Sedum prominent (Sedumspectabile)- an ornamental perennial plant with erect stems, lush green leaves and large inflorescences at the tops. This plant is a member of the fall flower group, but sedum remains attractive all season long. In spring, a bluish-green rounded bush is formed from young shoots and leaves; by the end of summer, the shoots rise to a height of 50-70 cm and numerous small flowers begin to open on large inflorescences.

22 Jul 2018

Chamomile flowers They are associated with the suns; in the center of the flowers there is a yellow circle, it is framed by long petals like rays. There are many plants with inflorescences similar to daisies; they may vary in size and color, but the structure of daisy flowers is similar. Collected here the most beautiful types of daisy flowers:

Nielberry has inflorescences with the classic appearance of daisies- a yellow button in the center and a row of white narrow petals. Nivyanik is often called garden chamomile. Large white daisies look beautiful in the company of bright flowers - poppies, bells, cornflowers; these flowers are a real symbol of Russian nature.

07 Jun 2018

Kochia, annual cypress or "crown grass" This is what our grandfathers called this plant and was grown mainly for knitting brooms and panicles. When varieties of kochia with a compact, beautiful shape were created, this plant was appreciated by gardeners and flower growers and began to be used for landscaping areas and decorating flower beds.

Kochia looks great in a flower garden, on the lawn, among stones or along garden paths, single green bushes look impressive or in a group, in a linear planting like a miniature green hedge. Kochia is a surprisingly flexible plant that fits harmoniously into any garden composition, as a background for bright flowers, as landscaping among stones and statues in a rock garden or on an alpine hill, as a green border in a flower bed or along a path.

Kochia is an annual herbaceous plant, reaches a height of 50-100 cm, forms an upright lush bush with a cylindrical shape. Numerous branches of kochia are covered with thin long leaves, like needles, so this plant is often compared to miniature coniferous trees.

16 Apr 2018

Cute spring liverwort flowers will not leave anyone indifferent. Real name of the plant blue coppice (Hepatica). Liverwort blooms in early spring in April-May, in deciduous forests, when the trees have not yet covered with leaves, so the flowers have enough sunlight.

In the forest, the liverwort often coexists with goose onions, corydalis, lungwort, and anemone. These spring flowers represent the purity of spring nature. In the forests of Russia in the European part, the noble liverwort or blue coppice grows. The heavenly color of flowers attracts with its purity.

Genus Liverworts includes about 10 species of herbaceous evergreen plants with rhizomes. An interesting name for this plant was given back in the Middle Ages, when healers believed that plants similar in shape to any organ could heal it. Since the liverwort has three-lobed leaves similar to the shape of the liver, the plant got its name.

09 Mar 2018

As soon as the snow melts, freeing the ground, bright spring flowers appear in open areas of meadows, hills, and forest edges. Nature in spring gives a wide variety of primroses - snowdrop, white flower, lumbago, hellebore and many more types of flowers, each of them has its own charm.

Of all the spring flowers, they give a sunny mood adonis flowers, many people call this plant adonis for its bright flowers, like lights flashing in the meadows. Adonis has many more popular names - Montenegrin, yellow flower, golden flower, heart flower, hare poppy, hairy flower, field dill. Several types of Adonis grow throughout Russia; they can be placed in the garden in the company of other spring flowers.

Adonis is known as a medicinal plant; it contains special substances - glycosides, which help the heart function and calm the nervous system. The collection of the medicinal herb Adonis is carried out in the spring during the flowering period - from April to May. You can find tablets and infusions of adonis in the pharmacy, but you should take any medications only under the supervision of a doctor, since this plant is considered poisonous.

12 Aug 2017

We call flowers annuals that do not winter in open ground in temperate climates. Thanks to their rapid development, annual flowers have time to grow from a seed into an adult plant in a short warm season, which blooms and sets seeds all summer long. To decorate flower beds, annuals that bloom all summer are used; they color flower beds in bright colors, are unpretentious and resistant to adverse conditions.

Summer is fleeting and you want the flowers in the front flower bed, in flowerpots and containers to bloom all summer, because for many garden plants the flowering period lasts a month or two. For such purposes, annuals that bloom all summer are used. The following is a list with names and photos of annual flowers, their brief characteristics and growing rules.

07 Aug 2017

This beauty has been blooming in my garden all summer eustoma. This is a flower of extraordinary beauty with delicate satin petals, and a small stigma and yellow anthers are hidden in the center. The shape of eustoma flowers can be simple, when one row of petals creates a funnel, opening, it looks like a poppy flower. The double eustoma flowers are very beautiful; several rows of petals create a lush shape, like a rose.

