low-maintenance flowers for a garden in the sun. Another is to find the same plants for both open and shady areas.
Shade-tolerant garden crops not so much - a shining example one of them is periwinkle. or small subshrubs bloom in the midst of spring and spread quickly, easily taking root upon contact with the ground.
Cultivars of periwinkle create showy clumps of fresh greenery with splashes of every shade of blue, white, pink and purple. Gardeners have at their disposal specimens with simple and double corollas, smooth and variegated foliage.
Romantic legends are associated with many ornamental plants. No exception - which, thanks to such a story, is better known not by its real name, but as a “broken heart.”
Thanks to its powerful rhizomes, dicentra tolerates winter cold. The foliage that dies off in autumn rises above the ground again with the arrival of warmth, different varieties reaching a height of 30 to 100 cm. In May, the spectacular plant is covered with white, pink or two-colored corollas of a bizarre, heart-shaped shape collected in racemes. Flowering lasts about a month, with drooping inflorescences under the transparent shadow of young foliage unpretentious plant for the dacha and garden look brighter and last longer.
Dicentra will be indispensable in a flowerbed next to primroses and daffodils, muscari, ferns and decorative varieties of onions.
The flowering plant is worthy of admiration in a single planting, and after the inflorescences fade, it will become an excellent background for other flowers.
Lily of the valley
Classic spring flower bed– forest, blooming in May. Thanks to creeping rhizomes, plants survive the winter. In spring, leathery leaves rolled into tight tubes first appear in flower beds, then flower stalks 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 early summer, and then red round berries appear in place of the flowers.
The dignity of these unpretentious garden perennials– 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 clumps of lily of the valley you can see graceful kupena plants. Blooming from May to June, the perennial is not as colorful as other spring flowers.
But in shady areas, near coniferous crops and shrubs, a crop with a height of 30 to 80 cm with drooping white or greenish bell flowers is simply irreplaceable.
Brunner
May is the month of the brightest greenery and unusually lush flowering of garden perennials.
At this time, blue brunner flowers appear under the treetops, near paths and ponds, under the protection of walls and fences. Plants from 30 to 50 cm in height, with decorative pointed-heart-shaped foliage, prefer to settle in partial shade, where there is enough moisture and nutrition for lush leafy rosettes and inflorescences towering above them.
Soft blue, unpretentious garden flowers enliven the most shady corners and do not require special care, thanks to the attractive, often variegated foliage, they protect their decorative properties for a long time and can survive for many years without replanting.
IN favorable conditions Brunnera grows excellently and is propagated by dividing the bush.
Summer, beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden
Bright, fast-growing annuals color the flower beds in the most incredible colors 1–2 months after sowing. But autumn comes, and the plants end their short life. The summer resident begins the next spring with the selection of annual and ornamental crops, sowing and caring for young seedlings. This takes a lot of precious time, which could be devoted to planting vegetable seedlings and caring for fruit and berry plantings.
Long-blooming, unpretentious flowers specially selected for the garden, blooming in different seasons and not requiring painstaking care, will help save energy and time. Although they bloom only in the second half of summer or in the second year, they live in one place for several years without transplanting.
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 those plants that can rightfully be called unpretentious and beautiful.
Aquilegia
When the garden begins to bloom at the end of May late tulips and daffodils, the decorative foliage of aquilegias or columbine plants begins to rise above the ground. The whimsical bells of this, one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, like on, open on tall, erect peduncles.
Flowering lasts almost without interruption from late May to September. And even without flowers, plants do not lose their charm. Their leaves turn purple and lilac in autumn. Depending on the variety, aquilegia can grow from 30 to 80 cm in height. All of this species grow well both in the shade and on open areas. Already from the name it is clear that the catchment loves moisture, but even with a shortage of watering it can find water thanks to its powerful taproots. Aquilegia grows best in light, well-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 in favorable conditions aquilegia reproduces by self-seeding, 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 weed if the immature seed pods are not promptly removed or the flower beds are not weeded.
Swimsuit
To the moisture-loving, unpretentious garden flowers This is also loved by many summer residents.
Its yellow or orange flowers They open in May and with regular watering do not disappear until the second half of summer. The plant, with a height of 50 to 90 cm, is noticeable enough to take the 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 Arabis flowering begins in the second half of spring, this unpretentious perennial can rightfully be considered a summer one, since its flowering does not end until frost.
