Perennial flowers blooming all summer

Despite the fact that most annuals are distinguished by beautiful flowering, many gardeners prefer perennial crops at their dachas. Breeders presented a wide variety of varieties and species of perennials to modern man to choose from. Among them, you can choose those varieties that bloom throughout the warm season.

Description of perennial flowers

Perennial crops have a number of advantages over annuals, which is the reason for such a great popularity of the former:

1. The ability to grow perennials in one place for more than 2-3 years.
2. Plants are unpretentious in care, they are winter hardiness. For these reasons, perennial crops require little effort.
3. They retain their decorative qualities throughout the season. If flowering ends, then in most cases the plant has beautiful green foliage.

Another advantage of growing perennials is their economic benefits. Flowerbeds using such plants are much cheaper than purchasing annuals.

Perennial flowers

The best perennials blooming all summer

There are a huge number of perennials that, with minimal care, will delight their owners with beautiful flowering almost all summer. Most often, they begin to bloom at the end of May. In addition, after flowering, the foliage retains its original decorative appearance:

• Daisies. These flowers have received the conditional name of perennial, since they can bloom in the second year after sowing, and then multiply by self-sowing. They stand out for their unpretentious care, winter hardiness. For active growth and abundant flowering, the bushes should be thinned regularly.

• Net iris. A perennial plant characterized by excellent vitality and endurance. Even if the root system is severely damaged after frost, it will completely recover from one bud and part of the root. It blooms almost all summer, starting in June, with bright blue flowers.
• Scylla. A low-growing plant with a delicate bluish flowering. Most often used when creating curb beds. He can easily winter in a harsh climate. Can be left uncovered even in a snowless winter.
• Erastis Siberian. As the name suggests, the plant is ideal for areas with a harsh climate. Looks great on alpine slides. The flowers are very reminiscent of bright lights.
• Rudbeckia. Looks good in the garden in any composition. For a very long time it pleases with its flowering, while it is unpretentious and winter-hardy.
• Mountain cornflower. A low plant - about 50-60 cm, which pleases with delicate blue flowers almost all summer. Unpretentious in care, does not require frequent transplants.
• Phlox. Very beautiful perennial long-blooming flowers that delight with a variety of colors. They bloom almost all summer (until late August - early September), do not require special care. In one place they can grow for about 10 years without a transplant.
• Day-lily. Another very decorative beautifully blooming flower. Its feature is not only long-term flowering, but also beautiful green foliage, which adorns the flower bed even in the absence of inflorescences.

Day-lily

Landing rules

Perennial plants, depending on the species, can be planted in 3 ways:

1. Roots.
2. Seeds.
3. Bulbs.

The sequence of planting perennial plants should be as follows:

• Initially, a plan of the flower bed is drawn up, which and where the plant will be located in height and type.
• First, flowers are selected and planted, which will be in the foreground, then they are determined with varieties and types of medium-sized plants that will be in the center.

• It is important to choose the right color scheme so that plants harmonize beautifully and bloom at different times. This will help make one perennial flower bed blooming all summer.
• When drawing up a plan for a flower garden, it is important to remember that border flowers are located along the edge of the flower bed or along paths.
• If you choose plants that begin to bloom at different times, you will be able to organize a flower garden that will delight you with flowers all year round.

Planting perennial plants

The time and features of planting plants depend on their type and species. When landing them in a permanent place, you should adhere to the following rules:

1. If the result is a flower bed of perennials that you did not like, you should not immediately replant it. This can only be done next year.
2. It is not allowed to plant flowers too close to each other. A feature of perennials is that they grow. They need a place.
3. Do not place plants nearby that prefer different germination conditions. Perennial flowers that bloom all summer, which love moisture, and those that prefer drought, will not be able to grow normally. Also, do not place shade-loving plants in the sun or vice versa.

Care features

Each type of plant has its own rules of care, but there are mandatory procedures that must be followed for all perennials. This is the timely carrying out of loosening, watering, feeding, weeding.

Perennial plants need frequent watering. It should be carried out with warm water, by spraying.

Plants are very favorable to fertilization. Often two feedings are enough. The first one is held in early spring. During this period, it is best to apply fertilizers, which are based on nitrogen. Long-flowering perennial flowers are fed the second time before flowering. This time, you should use a complex fertilizer based on phosphorus and potassium.

Perennial plant care features

Shelter before winter

After flowering in autumn (mid to late October), perennials should be prepared for wintering. Each of them is cut almost to the very root. It is also imperative to cover new plantings, as well as perennials that may not withstand severe frosts. Spruce branches can be used as a shelter, but in the spring it should be removed immediately, since mice very often start in it.

As you can see, growing blooming perennial flowers is not too difficult. It is very important to choose the right crops for your climate and observe the elementary rules of agricultural technology when growing.