No botanical reference book can mix in the names of all garden flowers grown in hobby plots. There are so many of them that every florist can fully cover his needs, choosing the type that fits perfectly into his floristic composition. For those who do not want to engage in annual planting, there are perennials. And those who are not afraid of such a prospect can grow annuals. There is also an alternative – biennial flowers.
Delicate forget-me-nots, proud handsome gladioli, lilies of the valley lurking under the shade of the forest…. From childhood, we learn to distinguish and love them. It is pleasant to admire flowers, but not less pleasure to grow them.
Every year the number of amateur flower growers is growing, striving to plant flower beds in their personal plot. From the variety of flowering plants that can be grown in the garden, check out the photos and descriptions of the most popular flowers.
Perennial flowers for the garden: photos, names and descriptions
Perennial flowers for the garden are distinguished by a wide variety of species. They bloom from early spring (tulips, daffodils, primroses, hyacinths) to late autumn (chrysanthemums, Gaillardia and others). These plants bloom most abundantly in summer: peonies, irises, phlox, delphiniums, lilies, lupines.
The names of such perennial flowers for the garden, such as gladioli and dahlias, are known to everyone. Their distinctive feature lies in the fact that in conditions with a harsh climate in the open field, they do not winter, but in warm regions they may well ascend the next year without digging in autumn.
Gladiolus. A tuber-bulbous plant with a height of 60 to 150 cm. Flowers of very bright beautiful colors (from white to dark red and dark purple) are collected by an ear on a straight peduncle. The shape, size and color of flowers vary from cultivar to cultivar. These perennial flowers for the garden are propagated by corms, which are planted in open ground in late April – early May to a depth of 8-12 cm. Gladioli are demanding in soil fertility and care. The bulbs are dug up in October after a slight frost, dried in a warm, dry place (room) for 3-4 weeks. Store the bulbs in gauze bags in a cool dry place.
Dahlias. Tuberous thermophilic plant. The height of the bush is from 50 to 200 cm. The stem is hollow, easily breaking, so it is tied to a stake. Blooms from late July until frost.
As you can see in the photo, for these flowers for the garden, the shape, size, terry and color of the inflorescences vary depending on the variety:
The following varieties are distinguished by their decorativeness: Eternal Flame, Baltica, Winter’s Smile, Torch, Snowy Rus, Nocturne. Propagated by dividing the bush. The tubers are divided just before planting. Plants are planted in open ground after frost. Dahlias grow best in a sunny location. As they grow, they are stepchildren (axillary shoots are removed in 2-3 lower nodes), which contributes to early abundant flowering. After the first small frosts, the stems are cut at a height of 15 cm and the tubers are dug up. Dried for 2-3 weeks, stored at 4-6 ° C.
There are also such perennial flowers for the garden, which easily winter in the open field. Among them, one of the main places belongs to bulbous plants (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, lilies), as well as peonies and phlox.
Tulips. Tulips are varied in color, flower shape, plant height (from 6 to 60 cm). They bloom in May – June. If you are unsure of what flowers to plant in your garden, choose any of the early blooming tulips.
The most beautiful varieties are:
London (red)
Purissima (white, ivory)
Parade (scarlet or yellow)
See how beautiful perennial flowers for the garden are in these photos:
The period of development of tulips from the appearance of shoots to dying off is short – about 3 months. Therefore, they especially need nutritious, well-filled with fertilizers, lightweight soils (sand is applied on clay soils). Tulips propagate by daughter bulbs that form during the growing season. The bulbs are dug up in June, when the third part of the leaf dries up. Dry for 7 days. They are stored for the first 20 days at + 20 … + 25 ° С, then at + 12 … + 15 ° С. Bulbs are planted (in our zone of the Middle Volga region) in mid-September at a depth of 10-12 cm at a distance of 5 to 15 cm. from a friend depending on the analysis. Young bulbs (baby) are planted to a depth of 5 – 7 cm. After planting, tulips are covered with peat, which contributes to less moisture evaporation in spring. In order for these beautiful garden flowers to develop better, they must be dug up annually. Tulips are subject to a viral disease: variegation. During flowering, plants with variegated flowers are dug up and destroyed (burned).
