A selection of perennials for a constantly blooming flower bed

  • Mar 03, 2021
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Good afternoon, my reader. For continuous flowering, perennial compositions are created in the flowerbed. The correct selection of plants with different characteristics will ensure the liveliness and richness of the landscape from spring to late autumn.

 Flower beds. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com
Flower beds. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com
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Shrubs

Clematis is ideal for vertical landscaping due to its liana-like shoots. Its buds bloom in large white-pink or purple flowers with pointed petals.

Shrub cinquefoil - already at the beginning of summer, numerous buds appear, which will not fade until the first frost. Suitable for creating a hedge, rock garden, looks good with conifers. The bush is formed by many shoots with single five-petal flowers with a diameter of 3-5 cm.

Austin roses grow up to 2 m or more, a bush with a lush crown, terry flowers of all kinds of colors. They are appreciated for their increased vitality, unpretentiousness, bright aroma, frost resistance, but they need diffused lighting. Ideal for masking walls, hedges, and effective in a single position. Flowering continues throughout the summer.

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Erect

Ivolistny loosestrife is often found in the design of ponds and other wet areas of the garden. One rhizome grows several shoots 80-100 cm high and more with emerald-colored foliage, by autumn it becomes crimson. On spike-shaped inflorescences in July, star-shaped buds of lilac-pink shades open.

The large-flowered flax bush is medium-sized, its height rarely exceeds 60 cm. Consists of thin, branched and strong stems. Buds come in a variety of shades, up to 2-4 cm in diameter. Flax is not picky, but he needs a sunny corner of the garden without nearby groundwater. It reproduces by self-seeding and division, growing in one place for 5 years.

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Oak sage is a perennial shrub up to 70-90 cm tall, prefers partial shade. Shoots are straight and branched, with spike-shaped blue-blue and purple inflorescences, buds are collected in closely spaced whorls. In the middle lane, it survives winters under snow or shelter. Looks favorably in the foreground of a flower bed, in a rock garden, in primroses.

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Cushion

Armeria seaside is an unassuming herbaceous plant. Long and straight stems with narrow leaves grow into a lush cushion with rounded inflorescences of different colors on a long peduncle. The culture is ideal for rock garden, rockery, framing artificial reservoirs. For the winter, the Armeria must be covered with straw or spruce branches.

Astrantia large blooms in June-September with small buds, similar to a multi-pointed umbrella star. Below they are additionally decorated with false leaves-wrappers. The bush is 70 cm high on average, the shoots are slightly branched, the leaves are palmate-split or lobed. Astrantia grows successfully on any soil, but in sunny areas the shades of colors are brighter and more noticeable.

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Spherical

Gypsophila paniculata grows up to 50-70 cm, consists of a main stem with lateral shoots. Thin branches with graceful umbrella-shaped inflorescences at the top of a white, pink-purple hue extend from them. Together they give the bush a spherical shape, flowering continues almost all summer. Gypsophila looks advantageous in any composition, bouquets complement its branches.

The cuff is soft - a creeping perennial with a height of 30-45 cm, grows quickly. Loves fertilized, moderately moist soil, tolerates drought with difficulty. Paniculate inflorescences are collected from numerous small green-yellow buds. The foliage is large and rounded, divided into 7-11 segments. It is appreciated for its delicate greenery, which perfectly covers the sides of paths, slopes, and stony masonry.

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