Perennials For Summer Cottages Blooming All Summer: A Selection Of Interesting Perennial Flowers

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

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There is not a single housewife of the country house who would not plant flowers on her six hundred square meters. They are not only pleasing to the eye, but also attract pollinating bees, and also create an original appearance of the site. Perennials are the most popular among garden flowers: flower beds, mixborders, alpine slides are among them. In order for the compositions to decorate the garden as long as possible, many growers select perennials that bloom all summer. The cultivation of such plants requires certain knowledge and experience.

Content

• 1 Why choose perennial flowers to decorate the site

• 2 Popular perennials blooming all summer

  • 2.1 Baby groundcover

    • 2.1.1 Erigeron (Small-petaled)
    • 2.1.2 Periwinkle
    • 2.1.3 Alyssum
    • 2.1.4 Clove herb
    • 2.1.5 Begonia
    • 2.1.6 Photo gallery: different varieties of begonias

  • 2.2 Medium-sized perennials - the basis for any flower bed

    • 2.2.1 Gypsophila
    • 2.2.2 Astrantia
    • 2.2.3 Phlox
    • 2.2.4 Photo gallery: beautiful varieties of phlox
    • 2.2.5 Common loosestrife
    • 2.2.6 Dicenter

  • 2.3 Tall egoists are perennials that grow better alone

    • 2.3.1 Delphinium
    • 2.3.2 Hydrangea
    • 2.3.3 Photo gallery: hydrangeas of different types and colors
    • 2.3.4 Clematis
    • 2.3.5 Climbing rose
• 3 Video: 10 perennials blooming all summer

Why choose perennial flowers to decorate your site

It is not difficult to answer this question, because perennials have many advantages:

• are the basis for a flower bed;
• can multiply by dividing the bush, rhizomes or bulbs - you do not need to spend money on seeds every year;
• do not require planting every spring - they save the gardener's time;
• easily survive recurrent frosts, during which one can lose the hard-grown annuals;
• grow in one place for several years;

• in the spring they bloom first, because they have a developed and strong root system.

  

  Perennial beds look beautiful in the garden

They are not devoid of disadvantages:

• the creation of a flower bed of perennials can take several years;
• some of them are quite capricious in care, they may freeze or not bloom due to inappropriate growing conditions;
• before the grower has the opportunity to expand the plantings at the expense of his own flowers, he will have to buy them, and they are, as a rule, more expensive than annual seeds.

When I first started creating my own flower garden, a lot of money was spent on the purchase of perennials. But now I can exchange seeds with familiar growers, and almost no investment in a flower garden is required.

Popular perennials blooming all summer

Almost any gardener who grows flowers in his area, over time, plants more and more perennial flowers and ornamental shrubs.

Ground cover babies

Perennial plants are often planted along paths or along the edges of the lawn, and stunted flowers look best in such mixborders. And babies are also good in the foregrounds of flower beds, around trees or tall bushes.

Erigeron (Small-petaled)

Some varieties of this low (up to 30 cm) perennial bloom from early summer to late autumn. From a rosette of narrow bright green leaves grow chamomile-like flowers in different shades of blue and lilac. As they grow, the saturation of their color changes. The plant is unpretentious, can multiply by self-seeding or by dividing the bush. Grows well in sun and partial shade, prefers not too moist alkaline soils.

The delicate lilac flowers of Erigeron can serve as the basis for a mixborder

Periwinkle

A perennial with pink, white, blue or purple flowers and leathery glossy leaves grows on any soil, grows well, forming a continuous carpet. Frost-hardy, the most abundant flowering is observed in spring, but during the summer small (up to 3 cm in diameter) flowers will be visible on the plantation. Propagated by dividing the bush.

Bright periwinkles with small five-petal flowers can be planted in a flowerpot or flowerpot

Alissum

This stunted (up to 25 cm) plant with a thin stem, narrow leaves and small lilac or pink flowers (about 1 cm in diameter) is also undemanding to soil fertility, drought and cold resistance. Differs in a pronounced honey aroma, attracts bees. Blooms from late April to late June. Loves a sunny place and moderate watering. Propagated by cuttings.

A carpet of fragrant alissum flowers is placed near plants in need of pollination by bees

Carnation herb

Low (up to 20 cm) with thin stems and very small flowers of different colors (pink, white, red) bushes with a characteristic jagged edge of the petals spread over the soil and take root within 4–5 years. Bloom from July to September, reproduce by self-seeding.

Carnation herbaceous - the younger relative of the garden carnation

Begonia

This popular perennial blooms not only all summer, but all year long, if you move it home from a flower bed. Bushes up to 30 cm high flaunt in flowerpots from May to late autumn. Begonia is distinguished by decorative flowers of a wide variety of colors and large green, burgundy or bronze patterned leaves. Likes slightly acidic, well-fertilized soils, moderate watering. Propagated by tubers.

Photo gallery: different varieties of begonias

Begonias are attractive not only with bright flowers, but also with large leaves of different shades.