Daffodils. Early flowering plants with beautiful fragrant flowers, white, yellow and orange colors in various shades. Bloom from May to June. When describing these flowers for the garden, it is especially worth noting varieties from the tubular group:
Victoria bicolor (yellow-cream) from the tubular group
Bernardino (white with a light yellow funnel) from the group of large tubular
Hollands Glory (light yellow petals, yellow outgrowths of lobes) from the group of terry
Geranium (white petals, bright orange funnel, 2-5 flowers per inflorescence)
Daffodils are propagated by bulbs that bloom 2-3 years after planting. They grow well in humus-rich, lightweight soils. The bulbs are planted in early August – the first half of September at a distance of 10-15 cm between the bulbs and 20 cm between the rows to a depth of 10-12 cm. Daffodils do not require special care. Faded uncut flowers are removed in the ovary state, as they drain the plants. Daffodils are dug out after 2-3 years in June, when the leaves dry out by 2/3 of the part.
Hyacinths. An early flowering plant, bell-shaped flowers with a six-part corolla, juicy, collected in a straight cylindrical ear on a juicy arrow, up to 20-35 cm high. The flowers have a strong aroma, differ in a variety of delicate and bright colors: white, pink, yellow, blue, blue and purple … Available in plain and double color forms. It blooms early – from the beginning or half of May.
Hyacinths are bred with bulbs. The bulbs are planted in September at a distance of 20 cm, with a deepening of the bottom by 10-12 cm.
Look at the photo of flowers for the garden, the names of which are given above:
The following describes what other perennial flowers can be grown in the garden.
What other perennial flowers can be grown in the garden (with video)
Lily is a perennial bulbous plant. The height of the stems is from 5 cm (in the alpine form of the Daurian lily) to 3 m (in the giant lily). Flowers are varied in shape: tubular, turban-shaped, funnel-shaped. The color of the flowers is white, pink, red, yellow, orange in pure colors and with specks. Lilies are propagated by seeds, bulbs, and scales of bulbs.
18 species of lilies grow in nature. In our zone, you can successfully grow white, regale (royal), tiger (Thunberg), etc. Scaly bulbs ranging in size from 2 to 20 cm, depending on the species. The roots extending from the bulb are perennial. Therefore, when transplanting, the bulbs are carefully dug up and stored without drying. Some species (regale) form annual roots on stems above the bulb. These lilies need a deeper planting.
For a successful culture of lilies, they must be planted in open, sunny, sheltered places from the wind. The best planting time is August – September. Planting depth depends on the size of the bulbs and the presence of supra-bulbous roots. Lily species with stem roots are planted to a depth of 15-20 cm, without stem roots 7-8 cm, counting from the bottom to the soil surface. The distance when planting is 20-40 cm. Lilies are transplanted after 4-5 years, keeping the roots of the belly roots.
Peonies. Peony is one of the most decorative and at the same time unpretentious perennials. The plant is winter-hardy, in one place it can grow for more than 15 years. The flowers are very large, double, semi-double, simple, single, or arranged in groups of 2 – 3 flowers at the ends of the stems. Depending on the variety, they differ in a variety of colors: white, pink, red and less often yellow, in pure and transitional colors. The most decorative varieties are distinguished:
Festival Maxim
Francois Ortega
Memory of Gagarin
Jubilee
Bloom from late May to July. Peonies prefer a sunny place with loamy cultivated soils. Peonies are propagated by dividing the bush. In a separate part (division) there should be at least 3-4 buds and a part of the rhizome. The best planting time is late August – early September. Peonies are planted in large pits (50 cm deep, 70 cm wide), well filled with fertilizers: 20-25 kg of humus, 300 g of superphosphate and 75 g of potassium fertilizers.
