In order for the garden to retain its decorative appearance throughout the season, it is necessary to select plant species that will bloom alternately and have similar requirements for lighting, watering and soil. In this article, we will discuss annuals suitable for creating continuous flowering beds.
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Zinnia
Flowers of unpretentious and drought-resistant zinnia differ in a variety of shapes and colors. Suitable for gardens in the northern regions, and for growing as a houseplant.
In open ground, both seeds and seedlings are planted in late spring. Loves loosening and weeding. If the edges of the leaves dry, the plant needs watering or shading.
Petunia
Petunia boasts a rich color palette and a variety of flower shapes. Unpretentious, resistant to pests, blooms all season before the start of frost. In warm regions, it grows like a perennial.
Seedlings in late spring are planted in a sunny place without drafts. In the fall, you can transplant the plant from the garden into a pot and bring it into the house, where it will overwinter and bloom with the beginning of spring.
Marigold
From June until frost, the garden is decorated with orange and yellow flowers. The plant is unpretentious and undemanding to humidity, tolerates temperature fluctuations well. It repels harmful insects, therefore it is often used to frame flower plantings.
Loves loosening, infrequent watering, fertile loamy soil. It tolerates transplants while maintaining an earthen coma. For active flowering, it is recommended to remove wilted inflorescences.
Salvia
The bright red flowers dot the plants all summer. It has a pleasant aroma and is used in cooking. Can grow in the sun, but prefers partial shade. Seedlings are planted in the ground in May. Loves sandy soils and rich in humus.
There are cold-resistant shade-loving salvias and heat-loving, sun-loving and rare watering. These different species cannot be planted together.
Calendula
Once planted, this unpretentious plant is capable of self-seeding from year to year. Seeds are sown outdoors in either November or April, and seedlings are planted in May.
Sun-loving and frost-resistant, loves periodic weeding and rare watering. Possesses medicinal properties and repels pests from nearby plants.
Nasturtium
Large single inflorescences with a delicate aroma. Seeds need to be soaked before sowing. Seedlings are planted in May in a sunny, windless place. Does not tolerate waterlogging. Loves loosening the soil and removing wilted buds.
Brachycoma
It looks like a colored chamomile. Bushes up to 30 cm high. Drought-resistant and very unpretentious. In the ground, they are sown with seeds in May. It is undemanding to the composition of the soil and blooms profusely.
Lobelia
Many small flowers from June to September are strewn with this groundcover. Shade tolerant, but prefers the sun.
Kosmeya
An unpretentious annual plant with graceful flowers. Cold hardy and blooms until frost. Seeds are planted in the ground in April or November, and seedlings in May. Loves the sun and loosening the soil. Poorly tolerates shade and waterlogging.
Make sure the soil is completely frozen before sowing seeds in the fall. This will help avoid the death of seedlings that hatch at the wrong time.
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Read about how to decorate a flower bed with perennial flowers in the following article:How to arrange a flower bed of perennials