There is no more beautiful garden than one adorned with flowers. Their diversity is amazing. Each copy has rich colors and amazing aroma. Flowers for the garden are divided into two main groups: annual and perennial. Annuals can be changed every season, one species for another. It is worth paying special attention to the multi-year group. They are divided into two subspecies: bulbous and tuberous. Let's analyze everything in turn.
Variety of bulb flowers
The bulbous perennials are a surprise planted in the yard. What will come out of the bulb in the future, no one knows until the last moment. If you want the flowers to bloom in early spring, then you need to plant them in the fall. Each landing must be carefully considered. Perennial favorites include daffodils, tulips, hazel grouse, crocuses, lilies. In fact, there are many more species, but these are the most amazing flowers that are present in every area. Each of them will decorate the flower bed at certain times of the year with their bright colors.
All of these bulbous perennials are unpretentious and do not require special care, and over time will beginmultiply gradually. It is these types of plants that grow amazing in beauty with a large size of buds. Early spring perennials include tulips and daffodils. These flowers are planted in flower beds, which can be located anywhere. Lilies and grouse like to grow in sunny places in well-fertilized soil.
Selecting planting material
Perennial flowers will grow well if high-quality planting material is initially selected. In order not to make mistakes when buying flower bulbs and tubers, we suggest using a few tips:
- Before buying, the bulbs are inspected for any stains that indicate a disease in the planting material.
- Tubers should be chosen he althy and strong. They should have small shoots on them, which ensure that the plant is alive.
- Before planting bulbous and tuberous perennials, they should be disinfected with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
It is also worth noting that you need to responsibly approach the place where you want to make a purchase. No need to purchase bulbs and flower tubers from unverified suppliers. It is better to ask for help in specialized stores, where the staff will explain all the details and help in choosing colors. Often on the streets you can buy low-quality goods, which in the future will not justify hopes and expectations.
Now it's worth talking about the choice of planting material for certain types of perennialscolors:
- Lilies. Bulbs should be dense, with he althy and lively roots. The presence of a small sprout indicates that the flower is alive and can be planted. The bulbs must be free from stains and traces of rot. Before planting, the material is stored in peat in a cool place.
- Gladiolus. These are another representatives of perennial flowers. They will delight with their colors from mid-July. Before buying, pay attention to the following points: the bulbs are allowed to plant without mold and foreign spots; the sprout must be small, otherwise it is easy to break when planting.
- Dahlias. Before buying these tubers, you should make sure that they have live buds. Dry tuber is not worth buying.
- Peony, phlox, hosta. These flowering perennials tolerate hard frosts well. Before buying, you need to inspect the roots. They should be strong, with live buds.
- Daffodils. Flowers in early spring. Bulbs are bought with shoots, without diseases.
The list of perennials doesn't end there. We have considered only the most popular specimens.
When to plant
Having chosen the flowers for planting, we transfer them to the open ground. Perennial flowers are planted with bulbs, tubers or seeds. The best period for planting is spring, namely its beginning. The end of summer and the beginning of autumn are also suitable for this. If you decide to plant flowering perennials with seeds, then it is better to do this in the fall, when the first frosts have passed. Before planting the ground wellloosen and fertilize. They will bloom only after 2-3 years. An exception is the delphinium. True, in the first year, its flowering will be sparse.
Bulbous perennials (like crocuses, tulips or daffodils) are planted in autumn. Plants that should bloom in summer are planted in a permanent place in late spring. Lily bulbs can also be planted in autumn. Basically, all bulbous plants tolerate winter well. There are exceptions, such as callas and dahlias. They are dug up in autumn and stored in a basement or cellar.
How to care
Having planted flowers in open ground, you need to start caring for them properly. Basic care includes the following operations:
- Water.
- Loosening.
- Weed control.
- Crop.
- Fertilizer.
- Preparing for the winter period.
So, let's look at each item separately.
Irrigation
This is a mandatory flower care procedure. Do you want plants to live long and bloom beautifully? Remember: they need to be watered abundantly. Perennial flowers have a very powerful root system, unlike annuals, so they need abundant watering. It is also needed at the stage of ovary buds and their flowering. The best time to water is either morning or evening. The soil must be irrigated to a depth of at least 10 cm.
Weeding
The list of mandatory care items also includes weeding flowers from weeds. The presence of weeds in a flower bed prevents plants from receiving nutritious and water care inthe required volume. Weeds have a powerful root system and do not allow perennial flowers to develop and grow fully. Because of this, weeds must be constantly removed. It is better to get rid of them along with the roots to prevent their further occurrence. At the end of summer and until mid-autumn, the flowers are weeded so that the number of weeds in the spring is negligible.
Loosening and fertilizing
These are two more essential care items for perennials. Loosening is necessary for air to enter the roots of flowers. As a rule, after rains, a crust forms on the ground, which interferes with the free breathing of the roots. Therefore, after each rain, the earth must be loosened. Good flowering of plants is achieved by constant fertilization of the soil and its top dressing. For this, organic and mineral fertilizers are used.
Preparing plants for wintering
If the winter is with severe frosts and little snowfall, then you should not expect anything good from the flowers in the new season. As a rule, plants freeze and die. Therefore, it is better to cover all perennial flowers before the first frost. To do this, you can use sawdust, dry leaves and peat. Of the latest innovations, a special material is used to cover flowers - agrotex. It protects plants well from the cold and at the same time promotes good air circulation.
Pruning perennial flowers
Tube or bulbous garden flowers that have dropped their buds should be pruned. This will help the plants get new shoots, and in some cases you canto re-bloom. It is also a must-have spring care item that helps plants get rid of extinct parts.
Tuber and bulbous perennials are the most beautiful flowers in every garden. If you follow all the rules for choosing, planting and caring for plants, you can get an amazing blooming garden that will delight you from spring to autumn with its riot of colors.