Peonies do not tolerate deep planting. Buried bushes do not bloom. Peonies are planted so that the upper buds are at the level of the soil. In the spring, after the earth subsides, the buds will be at the desired depth.
The video “Flowers for the Garden” shows the best types of plants that will decorate any site:
Phlox. Rhizome plant with straight or creeping branched stems. The height of the bush in low forms is 10-20 cm, in high forms – from 40 to 150 cm. According to these characteristics, phloxes are divided into two main groups: low-stemmed, or creeping, with spring flowering periods and high-stemmed ones with late summer and autumn flowering periods. They attract with the brightness of flowers and the duration of flowering, unpretentiousness to the conditions. Flowers are mostly solitary in spring phlox and are collected in racemose, paniculate or corymbose inflorescences in phlox of the second group.
The color of the flowers is varied: from pure white to fiery red and dark purple in pure tones or with delicate shades. The best varieties of phlox are from the early ones:
Aida (red-purple)
In memory of Chkalov (purple)
Snow white (white)
Scarlet sails (red-crimson)
Kirmeslander (white)
Amaranthreeze (deep purple-lilac)
Phloxes reproduce by dividing bushes (in spring and autumn). Individual bushes should have 2-3 shoots and good roots. Prefers a well-lit place, does not tolerate excess moisture.
Below you will find out what beautiful biennial flowers can be planted in the garden.
What biennial flowers to plant in the garden: photo and description
Biennials are plants grown for two years. They bloom in the second year after sowing the seeds. Some perennials also belong to biennials, which give the greatest flowering effect in the second year of life.
The most common biennial is the viola. The second name for this biennial garden flower is pansies. Bells, daisies, daisies, forget-me-nots, fragrant violets, Turkish carnations and many other flowering plants are also popular.
Growing two-year-olds is not difficult.
As shown in the photo, most often biennial flowers for the garden are propagated by seeds:
Planting material is sown at the end of May in cold greenhouses or open ground. The seedlings then dive, and with sparse sowing, the seedlings can be grown without diving. Landing in a permanent place is carried out in late August – early September.
Many two-year-olds, such as forget-me-nots, daisies, chamomile, easily reproduce vegetatively (by dividing the bush). The bushes are divided in August – early September, so that the plants have time to take root well before the frost.
Look at the photo of biennial flowers for the garden, the names of which are given above:
The next section of the article is devoted to what kind of annual flowers can be planted in the garden.
What beautiful annual flowers can be planted in the garden
The groups of annual flowers for the garden include flower crops that go through all stages of development during one season. This is the largest group of plants. The most common among these is calendula. Popularly, this two-year-old flower for the garden is known as marigold. Also very popular are asters, kosmeya, marigolds, cornflowers, zinnia, alissum, snapdragon, poppy, nasturtium, annual dahlias, petunia, salvia, fragrant tobacco, etc. Letniki propagate by seeds.
Letniki are grown in two ways – by sowing seeds directly into the ground.
Pay attention to the photo – annual flowers for the garden can be cultivated with the preliminary cultivation of seedlings:
The best sowing time for most summer plants is early spring (at the end of April) or winter – at the beginning of October. Alyssum, aster, kosmeya, petunia, marigolds, cornflowers, poppy seeds develop well and bloom when sown in the ground.
More thermophilic crops of beautiful annual flowers for the garden (nasturtium, marigolds, zinnia, balsams) are sown only in spring in the first half of May. Large seeds (nasturtium, sweet peas) are sealed to a depth of 3 cm, medium – 1 cm and small (tobacco, petunia, poppy) – are not sealed at all, only pressed to the soil.
The seedling method of cultivation is used for more thermophilic annuals (annual dahlias, levkoi, choked tobacco, snapdragons). Seeds are sown in early March in seed boxes, which are installed in greenhouses or film greenhouses. From above, the seeds are covered with a thin layer of sand or finely sifted soil. Very small seeds are not covered, but covered with glass boxes.
Below you can see the photos, names and descriptions of flowering bushes for the garden.
