Climbing flowers in the house and in the garden look very attractive. It is very fashionable to decorate gazebos, verandas and pergolas with them. On the balcony and windowsill, a curly flower will look just as good. It brightens up an empty wall, spices up a dull corner and transforms a terrace into a festive place.
What you need for curly flowers
Ampel plants (from the word ampel - hanging vase) need a special hanging pot or planter. Soil for them can be bought at flower shops. In this way, even some types of ordinary small shrubs can be grown. A winding flower is most often unpretentious; nothing expensive is needed to care for it. No need to make any complicated devices and devote an excessive amount of time to your pets.
Types of curly flowers. Petunia, Surfinia and Lobelia
Petunia is in almost every garden plot. Its diverse colors and unpretentiousness won the love of gardeners. It blooms for a very long time - from early spring to mid-autumn. Even if this climbing flower undergoes a severe drought, it only needs to be well watered once - and it will again be as good as new. soil for petuniasfit fertile. It is desirable if it grows in a well-lit place. Surfinia is similar to petunia, but surpasses it in density and height. It is also able to reach a greater length. Lobelia is perennial and annual. This cornflower blue winding flower from the bellflower family will feel good both in the sun and in partial shade. Humus-rich soil will allow it to appear in all its glory.
Types of ampelous plants. Pelargonium, verbena, diascia and dichondra
Geranium (pelargonium) has been popular in our country since Soviet times. Even then, she decorated balconies, window sills and gazebos with unchanging brightness. In addition to decorativeness, phytoncidal properties are also attributed to it (the ability to disinfect the air). Geranium loves warmth and sun. It can grow on loam, tolerates short-term drought and easily recovers from mechanical damage. Verbena is rarely seen in the beds. It is nondescript and popular mainly as a honey plant and medicinal plant. But her wonderful smell and stable greenery have earned her fame among lovers of ampelous plants. It blooms for a very long time - almost all summer. The soil prefers fertilized and does not tolerate excessive nitrogen content in the soil. Diascia is similar in this to verbena. But its flowers are much more attractive. Small salmon-colored rosettes adorn flower beds and pots all summer and most of the fall. This perennial is demanding on the soil and needs abundant watering. It can be planted in May directly in open ground. Dichondra - unusualplant. Once you see him, you won't soon forget him. It looks like a silver-gray waterfall, falling in a luxurious shock from a height of more than two meters. It is the leaves that create such an impressive effect. Dichondra flowers are unattractive. This plant helps phytodesign specialists to create whole picturesque canvases in gardens.