The size of eustoma flowers reaches 5-7 cm in diameter, their color comes in various shades of pink, yellow and purple, sometimes with a contrasting border along the edge of the petals.

Not only eustoma flowers look impressive in any stage of opening, but also the buds, which have an elegant shape and thin sepals at the base. At the ends of the shoots several flowers can open at once; surrounded by buds, in a flowerbed or in a pot this plant looks like a lush bouquet.

Florists love to use eustoma to make bouquets, since the flowers of this plant last a long time in water, their delicate and luxurious appearance will decorate any celebration.

31 Jul 2017

We move some wild plants into our gardens, creating mixed flower beds and green corners as a natural corner of nature. Loosestrife- one of these natural plants, grown in culture as garden perennial flower.

Now it is fashionable to create flower beds from plants with discreet natural beauty, in a natural style; mainly for this, unpretentious perennial decorative foliage and flowering plants are used, which do not require careful care, frequent replantings and successfully winter in the conditions of central Russia. Such a flower garden looks like a piece of wild nature, as if a part of a meadow has been moved next to a path or by a pond.

Merlin relatively recently began to be grown in gardens, but in This plant has been known to people for a long time; it is called “plakun grass” because droplets of water appear on the leaves, this is how the plant removes excess moisture.

27 Jul 2017

Goldenrod or Solidago is an ornamental perennial plant, it got its name for its beautiful paniculate inflorescences strewn with small yellow flowers. The golden bloom of goldenrod fills the garden with sunlight, This plant is also called northern mimosa, golden rod, golden feather.

Goldenrod is a perennial garden plant with great experience, depending on the variety, bushes with golden panicles can reach a height of 40 cm to two meters. Goldenrod blooms from July to September. Paniculate inflorescences last a long time in water, so they are often grown for cutting and used for making bouquets.

22 Jul 2017

The “golden ball” flower is the so-called dissected rudbeckia with large double spherical inflorescences of golden yellow color. This garden flower is an unpretentious perennial that used to be grown in almost every dacha garden during Soviet times.

Rudbeckia dissecta belongs to the genus Rudbekia and the Aster family. In total, there are about 40 species of rudbeckia, mostly rhizomatous perennials with erect stems and inflorescences - baskets on their tops.

Rudbeckia dissected or golden ball flower- a stable, winter-hardy plant, grows into a tall, lush bush; golden balls about 10 cm in diameter bloom at the top on erect leafy shoots. Thin stems can reach a length of 2 meters, so they are often tied into an armful and secured to a support so that the flowers do not end up on the ground. Tall dissected rudbeckia is planted near the fence, in the background of flower beds, next to bushes, or to hide unsightly places in the garden from view.

The most unpretentious plants

If you don't have flowers in your home because you don't have the time or experience to care for them, choose low-maintenance plants to suit your tastes; Believe me, there are more than enough of them.

Philodendron

Heart-shaped philodendron is a robust ornamental plant that has been the most popular in indoor gardening for many years. It has heart-shaped leaves and adapts well to low light. Philodendron grows very beautifully along the edges of bookshelves or other furniture.
Pros: When tied to a moss tube or root plate, the philodendron takes on the shape of a green tower.
Name: Philodendron hederaceum oxycardium
Size: 2-3 m length of a creeping or tied plant
Important: All parts of this plant are highly poisonous and may cause irritation to the lips, tongue or throat if the leaves are chewed by children or animals.

Mother-in-law's tongue

This unpretentious flower does not require special care. It is ideal for novice gardeners who have only dealt with artificial plants made of plastic. All varieties of mother-in-law's tongue tolerate a lack of light well, but still prefer bright lighting. Do not water this plant too much or root rot may occur.
Pros: The plant is very unpretentious and has beautiful, sword-shaped leaves.
Name: Sansevieria trifasciata "Laurentia"
Growing conditions: Low or bright light; temperature 15-26 C; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Size: up to 1.2 m in length and width
Important: May cause irritation on sensitive skin.

corn palm

Do not confuse it with a vegetable with a similar name. This beautiful plant has bright, straight leaves that seem to stretch out into a palm tree. Plant several corn palms in one large container for a dramatic indoor display.
Pros: Colorful yellow-green striped leaves on a straight trunk.
Name: Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana"

Important: Poisonous to dogs.

English ivy

In most cases, English ivy is known as a trailing plant. For a decorative effect, place a pot of ivy on the edge of a fireplace or on a bookshelf with the stems hanging down. Try pruning the plant to give it shape. English ivy is very easy to propagate: just cut off a 10-centimeter piece of the stem, tear off the leaves from below and plant in moist soil. If you don’t forget to water the seedling, it will take root within a few weeks.
A little tip: The plant is often damaged by red mite. To repel it, rinse the ivy periodically in the shower or in a room temperature bath.
Pros: This is a hardy climbing plant with dark green variegated leaves.
Name: Hedera helix
Growing conditions: Medium or bright light, temperature 12-23 C, even watering.
Size: 1.8 m length of creeping or tied plant
Important: All parts of English ivy are poisonous, so make sure children and animals do not chew it.