Flowering bushes for the garden: photos, names and descriptions of the best flowers
When talking about what flowers to plant in the garden, one should not forget about the shrubs. One of the best flowers for a garden is definitely roses.
rose flower is the leading plant among the beautifully flowering bushes for the garden. By the nature of growth and flowering, roses are divided into 3 groups: park, repeatedly and continuously flowering and climbing.
The second group includes remontant, tea-hybrid, polyanthus classes.
Repaired roses. The flowers are large, round-cupped, double, mostly with a strong pink scent. They are located in 3-5 pieces on the shoot. The bushes are vigorous up to 1.5 m. The flowering is twofold: the second flowering is less abundant (autumn). They require winter protection from frosts below 10-12 °.
Tea-hybrid roses. Bred by crossing remontant roses with tea roses. Flowers are varied in color (red, white, pink, yellow with countless transitions), different sizes – from large to very large, double, varied in aroma, 1 – 3-5 pieces per shoot. Bushes are on average 50-70 cm tall. The bloom is abundant in both spring and autumn and is longer than that of remontant roses. They require winter protection from frosts below -7 … -8 ° С.
Polyanthus, or multi-flowered roses. The flowers are small (2-3 cm in diameter), red, pink, white, less often yellow, mostly double, fragrant and odorless, collected in large inflorescences. They bloom very profusely and almost continuously until frost (Excelsia is pink).
Climbing or curly roses. They have long (2 – 5 m) shoots creeping along the ground. The flowers are small. The color of the flowers is different. They bloom profusely and for a long time, but once in early summer. Among them, semi-climbing roses are of interest. Hardy enough, they hibernate without shelter.
Park roses. These are wild rose hips and their hybrid forms. They are hardy and do not require shelter. Roses are propagated by budding in July – August for two-year-old rosehip seedlings (grafted culture) and by cuttings (rooted culture) in June – July.
Roses grow better in sunny areas, loamy nutrient soils. They are planted in late April – early May, climbing at a distance of 1-1.5 m, remontant 60-70 cm, hybrid tea 40-50 cm, polyanthus 20-30 cm. Before planting, the shoots are cut shortly into 3-5 buds. In subsequent years, when growing roses, correct pruning is essential. It promotes good development of the bush and abundant flowering. In the spring, immediately after removing the shelter, sanitary pruning is carried out: all weak, dried, frozen and thickening shoots are cut out, then the branches are shortened. Thinning and removal of weak and dry branches is carried out in all types of roses, and shortening is not in all. Climbing and park roses are not pruned, as they bloom on last year’s wood.
Repaired roses are cut (shortened) by 8-12 buds, counting from the base of the shoot (weak pruning), hybrid tea – by 3-5 buds. Roses are systematically fed during the summer.
An important technique when growing roses is to cover them for the winter. Most types of roses, with the exception of climbing and park roses, require shelter. It is carried out at the end of October with the onset of small but persistent frosts (-3 … -5 ° C). Before the shelter, broken, diseased branches, flowers, unripe shoots and bushes are removed. Shelter is carried out with sawdust, leaves, peat. Good results are obtained by covering the roses with thick paper, which is applied to a special wire frame made to the size of the bush.
Here you can see photos of beautiful flowering bushes for the garden:
Jasmine (chubushnik). Unpretentious shrub, 1-3 m high. Blossoms in June-July with white double flowers with a strong odor. Propagated by layering, green cuttings.
Buldenezh. Terry form of viburnum ordinary, very decorative. Quite unpretentious shrub with beautiful white spherical inflorescences. Propagated by green cuttings.
Lilac. Terry forms of Sireya are very decorative:
Charles Joly
Star of May
Bertha Damock
Lauvazier
Mathieu Dambal
Non-double forms are also original: the Chinese variety has inflorescences up to 50-70 cm, abundant flowering. Propagated by cuttings, grafts, layering.
This selection of photos demonstrates what flowers can be planted in the garden:
