Every gardener dreams of turning his plot into a corner of paradise. The uniqueness of any garden has always been given by well-chosen beautiful garden flowers, which play a special role in landscape design. Flowers keep the garden picturesque from early spring until the first frost, giving the site a unique flavor.
Changing each other, beautiful garden flowers bring revival and variety to the appearance of the site. Photos of the most interesting design options are the decoration of landscape design publications. For gardeners, it is very important to choose and place plants correctly, to choose suitable neighbors for them, taking into account their characteristics, growing conditions, composition rules.
An important role in this case is played by garden flowers with beautiful leaves (we posted a photo in the article). Knowing the characteristics of plants (their height, the amount of greenery, breeding requirements, care rules), the designer, like a painter, "draws" onland your flower bed and creates a special mood. In this article, we will present you the most beautiful garden flowers with photos, names and descriptions, tell you about their features and growing conditions. Perhaps the advice of experienced gardeners and landscape designers will help you create your own, unique composition on your site.
What flowers can be planted in the garden?
No botanical reference book can contain the names of absolutely all the beautiful garden flowers that are grown on the plots today. With such a rich variety, everyone can make their dream come true by creating an interesting and unusual landscape that attracts the eyes of passers-by.
For those who do not want to plant annually, experienced gardeners recommend paying attention to beautiful perennial garden flowers. We will present photos and names below. And whoever is not afraid of such a prospect can grow annuals on their plots. There is an alternative to these two types - biennial flowers.
Proud handsome gladiolus, delicate and fragile forget-me-nots, lilies of the valley lurking in the shade of trees… It is very interesting to admire and observe the development of plants, but growing and caring for them is no less fun.
Annuals for the garden
Crops that go through all stages of development in one season belong to the group of annuals. This is a large group of garden plants, the most popular of which are kosmeya, asters, cornflowers, marigolds, alyssum, zinnia, snapdragons, nasturtium, poppy,annual dahlias, salvia, fragrant tobacco, petunia, etc. Annuals are propagated by seeds. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the photos and names of beautiful annual garden flowers below.
Mirabilis
This flower is often called the beauty of the night. He received such a name not by chance. These beautiful garden flowers, photos of which we have posted below, bloom after sunset, and the bush is covered with bright and fragrant flowers all evening and night. They can be of various colors - white, yellow, pink and crimson. Thanks to the tuberous root system, the plant tolerates drought well.
Tagetes
Many are familiar with these beautiful garden flowers. Photos posted in special editions by landscape designers clearly demonstrate that the color range of these plants is extensive: all shades of yellow, white, in some varieties the petals have stripes and spots.
Depending on the variety, marigolds grow from 15 to 80 cm. The flowers are drought-resistant, and therefore are in great demand among lovers of annuals.
Snapdragon
In fact, these beautiful garden flowers are perennials. However, in our latitudes, they do not tolerate winter, and therefore are grown as annual plants. They are planted in groups in the middle of a green lawn, along the curbs. Today, ampelous forms of these plants have been bred, which are successfully grown in tall flowerpots.
Datura
These are very beautiful garden flowers. A shrub about a meter high has oval green leaves, as well as single flowers that resemblebells up to 20 cm long are white, yellow or blue. The seeds of this plant have poor germination, they need a lot of moisture to germinate. Before sowing, they should be soaked for 10 days. And for growth and development, they need a temperature of about +30 ° C. Shoots appear slowly and germinate for more than a month.
Zinnia
Pay attention to the following photo. Description of garden flowers, which can become a spectacular decoration of any garden, is quite often found in floriculture publications. These annuals attract attention with a variety of bud shapes and shades. There are several varieties of this plant. Depending on the variety, the height of the stem ranges from 20 cm to a meter. The stem is crowned with flower baskets. Arranged in several rows around the middle of the flower, the petals are shaped like tongues.
The plant blooms from June until the first frost. Zinnia is heat tolerant. It is grown as a garden ornament and looks great as a cut flower.
Cosmea
Description and photo of garden flowers called kosmeya can be found in almost all reference books on floriculture. These annual plants grow up to a meter in height. Flowers are painted in all shades of blue and white. Thanks to the openwork, dill-like leaves, the flowers look very gentle and airy. Cosmos propagates by seeds. They are sown in the ground as soon as the snow melts. They should not be too deep into the soil - just one centimeter is enough. Sowing can also be done in late autumn. As a rule, if the cosmea takes root on the site,it further propagates by self-sowing.
Nasturtium
Beautiful garden flowers are an annual semi-shrub with single flowers and rounded leaves. Flowers are painted in bright shades of yellow and red. Abundant flowering lasts almost all summer. Nasturtium contains many useful substances, and traditional healers actively use it. Previously, it was used in cooking, adding to various dishes.
Lenok
Photos of beautiful garden flowers called lenok do not appear too often on the pages of publications for flower growers. Thin and delicate plants with small and very bright flowers of a red-crimson hue are unusually attractive. At night they close by folding their petals. Flowering begins in June and continues throughout the summer. The seeds of this plant are simply sown in the ground in early May. They rise together and quickly.