Some varieties of large-flowered begonias are in no way inferior in beauty to the queen of a flower garden - a rose

Splendide Ballerina begonia looks good in hanging planters

Medium-sized perennials - the basis for any flower bed

Flowers up to 1 m in height look good both in mono-compositions, and in mixed-height mixborders, and in complex flower beds, where plants are selected according to color, flowering time and growth.

Gypsophila

Small double snow-white or pink flowers on stems up to 75 cm in height can serve as an excellent background for brighter neighbors or make a composition with decorative deciduous plants. Perennial prefers soils with a high lime content. Drought-resistant, watering is necessary only in extreme heat. Propagated by cuttings.

In the country, snow-white varieties of gypsophila are more often grown, but pink varieties will decorate any nondescript corner of the garden

Astrantia

Sprawling bushes up to 70 cm in height begin to bloom in June and stop by the end of August. The color of the stars-like flowers with a honey scent is varied, often pale pink, white or burgundy. Grows well in sun or light shade. Looks great in group plantings. This plant is unpretentious to growing conditions (it grows on any soil) and does not require special care.

The noble burgundy, star-like flowers of Astrantia attract not only by their color, but also by their honey aroma

Phlox

This is the most traditional flower in Russian summer cottages. A variety of shapes and colors (from white to different shades of red, pink, purple) will decorate any flower bed from mid-July to autumn. As a rule, phloxes are not combined with other perennials - they are so self-sufficient. Loves well-lit places and abundant watering. Fragrant flowers, stems from 50 cm to 1 m high. Propagated by dividing the bush. Requires processing from viral diseases for rich flowering.

Photo gallery: beautiful varieties of phlox

Delicate lilac phlox Forget-me-not create a mood on the site

Phlox Drummond flowers have an unusual petal shape

Bright inflorescences of phlox with an unusual name Dragon will surely attract attention with their color

Common loafers

A beautifully flowering perennial up to 80 cm high, it produces panicles of small yellow or red flowers with five petals. Prefers slightly shaded areas. Blooms from June to August. Loves moist soil and can even grow in a flooded place in spring. Aggressive in the area, quickly spreads with the help of root growth. It tolerates cold well.

Verbeynik loves to grow in humid places - for example, near ornamental ponds

Dicenter

This flower has another, romantic, name - "broken heart" - thanks to pink, white or light purple heart-shaped flowers that hang beautifully from the bent stems. A plant up to 70 cm tall grows well in partial shade and loves moist, well-fertilized soil. Dicentra blooms from early May to mid-June (if you remove the faded brushes, then this period will lengthen), unpretentious, practically does not get sick.

The unusual shape of the dicentra flowers will surely draw attention to your flower bed.

Tall egoists are perennials that grow better alone

Large plants can serve as a bright accent in the middle of a flower bed with perennials, but they also look good in single plantings.

Delphinium

These plants are demanding on the planting site (they like sunny areas, but so that the sun is only in the morning) and soil moisture (they do not tolerate stagnant water). In one place they grow up to 6 years. An interesting feature of the delphinium is the bursting flowering of bright blue multi-petaled flowers: first in June, then again in August and September. This is possible with the timely cutting of the peduncles so that the seeds do not set. Propagated by dividing the bush and cuttings.

Bright tall delphiniums love the sun in the morning so it isn't too bright.

Hydrangea

A frost-resistant spreading plant up to 2 m high with lush caps of white or pink flowers prefers acidic soil, diffused lighting or partial shade (with sun in the morning). Blooms from July to October. Propagated by dividing the bush, layering and cuttings. Loves abundant watering and feeding. In the first two years, you cannot allow it to bloom - the flowers are cut in the bud phase, and then in subsequent years the flowering will be abundant. Hydrangea paniculata Pink Diamond Hydrangea Y & Mi Love

Photo gallery: hydrangeas of different types and colors

Hydrangea varieties with large flowers are striking in their beauty

White caps of tree hydrangea can be seen in almost any summer cottage.

Panicle hydrangea is so called because of the panicle-like inflorescences

Blue hydrangea varieties are considered the most whimsical.

Delicate lilac hats of tree hydrangea look great along the paths

Clematis

It is a tall (up to 2.5 m) liana with large flowers of different colors (from pale pink to lilac). Requires compulsory support and winter shelter. In a blooming state, it can become the main decoration of the site. Loves sunny areas on loamy or sandy soils without the proximity of groundwater. Grows in one place up to 30 years. Propagated by cuttings, layering, dividing the bush.

For large-flowered liana - clematis - be sure to install a support

Climbing rose

Many varieties of this rosehip variety grow up to 3 m and more. The bush is often planted near a fence or gazebo (to create a support) in a high, sunny location with good ventilation. The color of large and fragrant flowers is varied. The plant is unpretentious and resistant to temperature extremes, winters well under cover. Propagated by layering, cuttings and grafting.

Climbing roses are often planted along fences, decorating them

You can write more than one article, but many volumes about perennial flowers for the garden, because there are a lot of them.

Video: 10 perennials blooming all summer

The variety of perennial garden flowers allows you to choose any plant you like, suitable for your growing conditions. From high and low flowers of different colors, you can create beautiful compositions that will decorate the garden all summer.