Variety of perennial undersized flowers

Unpretentious

According to gardeners, these flowers are the most successful and budgetary option for decorating flower beds, since perennials are undemanding to care, they bloom all season, and most importantly, having planted such plants, you can not worry about the design of the flower bed for several years. When choosing perennial flowers for decorating a garden and flower beds, one has to take into account the climatic features of the site. Not all perennials are able to withstand the low temperatures of northern latitudes, or the hot summer of the middle zone.

The soil is no less important for plants - almost all summer cottages are located on sandy or clay soils, which are not suitable for all crops. These circumstances force gardeners to look for unpretentious flowering plants that can grow in difficult natural conditions. The choice of unpretentious plants is extremely diverse, but the most popular are:

1. Astrantia. Low-growing species of this culture do not exceed 40 cm. Astrantia blooms all summer, and if the autumn is warm, then the flowering period is extended until October. Peduncles are large, ranging in color from white to red and burgundy (depending on the variety). Prefers sunny areas, but can grow anywhere: in the shade of a garden, on stones, in sandy soil.
2. Thrift. The height of these flowers does not exceed 15 cm. The culture is completely unpretentious, frost-resistant, does not need frequent watering, grows well on clay and sandy soils. In garden design, it is used to decorate curbs, planted on alpine hills between stones. It is very popular with gardeners for its bright inflorescences, allowing you to create accents in compositions.
3. Highlander kindred. A low herbaceous plant (20-25 cm) with long white or red inflorescences. It grows well in any light, looks great both in group plantings and singly. Highlander is frost-hardy, easily tolerates drought, due to which it is often planted on rocky flower beds, and border spaces are also often filled with a plant.

1. Gypsophira. Low-growing species of this plant bloom with amazing double flowers, for which they not only serve as a decoration for the garden and flower beds, but are also used in drawing up bouquets. Gypsophira shoots are practically devoid of leaves, but at the same time they are abundantly strewn with small flowers. The culture is widely used in horticulture as a background for a flower garden, and its border species form densely blooming white balls.
2. Arenaria (gerbil). Low-growing (up to 15 cm) perennial with small white or pink flowers. The color of the stems ranges from green to crimson. The plant is drought-resistant, quite decorative, perfect for rock gardens, borders, decorating rocky areas of a summer cottage or garden.
3. Chrysanthemum. Its undersized decorative species do not exceed 20 cm. The culture blooms closer to autumn, but with its bright inflorescences it decorates the territory of the dacha until the very frosts.A huge selection of varieties and colors makes these beautiful flowers versatile - they can be planted as borders, create colorful blooming compositions, and decorate garden paths.

Groundcover

Ground cover low-growing perennials are very popular in garden design, because with their help it is possible to create dense flowering coverings in a short time, and thereby diversify and revitalize the garden. The most famous ground cover perennials include:

• obrieta - amazingly beautiful and compact flowers of blue and lilac shades, belong to evergreens, have a high decorative effect, are often planted in rocky flower beds, are used as curbs;
• periwinkle - refers to evergreen crops, blooms with white or pale blue flowers twice a season: in May and in autumn, grows well in the shade of the garden, grows rapidly;
• felt splinter - an evergreen crop with delicate white flowers, grows rapidly, forming a dense cap, is planted on alpine hills, as curbs, can grow on dry rocky soil;
• alyssum - these bright creeping flowers can become a real decoration of a summer cottage, alyssum blooms from the beginning of summer to the very frosts, is not afraid of cold and drought, has a high decorative effect - they decorate garden paths, fill curb spaces, planted on stones;

• sedum - abundantly flowering compact shrubs with small or lush (depending on the type) inflorescences, exuding an amazing honey aroma, the plant is drought-resistant, grows well on stones, along paths;
• subulate bryozoan is a very undersized (up to 10 cm) mossy plant with a varied color, for its high decorativeness it is highly valued in garden design - bryozoan is often used as a lawn covering, it is also used to fill curb spaces and cracks in stones.

Video "Growing a stunted chrysanthemum"

Video review of the care and cultivation of one of the most famous stunted plant species - chrysanthemum.

What to choose for a flower bed?

When choosing perennials for the garden and flower beds, it is necessary to take into account such criteria as illumination, composition and moisture content of the soil, the color range of plants. Lighting is perhaps the most important condition for strong growth and abundant flowering of crops, since flowers that prefer the sun simply will not grow in the shade. And, conversely, shade-loving crops will lose their color and dry out in a sunny area.

In open areas with a lot of sun, undersized dahlias, alyssum, aubrieta, sedum, phlox, thyme, edelweiss, and iberis feel good. For shaded flower beds, or located in partial shade, lilies of the valley, undersized astilbe, hosts, ground cover bells, geranium, balsam, periwinkle are suitable. If you select plants taking into account humidity, then irises, hosts, ornamental cabbage, balsam are comfortable in wet soil. Stonecrops, saxifrage, rejuvenated, chastetz, yaskolka grow well in dry sandy or stony soil.

It is equally important when creating a flower bed to choose plants according to the color scheme. Blooming compositions can be sustained in one tone, or they can consist of several types of plants, contrasting, but successfully combined. Monochromatic compositions are made up of plants of the same color, but in different shades. For example, on a blue flowerbed, you can plant aubrieta, thyme, purple subulate phlox, bells.

A flower bed in pink tones will be obtained from armerias, floriums, astrantia, geraniums, herbal carnations, the same phlox. A variegated multi-colored flower bed requires preliminary planning. Ideally, if the compositions are made up of 3-5 primary colors - a larger number can make the flower bed chaotic and too colorful.

Contrasting combinations of blue-blue shades with yellow-orange are considered the most effective.Red shades go well with white and green. It should be clarified that any colors and shades are harmoniously combined with white.

Care rules

If flowering perennials are planted correctly: the requirements of plants for light and humidity are taken into account, plantings are placed at a sufficient distance, then caring for such flower beds consists only in maintaining decorativeness and cleanliness:

• loosening of the soil is carried out 2-3 times a season if the space between flowers is not filled with ground cover plants;
• weed removal is carried out as needed, but, as a rule, weeds rarely grow in a densely planted flower bed;
• it is necessary to monitor and systematically remove dried inflorescences, since they spoil the general appearance of the flower bed;
• watering is carried out if necessary according to the weather - most perennials can be content only with rain watering;
• you should not often transplant flowers - if such a need arises, the transplant can be carried out no earlier than a year after planting.

Perennial plants tend to grow and occupy areas designated for other flowers. To prevent this, you need to separate and plant large bushes in the fall. You can also limit the territory of the plant by surrounding it with stones or a special dividing border.

Video «Undersized flowering perennials»

The video shows decorative perennials of low-growing varieties that bloom throughout the summer.