Ground cover or creeping plant with stems 20 to 30 cm long, the planting field quickly forms dense, pillow-like clumps covered with clusters of small white, pink or purple flowers.
Trimming helps prolong flowering and maintain the shape of the plantings. Arabis feels best in open areas with light, aerated soil. This crop with variegated foliage is indispensable when decorating gardens, slides and other areas of the garden.
Doronicum
At the junction of spring and summer, many rhizomatous perennials take up the baton of flowering from bulbous plants. The bright doronicum with large yellow basket-shaped inflorescences reminiscent of daisies is no exception. Flowers open on erect, bare or leafy stems 30–80 cm high. Unpretentious flowers for the garden and garden are planted in the sun or in clear shade, but not under the canopy of trees.
Doronicum plants love moisture; in order to save it in the soil under light green foliage, the soil is mulched.
When flowering ends, the greenery also fades. Decorative ferns, clumps of cornflower and aquilegia, with which doronicum goes well together, will help hide the gap that forms in the flowerbed.
Astilbe
It's amazing how one type of perennial can brighten up an entire garden. Numerous flowers blooming from June to September can do this. Racemose or panicle-like lush inflorescences– is not the only decoration of this plant. Shade-tolerant carved foliage no less enlivens the area. To do this, you just need to trim the flower stalks with dead inflorescences in time.
Depending on the variety and type, plant height ranges from 40 to 120 cm. Astilbes bloom best when regular moisturizing soil, but do not like stagnant moisture. IN garden plantings these beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden look great against the background coniferous species, and will themselves be a luxurious frame for.
Geranium
Many cultivated varieties of garden perennials are descendants of wild species, which can be found literally behind the fence of a summer cottage.
From May until the end of summer, amazingly vibrant flowers continue to bloom. Single or clustered corollas of all shades of pink, purple, lilac and blue are short-lived. Just a day, and a new one appears in place of a withered flower.
When the flowering season ends, the garden is not empty thanks to the decorative cut foliage of geraniums. By autumn it turns into bright golden, orange and purple tones and right up to the snow, it revives faded flower beds and hills.
The height of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, depending on the type, ranges from 10 cm to a meter. All plants are unpretentious and do not show special requirements to the ground, grow in the light and under the crowns.
Loosestrife
If there is room in the garden for, or you need to plant a tall plant with bright flowers and the same decorative leaves, there can be only one answer -!
How is this possible? This is about different types loosestrife, equally unpretentious and suitable for decorating the site.
Depending on the variety and type, easily adaptable to different conditions flowers have a height of 20 to 80 cm.
For shady corners and penumbra, coin or meadow loosestrife with long recumbent stems covered with coin-like rounded leaves is perfect. This crop is indispensable next to a pond, in damp areas, which will be successfully enlivened by light green foliage and yellow flowers.
To decorate flower beds, mixborders and rocky hills, upright types of loosestrife with green or variegated foliage and yellow flowers, forming spectacular spike-shaped inflorescences in the upper part of the stem. All loosestrife are unpretentious, tolerate frost well and are rarely affected by pests.
Perennial cornflower
Annual cornflowers relatively recently moved from the meadow to the garden. They were followed by their long-term relatives. Flowering from June to September, the plants form spectacular clumps of 40 cm to a meter high thanks to their carved, rich green foliage.
One of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, cornflowers grow well in both sun and partial shade. They do not make any special demands on the soil, get along well with other crops and will be an excellent background for peonies, cornflowers, low-growing flowering and decorative foliage plants in flower beds.
Today, gardeners have at their disposal varieties of perennial cornflower with flowers of violet-pink, lilac, purple and white colors. Large-headed cornflower has fluffy flowers of an original yellow color.
Turkish cloves
In June, multi-colored caps open Turkish cloves. The bright flowers with jagged petals are quite small, but collected in dense inflorescences, they will perfectly enliven a summer cottage, create a summer mood and color the flowerbeds in all shades from white to deep purple.
A distinctive feature of the plant is its flowering, which lasts until September, the possibility of propagation by self-sowing and incredible combinations of colors. The height of the Turkish carnation, depending on the variety, ranges from 40 to 60 centimeters. Plants show maximum decorativeness in light or partial shade if they are planted next to decorative foliage crops.
Lupine
They are not only among the most unpretentious garden flowers. This perennial crop alone can bloom the entire area. Blue, white, pink, purple and bi-colored spike-shaped inflorescences appear in the first half of June, and then bloom again in the second half of summer.