Petunias
These beautiful garden flowers are becoming more and more popular every year with a huge selection of different colors. Petunia is simple and terry. It is grown on balconies, in city flower beds, in hanging planters on the street. In the garden, it also looks harmonious, but it grows quite strongly, sometimes “clogging” the crops growing in the neighborhood.
Beautiful perennial garden flowers: names, photos and descriptions
This group of plants is characterized by a variety of species. They bloom from early spring (daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, primroses) until late autumn (gaillardia, chrysanthemums and others). But irises, peonies,delphiniums, phloxes, lilies bloom profusely in summer.
The names of the most beautiful perennial garden flowers - roses, gladiolus, dahlias - are probably familiar to everyone. Their peculiarity lies in the fact that in harsh climatic conditions they do not hibernate in the open ground, and in warm regions they sprout the next year without digging in the fall, and sometimes without shelter.
Gladiolus
Many gardeners consider these to be the most beautiful perennial garden flowers. Tuber-bulbous plants can reach a height of 150 cm. The flowers have bright beautiful colors (from white to dark purple), collected in spikes on a high and straight peduncle. The size, color and shape of the petals depend on the variety.
These beautiful perennial garden flowers reproduce by tubers-bulbs, which are planted in the ground at a depth of about 10 cm in late April or early May. Gladiolus are demanding on soil quality and care. The bulbs are dug at the end of October after light frosts, dried for 3-4 weeks in a dry room. Store them in a cool dry place in gauze bags.
Dahlias
Heat-loving garden plants from 50 to 200 cm high. The stem is hollow inside. It breaks easily, so it is tied to a support. Dahlias bloom from late July to late autumn. The shape, doubleness, size and color of beautiful garden flowers depends on the variety. The plant reproduces by dividing the bush.
Immediately before planting, the tubers are divided. They can be planted outdoors in early spring. Dahlias feel comfortable onsunny areas. As it grows, it will be necessary to remove the axillary shoots in the three lower nodes. This contributes to earlier and more abundant flowering. After the onset of the first frost, the stems should be cut at a height of 15 cm and the tubers dug up.
Tulips
These plants, diverse in shape and color, are loved by many. Tulips bloom in May-June. Flowers are distinguished by a short period of development from the appearance of the first shoots to death - only three months. For this reason, tulips need fertilized, lightweight soils. Clay requires sanding.
Tulips are propagated by daughter bulbs formed during the growing season. When the third part of the leaf dries up (usually this happens in June), the bulbs are dug up. They are dried for seven days. Bulbs are stored at +25°C for the first 20 days, then at +15°C.
Daffodils
Plants with magnificent fragrant flowers, yellow, white and orange coloring of the most various shades. Flowering continues from the second half of May to June. When describing daffodils, tubular varieties should be especially noted:
- Victoria Bicolor;
- Bernardino;
- Gollands Glory.
Hyacinths
Looking at the photos of beautiful perennial flowers, you are amazed at their perfection. Early flowering plants with bell-shaped flowers with six-parted corollas, collected in a cylindrical spike located on a juicy arrow, grow up to 35 cm.
Hyacinths have a strong fragrance and are distinguisheda variety of delicate and bright colors: pink, white, blue, yellow, purple, blue. There are varieties with double and single flowers. Flowering begins in early or mid-May. Plants reproduce by bulbs. They are planted in September at a depth of about 10 cm, placing the bulbs at a distance of about 20 cm from each other.
Lily
And these, according to experts in the field of landscape design, are the most beautiful garden flowers. Perennial bulbous plant reaches a stem height of up to 3 meters (giant lily). Flowers, depending on the variety, can be of various shapes: chalmoid, tubular, funnel-shaped. The color of the flowers is pink, white, yellow, red, orange. Lilies are propagated by bulbs, scales of bulbs, seeds.
There are 18 types of lilies in total. In our country, the most common are white, brindle (Thunberg), regale (Royal). Depending on the species, scaly bulbs can be from 2 to 20 cm in diameter. The roots that extend from the bulb are perennial. Therefore, when transplanting, the bulbs must be dug out very carefully and stored without drying them.
Some varieties, such as regale, form annual roots on stems above the bulb. Such lilies need a deeper planting. For successful cultivation of this crop, it should be planted in open and sunny places, well protected from the wind. The best time for planting is August-September.
Phloxes (perennial)
A plant with creeping or straight or branched stems. Heightlow varieties of phlox - from 10 to 20 cm, high - from 40 to 150 cm. Plants attract with bright colors of flowers, long active flowering, unpretentiousness to the conditions of detention. Most of the flowers are solitary. The color of phloxes is from pure white to rich red, and also dark purple, sometimes with delicate shades.
Thunberg's Barberry
This ever-changing plant is sure to be an eye-catcher in any garden, as the barberry retains its decorative effect throughout the year. Medium-sized dark purple, almost black leaves brighten to red or orange shades by autumn. Flowers that open in May are bright yellow on the inside and red on the outside. They gather in inflorescences that cover almost all shoots. In winter, the bushes are decorated with pink fruits. Spreading crown with red arched shoots can reach two meters in height.