Peperomia

Peperomia are a group of diverse small houseplants with waxy leaves. Red-edged peperomia has broad, cream-colored leaves. Well known are wavy peperomia, watermelon peperomia, baby doll peperomia and silver leaf peperomia.
Pros: Peperomia's waxy, colorful leaves fill the room with color, and the plant itself doesn't take up much space.
Name: Peperomia spp.
Growing Conditions: Medium to bright light, temperature 15-23 C, allow soil to dry out between waterings
Size: Up to 30 cm in height and width.
Important: The plant is poisonous to dogs and cats.

This plant, like its name, is very impressive. It has tufts of long, narrow, dark green leaves and red-edged, woody gray stems. The Tricolor variety is distinguished by pinkish-cream edges on the leaves, which is why it is also called the rainbow plant.
Pros: Herbaceous leaves on tall stems give dracaena a festive look.
Name: Dracaena marginata.
Growing Conditions: Medium to bright light, temperature 18-23 C, allow soil to dry out between waterings
Size: Up to 3 m long and 0.6 m wide.
Important: The plant is poisonous to dogs.

Ficus (rubber tree)

The old-fashioned classic plant gets its second name from the sticky, milky sap that exudes when cut. It grows quite tall, but by cutting long stems you can control its growth and even turn the rubber tree into a bush.
Pros: The large, dark green leaves of ficus are very pretty. The older the ficus, the larger its leaves. This creates a wonderful decorative effect.
Name: Ficus elastica
Growing conditions: Medium to bright light, temperature 15-26 C, allow soil to dry out between waterings
Size: Up to 2.4 m high and 1.2 m wide.
Important: Ficus sap may cause irritation on sensitive skin.

This bush tolerates semi-darkness, but its leaves acquire the brightest color in good light. They shine in shades of gold, pink and orange in the sun. Rinse croton leaves occasionally to maintain their shiny appearance.
Pros: Sturdy leaves in beautiful colors.
Name: Codiaeum variegatum pictum.
Size: Up to 1.2 m in height and 0.9 m in width.
Important: This plant is poisonous and therefore dangerous for children and animals.

Syngonium

One of the most common and unpretentious indoor plants, syngonium has arrow-shaped leaves of a pronounced shape (hence another of its names - arrow-shaped syngonium). Unlike many other plants, Syngonium has many species and varieties. Most of them are distinguished by bright leaves. Depending on the species, the leaves may be green with white markings or bronze-green with a pink tint. Young plants begin to curl over time, so take care of an artificial trunk or hanging planter for them.
Pros: The colorful leaves allow you to brightly decorate every corner of your home.
Name: Syngonium podophyllum
Growing conditions: Low or bright lighting, temperature 15-23 C, even watering.

jade tree

If you always forget to water your plants, the jade tree is made for you. It goes well with cacti. During the growing season, the jade tree prefers room temperature, but it will grow better if you keep it in a cool place and give it enough moisture to prevent the leaves from drying out in winter.
Pros: An unpretentious tree plant with interesting twisted branches and fleshy leaves.
Name: Crassula ovata.
Growing conditions: Bright light, temperature 18-23 C (12 C in winter), keep the soil dry
Size: Up to 3 m high and 0.6 m wide

Goya, or wax tree, is distinguished by waxy leaves and pink, waxy-scented flowers. Golden Goya has cream-colored leaves. Goya can curl, form a topiary, or simply look good in a flower pot.
Pros: Goya has beautiful flowers (often with a strong scent). This is not a very water-loving plant, so don't be upset if you suddenly forget to water it.
Name: Hoya carnosa
Growing conditions: Medium to bright light, temperature 12-23 C, allow soil to dry out between waterings
Size: Can curl up to 1.2 m in length.

Norfolk pine

The secret to the health of Norfolk pine is rich light and humidity. In low light, the lower tiers of leaves may turn yellow and fall off. When the room is dry, the plant becomes a tasty morsel for red mites.
Pros: Ideal tree for Christmas or other holidays. In addition, it brings a unique cozy atmosphere to the house.
Name: Araucaria heterophylla.
Growing conditions: Bright light, temperature 15-23 C, let the soil dry out between waterings.
Size: Up to 3 m high and 1.5 m wide

Scindapsus

Also known as pothos or devil's ivy, this hardy climbing plant is often confused with heartleaf philodendron. Like philadendron, pothos has heart-shaped leaves and can be grown in a pot on the table, in a hanging basket or tied to an artificial trunk. This plant does not require a lot of light, but the more light there is, the more colorful the leaves will be.
Pros: Devil's ivy is one of the most practical house plants. It looks great in a hanging basket.
Name: Epipremnum aureum "Marble Queen"
Growing conditions: Away from direct sunlight; temperature 18-23 C; the soil is relatively dry.
Size: creeping plant 2-3 meters long.
Important: All parts of this plant are poisonous and may cause irritation to the lips, tongue, or throat if children or animals chew the leaves.