Plants up to one meter in height bloom magnificently in the sun, do not like overly fertilized soils and, thanks to their powerful rhizomes, are able to survive in conditions of moisture deficiency. In the garden, lupine is an ideal neighbor for cornflowers, colorful aquilegias, and perennial poppies.
Poppy
In terms of the splendor of flowering, perennial poppies can only be compared with. Just one plant with corollas of scarlet, pink, white and purple is enough to change the appearance of the most inconspicuous corner of the garden.
Despite their exotic appearance, poppies are completely unpretentious. They are not afraid of frost, grow excellently in any soil and tolerate drought without loss. But they react negatively to excessive moisture. Once settled on a site, with the help of very small seeds, poppy can spread independently, 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. Flowering of garden varieties begins at the border of spring and summer, and continues until mid-July.
Despite the difference in color, size, and places of habitual habitat, these perennial rhizomatous plants are similar in the appearance of pointed sword-shaped leaves collected in flattened bunches, as well as the graceful shape of the flowers. Although the corollas, which open for a day or a little more, cannot be called long-lived, amia plants bloom profusely and for a long time thanks to the many simultaneous rising peduncles.
In the garden, irises prefer light or barely shaded areas with light, loose soil.
During the growing season and flowering, plants need regular soil moisture. But you need to intervene carefully in the development of the curtain. Loosening and weeding can affect powerful rhizomes located close to the surface.
Flowering shoots of irises rise 40–80 cm above the ground. White, yellow, pink, purple, cream, blue or teal flowers make a great addition to the garden and are ideal for cutting.
Nivyanyk
Daisies, together with cornflowers, are traditionally considered a symbol of Russian open spaces. Garden varieties Nivyanika are the same daisies, only much larger and more expressive. Simple and double inflorescences-baskets are crowned with erect stems from 30 to 100 cm in height.
In the garden, cornflower prefers to grow in open, well-lit areas with loose, nutrient-rich, but not too light soil. The plant responds to a lack of moisture and organic matter with flowers that become smaller over time and rapid fading baskets
Nivyanik propagates by seeds, division of adult clumps, and also by self-sowing. This must be taken into account if all crops in flower beds and mixborders have clearly defined boundaries. For the most magnificent flowering, it is advisable to divide the nivberry rosettes every few years.
The best neighbors for one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, as in the photo, are flowers, gypsophila, bright poppies and bells. White inflorescences look great against the background of carved greenery and cornflower inflorescences, next to ornamental cereals and onions.
Bell
Growing bells in the country is not difficult even for beginners. The plants are unpretentious, resistant to diseases and pests, and winter well without shelter. The only thing that hinders 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 rich purple tones. Plants from 20 to 120 cm in height, depending on the type and shape, find a place on the hills 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 a summer cottage. 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 hollyhocks can easily create living wall or turn into the center of a lush flower bed. Beautiful, unpretentious flowers for the garden grow on light, well-drained soils and are propagated by seeds, including self-seeding. But moving a large plant to another place will be problematic. Transplantation is hampered by powerful long rhizomes, damage to which leads to 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. Group plantings of hollyhocks of different shades are incredibly beautiful. In front of them you can plant the same unpretentious phloxes, bells, decorative forms of onions, cornflowers and low-growing varieties, as well as any flyers.
Spicy and aromatic unpretentious perennials for the garden
When choosing long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, one should not lose sight of plants that are often popular as spicy, medicinal or fragrant herbs. At the same time, many of them are in no way inferior flowering perennials, their flowers will decorate flower beds and can be used for cutting.
Today, gardeners have access to numerous varieties, lemon balm, and catnip. If desired, you can plant hyssop, thyme and even lavender on the site. These plants look great in a separate, “pharmaceutical” bed, but they can also be easily imagined as part of a mixborder, in a country-style flowerbed, or in the form of loose clumps near a hedge or the wall of a house.
Unpretentious and useful perennials Thanks to the lush greenery, they are decorative from spring until 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 by its characteristic green aroma 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 groves and dry meadows.
The first green oregano appears in March, literally from under the snow. By June, the plant forms a lush cap of densely leafy shoots ranging from 20 to 50 centimeters in height. And a month later, stems with delicate inflorescences-baskets rise above the greenery.
The entire above-ground part of the plant, incredibly revered in France, Italy, and the USA, has a spicy aroma. Here, oregano is grown as a natural seasoning for sauces, salads, pasta and poultry, baked goods, in particular pizza. Tea with herbs and oregano flowers is no less tasty. Oregano or oregano is collected from July to October, while the perennial is in bloom.