Buddley
The lush clusters of this plant will fill your garden with a pleasant sweetish aroma. Powerful, incredibly beautiful buddleia inflorescences are especially remarkable when flocks of butterflies flock to them from all over the area, which are attracted by a pleasant aroma.
Buddleya is a heat-loving, intensively growing plant. To grow these beautiful, lush bushes that reach a height of 60 cm, you need to choose the best areas for planting - reliably protected from drafts and wind, well lit and slightly shaded, with moist, loose and fertile soil. The flowering of the plant continues from the end of summer until the onset of frost. Shoots are pruned for the winterat a height of about 25 cm and cover with spruce branches or dry leaves, thereby providing reliable shelter from frost and snow retention.
Easy care plants
This group includes beautiful unpretentious garden flowers that tolerate shade, drought, temperature changes well. To the delight of gardeners who do not have enough time to care for the site, there are many such plants.
Peonies
This is one of the most decorative, popular and at the same time unpretentious perennials. In one place, the plant can grow without a transplant for more than 15 years. The flowers are large, can be double or semi-double, simple, solitary or arranged in groups. The color of the petals depends on the variety of the plant. It can be white, pink, red and much less often yellow in pure or transitional colors.
Peonies bloom from mid-May to July. Plants prefer sunny areas with nutritious loamy soils. Propagated by dividing the bush. In each separate part there must be at least three buds and a part of the rhizome. Peonies are planted at the end of August or at the beginning of September in pits 50 x 70 cm.
Crocuses
In early spring, when the snow has not completely melted, white, blue, yellow and even striped crocuses appear. These are compact plants, the height of which does not exceed 15 cm. Crocuses bloom from March to May. Bulbs are planted from August to September. For crocuses, you need to choose a well-lit place or partial shade, for example, under the crownsunblown trees or shrubs.
Bright flowers look great in group plantings, form spectacular spots among the stones. Single plants will liven up the look of a spring lawn.
Aquilegia
Daffodils, lilies of the valley and tulips are being replaced by aquilegia, or a catch basin. The plant blooms in the second year after planting. This easy-to-care perennial adorns the garden plot from late May to early September. When its bell inflorescences wither, the baton of decorativeness is taken over by leaves that turn purple or lilac.
Muscari
From April to the end of May, in the flowerbeds of many gardeners, you can see low (no more than 20 cm) stems that are crowned with inflorescences consisting of small, bell-shaped flowers. This is mouse hyacinth, or muscari. Decorative bulbous plant can rightfully be included in the list of the most unpretentious flowers for the garden. Once planting small bulbs under large lilac or mock orange bushes, tree crowns, for many years you can admire the charming flowering of muscari. Every year there are more and more of them. The overgrown curtains of this plant are planted in June, when the elongated linear leaves and blue or blue flowers wither.
Astra
Bright colorful flowers will diversify your flower bed. In order for chic baskets to appear on flower stalks in time, you just need to loosen the soil and water in time.
Periwinkle
It must be admitted that there are no shade-tolerant horticultural cropstoo much. One of them, undoubtedly, is the periwinkle. This is a ground cover plant, less often small shrubs. It blooms in mid-spring and multiplies quickly, rooting easily on contact with the soil. The cultivars of the plant create spectacular clumps of vibrant greens flecked with all shades of pink, white, blue and purple. There are varieties with simple and double corollas, variegated and plain foliage.
Irises
The bright and large flowers of irises lead in popularity among gardeners who cannot devote much time to work on the site. Iris is winter-hardy, drought-resistant, blooms almost all summer and can live up to 7 years in one place. It should be noted that this crop prefers moist and light soil.
Carnation grass
Herbaceous, creeping, beautiful flowering plant with small bright crimson flowers that are visible from afar. Outwardly, the jacket resembles a fluffy small mound.
Lily of the valley
Forest lilies of the valley in the spring flowerbed bloom in May. Thanks to the creeping root system, plants hibernate. In spring, leathery leaves rolled up into dense tubules first appear on the flowerbeds, and then flower stalks rise to a height of up to 30 cm above the rosettes. Each inflorescence has 6 to 20 white or pale pink fragrant bells. Lily of the valley blooms until the beginning of summer, and then the place of flowers is occupied by rounded red berries. The advantages of these unpretentious perennials include, first of all, flowers that do not lose their beauty either in the shade or in the sun, as well as the ability to grow up to 10 years in one place.
Creeping thyme
Not only is it a well-known medicinal herb and seasoning, but also an excellent ground cover. The dense and dense carpet that it forms gives off a pleasant aroma, and the small pink flowers look very beautiful.
Brunner
In May, many garden perennials bloom unusually luxuriantly. During this period, blue brunner flowers can be seen near ponds and paths, under the crowns of trees, near walls and fences in many garden plots. An unpretentious ornamental plant up to 50 cm high with pointed heart-shaped leaves develops well in partial shade, where there is enough moisture and nutrition for lush rosettes and spectacular inflorescences rising above them.
Light blue flowers enliven shady corners of the garden, do not require complex care. Thanks to the beautiful, often variegated foliage, the plant retains its decorative effect for a long time and does not need to be transplanted for many years.
