Bulb perennials. Flowers-perennials for the garden

There is no more beautiful garden than the one that is decorated with flowers. Their variety is surprising. Each copy has rich colors and amazing aroma. Flowers for the garden are divided into two main groups: one and perennial. Annuals can be changed every season, one look at the other. It is worth paying special attention to the multi-year group. They are subdivided into two subspecies: bulbous and tuberous. We will analyze everything in turn.

Variety of bulbous flowers

Bulbous perennials are a surprise planted on the site. What will happen in the future from the bulb, until the last moment no one knows. If you want the flowers to bloom early in the spring, then you need to plant them in the fall. Every landing should be carefully thought through. To favorites from perennials carry narcissuses, tulips, grouses, crocuses, lilies. In fact, there are many species, but these are the most amazing flowers that are present on every site. Each of them will decorate the flower bed at a certain time of year with its bright colors.

All these bulbous perennials are unpretentious and do not require special care, and eventually will gradually multiply. It is these kinds of plants that grow amazing in beauty with a large size of buds. By early spring perennials include tulips and daffodils. These flowers are planted on flowerbeds, which can be located anywhere. Lilies and hazel grouses love to grow on sunny places in well-fertilized soil.

Selection of planting material

Flowers-perennials will grow well if the quality of planting material is initially selected . In order not to make mistakes when buying bulbs and flower tubers, we suggest using several tips:

1. Before buying, the bulbs are examined for any stains, which indicate a disease of planting material.
2. Tubers need to choose healthy and strong. They should have small sprouts that ensure that the plant is alive.
3. Before planting bulbous and tuberous perennials, they should be decontaminated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

It is also worth noting that you need to take a responsible approach to the place where you want to make a purchase. Do not buy bulbs and tubers of flowers from untested suppliers. It is better to ask for help in specialized stores, where the staff will explain all the little things and help in choosing colors. Often on the streets you can buy a poor-quality product, which later does not justify the hopes and expectations.

Now we should talk about the selection of planting material of certain species of perennial flowers:

1. Lilies. Bulbs should be dense, with healthy and living roots. The presence of a small sprout indicates that the flower is alive and can be planted. Bulbs should be free from stains and traces of rot. Before planting the material is stored in peat in a cool place.
2. Gladiolus. This is another representative of perennial flowers. They will please their colors from the middle of July. Before buying pay attention to the following points: bulbs allowed to plant without mold and foreign stains; The sprout should be small, otherwise it will be easily broken when planted.
3. Dahlias. Before buying these tubers, you should make sure that they have live kidneys on them. Dry tuber is not worth buying.
4. Peony, phlox, host. These blooming perennial specimens are well tolerated by severe frosts. Before buying, you need to examine the roots. They should be strong, with the presence of live kidneys.
5. Daffodils. Flowers of the early spring period. Bulbs are bought with sprouts, without diseases.

On this list of perennial flowers does not end there. We examined only the most popular specimens.

When to plant

Selecting flowers for planting, we transfer them to the open ground. Plant flowers-perennials with bulbs, tubers or seeds. The best period for planting is spring, namely its beginning. Also suitable for this end of summer and early autumn. If you decide to plant blooming perennial plants with seeds, then it's better to do it in the fall, when the first frosts will pass. Before planting, the ground is well loosened and fertilized. They bloom only after 2-3 years. An exception is delphinium. True, in the first year its flowering will be uninvolved.

Bulbous perennials (for example, crocuses, tulips or daffodils) are planted in autumn. Plants that must bloom in summer are planted in a permanent place at the end of spring. Bulbs of lilies can be planted also in autumn. Basically, all bulbous plants tolerate winter well. There are exceptions, for example, callas and dahlias. They are excavated in autumn and stored in a cellar or cellar.

How to care

Planting flowers in the open ground, you need to start to look after them properly. The main care includes the following operations:

• Watering.
• Loosening.
• Weeding from weeds.
• Pruning.
• Fertilizer.
• Preparation for the winter period.

So, let's analyze each item separately.

Watering

This is an obligatory procedure for the care of flowers. Do you want plants to live long and beautifully blossomed? Remember: they need to be watered abundantly. Perennial flowers have a very powerful root system, unlike annuals, so they need abundant watering. Also it is needed at the stage of ovary buds and their flowering. The best time for watering is either the morning hours or the evening hours. The soil should be irrigated to a depth of at least 10 cm.

Weeding

The list of mandatory items for care includes also weeding flowers from weeds. The presence of weed grass on the flowerbed prevents the plants from receiving nutritious and aquatic care in the right amount. Weeds have a powerful root system and do not allow perennial flowers to develop and grow fully. Because of this weeds need to be cleaned constantly. It is better to get rid of them with roots, in order to prevent their further appearance. At the end of summer and until the middle of autumn, the flowers are weeded out so that in the spring the amount of weeds was negligible.

Loosening and fertilization

This is another two main points for caring for perennial plants. Loosening is necessary for air to reach the roots of flowers. As a rule, after the rains on the earth a crust forms, which prevents the free breathing of the roots. Therefore, after every rain, the land should be loosened. Good flowering of plants is achieved by constant soil fertilizers and its top dressing. For this, organic and mineral fertilizers are used.

Preparing plants for wintering

If the winter with strong frosts and small precipitation of snow, then you should not expect flowers from anything good in the new season. As a rule, plants freeze and die. Therefore, it is better to cover all perennial flowers before the first frosts. To do this, you can use sawdust, dry leaves and peat. Of the latest innovations to hide flowers use a special material - agrotex. It protects plants well against cold and at the same time promotes good air circulation.

Trimming perennial flowers

Tuberous or bulbous garden flowers that have thrown off buds must be cut off. This will help plants to get new shoots, and in some cases you can achieve a second flowering. It is also a mandatory spring care item that helps plants to get rid of extinct parts.

Tuber and bulb perennials are the most beautiful flowers in every garden. If you follow all the rules for choosing, planting and caring for plants, you can get an amazing flowering garden that will delight from spring to autumn with its riot of colors.