Flower-strewn herbaceous shrubs of oregano are magnificent in the company of cornflowers, lupins, rudbeckia, clouds of white-pink gypsophila and cereals.
Lofant
Lofant or polygonum with lilac-violet or white spike-shaped inflorescences is one of the most noticeable medicinal and ornamental perennial plants. In the garden, the crop easily inhabits the brightest areas, does not feel discomfort even in the hottest sun and winters well, showing everyone the first greenery with a purple or bluish tint from early spring.
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 the unassuming plant will generously share with the summer resident a fragrant herb that smells like anise or licorice, rich in essential oils and useful for colds, diseases of the digestive system and urinary system.
In the garden, the spectacular inflorescences of lofanthus will not go unnoticed by either people or bees. The plant, which blooms from June until the end of summer, is suitable for decorating front gardens and can easily be cut.
Monarda
Monarda with white, pink, lilac and purple inflorescences is also a resident of sunny, wind-protected 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, cornflower and low-growing annuals, for which monarda up to a meter high will be a luxurious background.
It is interesting to combine this plant with annual, blue and white large-flowered bells, sedums and other crops, which allow 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 essential oils, close to the oils of lemon balm, hyssop, and other spicy-flavoring and medicinal plants their family Yasnotkovyh.
Autumn unpretentious flowers: long-flowering perennials for the garden
With the onset of September, autumn comes into its own more and more quickly. But it’s too early to part with the beauty of the garden. Until the snow falls, they amaze with the game bright colors curtains garden geranium, bergenia is dressed up in purple tones, surprising on hills and curbs bizarre shapes sedums. There are also many unpretentious garden perennial flowers in the garden.
Phlox
It is considered one of the brightest “stars” of the autumn flower bed. These plants overwinter excellently in most regions, form green clumps in the spring, and bloom in the second half of summer, maintaining an incredible variety of colors and splendor of inflorescences almost until October.
Depending on the type and variety, phlox will be indispensable for alpine roller coaster and traditional flower beds, near small ponds and next to buildings, where tall plants perfectly decorate at any time of the year.
The list of cultivated phlox today includes more than four dozen species, among which only Drummond's phlox is an annual. All other creeping, bushy, semi-lodging forms with stems from 20 to 150 cm in height are ready to settle in the garden of a lover of decorative and unpretentious perennial flowers for many years.
Perennial asters
Annual asters are the constant leaders of the list of garden annuals for the dacha and garden. However, the true ones are often and undeservedly forgotten.
From August until the snow, these plants bloom, illuminating the entire area with flashes of blue, white, pink, and purple. There are more than 200 species of perennial asters, varying in size, lifestyle and shape. The Alpine aster is quite small, and its inflorescences-baskets are located on herbaceous erect stems, reminiscent of the familiar chamomile. And the Italian variety has the form of a herbaceous, densely leafy shrub, completely covered with medium-sized flowers. Moreover, all types are extremely decorative and unpretentious.
The height of perennial asters varies from 20 centimeters to one and a half meters. Flowers can be not only different colors, but simple and terry. These perennials form dense dark green clumps in the spring, easily tolerate excess light and lack of moisture in the summer, and completely transform the garden in the fall.
Bush forms can be shaped and can be used to create dense living borders and picturesque groups with other autumn plants.
The only drawback perennial aster inherent in many perennial crops. A plant that takes root in the garden begins to multiply uncontrollably, quickly developing new territories. To prevent a previously variegated flowerbed from turning into a “kingdom” of asters, you will have to monitor the spread 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 the dacha. They are all beautiful and amazing in their own way. In fact, the list of non-capricious cultures that require minimal attention and generously share their beauty is not three dozen, but much larger. You just have to look around, notice and move interesting plant to the garden, choosing for a flower appropriate place and neighborhood.
Video about ground cover perennials in the garden
Unpretentious annuals will help you create a beautiful flower bed without much hassle. In order not to bother with seedlings and enjoy bright flowering all season long, choose unpretentious annuals.
Unpretentious annuals for your flower bed
Perennial flowers are, of course, wonderful. They should form the basis of your garden. However, you can’t do without annual flowers in the garden. And there are several reasons for this:
Most perennial plants take on their most decorative appearance at least from the second year of life, while annual flowers are able to show themselves in all their glory in the year of planting.
Most perennial plants bloom for a short time and you need to carefully select plants for planting in the flower garden according to their flowering time, while most bright annuals delight us with their flowers all season long.
Using annual flowers, you can experiment and paint your garden in a new way every year..
It is the annual flowers that will help create an interesting pattern for a regular flower bed.
I think these reasons are enough to understand that annual flowers are simply necessary in every garden. Many beautiful annual flowers are grown through (especially in our conditions in central Russia), which is sown from February to April, depending on the type of plant. But what to do if you don’t want to bother with seedlings? Everything is very simple, there are two ways: either buy ready-made seedlings, or choose unpretentious annuals that are suitable for growing in open ground. And there are a lot of them! It is about them that we will talk in today’s article and consider the most interesting, bright and unpretentious. And all of them can be sown directly into open ground around the end of April - mid-May. And many of them propagate quite easily by self-sowing, and you won’t have to sow new seeds next year.
Annuals for sowing in open ground
- Marigold- a very popular plant, the height varies depending on the variety from 20 cm to 1 meter. They love sunny places, are not particularly picky about the soil, and grow in almost any soil except wetlands. Beautiful plant It will not only decorate your flowerbed, but also your table (it is used as a spice) and first aid kit, and will also help in the fight against pests. Marigold bloom all summer until frost. For earlier flowering, you can sow marigolds as seedlings in April, but if you don’t have the time and desire, sow them in open ground in May. Read more in the article.
- Calendula– the well-known marigolds will bring beauty and benefits to your garden. Modern varieties have a wide range of colors from white to dark burgundy; the flowers can be not only simple, but also double. Blooms all summer.
- Nemophila(American forget-me-not) - a delicate low plant is perfect not only for sunny, but also for slightly shaded places. Flowers can be blue, white with blue speckles, or dark almost black in color. Blooms all summer. Read more in the article about.
- Cosmea - everyone knows tall views of this plant, however, in addition to tall ones, there are now modern varieties on sale with a height of about 50 cm and having different colors, as well as very beautiful double forms of this plant. Long lasting flowering until frost. Surround tall varieties with shorter and more compact ones, add along the edge low-growing annuals, for example, nemophila, alyssum or eschscholzia and you will have a very original and unpretentious flowerbed.
- When sown in open ground, it blooms in about two months. Gives abundant self-seeding. Loves sunny places, depending on the variety, height can vary from 30 cm to 120 cm.
- Annual flax – a delicate plant with low bushes of about 40 cm form silky clearings that look harmonious on their own or as a background to brighter, taller and more lush flowers, such as roses. Possesses long flowering.
- cornflower- a wildflower, the flowers of modern varieties of which can have different colors. If you cut the plant after the first flowering in June-July, it may bloom again in September. Easily propagated by self-sowing.
- Matthiola bicornuum
(night violet or nocturnal violet) is a modest plant that attracts gardeners with its unique aroma.
- Nasturtium - a very beautiful creeping plant, blooms almost all season, and the variety of varieties and colors is amazing. But besides its beauty, the plant is also very useful; the leaves and flowers are used for salad, and the green fruits are pickled. Nasturtium, like marigolds, is capable of healing the soil. Read more in the article about.
Also among the annuals grown without seedlings we can distinguish,
And now some more tips:
Never buy bags of different mixtures; in most cases, you will not be able to get the expected effect for several reasons: it is impossible to distinguish seedlings from weeds due to the diversity of seedlings; it is impossible to separate emerging and growing plants by type, height and color; It may turn out that there is a majority of plants of one species, while another is not present at all, or has not sprouted, etc. and so on.
Plant plants in the flower bed, taking into account their height. Taller plants should be in the center or in the background.
Vertical accents in a flower bed can be created not only from tall plants, but also from climbing ones, if, for example, you entwine them around a special device in the form of a pole or any other. Use long varieties of nasturtium, sweet pea or morning glory for this.
Annuals are an excellent material for creating regular flower beds. Regular flowerbeds are flowerbeds of regular geometric shape with a symmetrical pattern, the plants in which bloom at the same time.
I wish your unpretentious flowerbed to bloom lushly!
Of course, not only annual flowers should decorate your garden. An unpretentious garden also includes perennials (choose not only winter-hardy and climate-resistant species and varieties, but also those that can grow long years without replanting, without requiring special care), and, of course, shrubs (caring for them comes down to rare weeding and crown formation as needed). And how to combine plants with each other to make it beautiful, will tell you.