Boston fern

The lacy, arrow-shaped leaves of the Boston fern make it an ideal plant for planting in a pot or planter. However, don't let this delicate-looking plant fool you: it can grow for decades if you remember to water it and keep it in a moderately lit room with moderate humidity. The Dallas variety is more unpretentious to dry air.
Pros: Boston fern creates a classic look in any space. It goes well with country or country style.
Name: Nephrolepis exaltata
Size: Up to 1.2 m in height (length).

Green dracaena

Some varieties of green dracaena, such as 'Janet Craig', have strong green leaves. Others have white, cream, gold, or yellowish-green stripes on the leaves. All varieties have rosettes at the beginning of growth, but then become upright green plants. They tolerate low light well, but the leaves become more saturated in color in medium to bright light.
Pros: Long-lasting, unpretentious plant with beautiful leaves.
Name: Dracaena deremensis.
Size: Up to 3 m in height and 0.9 m in width.
Important: This plant is poisonous to dogs.

Chlorophytum

Surely you remember how your grandmother grew this plant; Chlorophytums were and remain very popular. Just look at the number of varieties - from those with simple green leaves to those decorated with cream or white stripes.
Pros: Growing chlorophytum does not require much trouble.
Name: Chlorophytum comosum
Growing conditions: Medium or bright light, temperature 15-23 C, even watering.
Size: Up to 30 cm in length and 60 cm in width.

Zamioculcas

It is also called an everlasting plant because Zamioculcas is durable and does not require much light or care. The petioles of the leaves of this plant are so thick that they can be mistaken for plastic. Zamioculcas grows slowly, so buy it already large. Trimmed stems remain green and healthy-looking for several weeks, even without water.
Pros: This plant is so unpretentious that you still have to try to get rid of it.
Name: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Growing conditions: Low to bright light, temperature 15-23 C, allow soil to dry out between waterings.
Size: 0.6-0.9 m in length and width.
Important: This plant is poisonous, so make sure that children and animals do not chew it.

grape ivy

"Ellen Danica" - a variety of grape ivy - is also called oakleaf because its leaves are more prominent than those of other varieties of this plant. Vine ivy is a climbing plant whose shoots readily take over a trellis or pole.
Pros: This is a great plant for neat hanging baskets.
Name: Cissus rhombifolia
Growing conditions: Average lighting, temperature 15-26 C, even watering.
Size: Up to 1.8 m long climbing plant.

Aspidistra (cast iron plant)

One of the most unpretentious plants, aspidistra can withstand lack of care, light, humidity and a wide range of temperatures. It grows slowly, so buy a plant that is already large enough.
Pros: This plant truly lives up to its name. It is very durable.
Name: Aspidistra elatior.
Growing conditions: Little light, temperature 7-29 C, moisten the soil well during active growth, lightly moisten the soil in autumn and winter.
Size: Up to 60 cm in length and width.

Also known as the "umbrella tree," this plant has glossy green leaves that spread out in different directions to resemble the spokes of an umbrella. A close relative of the shefflera, the dwarf shefflera, has shorter and smaller leaves. Both plants are sometimes classified as Brassaia species.
Pros: Schefflera's bright green leaves instantly create a tropical feel.
Name: Schefflera actinophylla
Growing conditions: Medium to bright light, temperature 15-23 C, moisten the soil evenly.
Size: Up to 2.4 m high and 1.8 m wide.

Chinese evergreen aglaonema

A plant with beautiful leaves in shades of silver, gray and green that will perfectly brighten dark areas in your home. Use aglaonema as a neighbor to upright tree-like houseplants or place a pot with it separately.
Pros: Very unpretentious plant.
Name: Aglaonema commutatum.
Growing conditions: Low to medium light, temperature 15-23 C, keep the soil evenly moist.
Size: Up to 0.9 m in length and width.
Important: All parts of this plant are poisonous and may cause irritation to the lips, tongue, or throat if the leaves are chewed by children or animals.

Ficus lyreformes

Ficus lyreata is a wonderful tree that gets its name from its dark green lyre-shaped leaves. It tolerates poor lighting well, although this may cause the lower leaves to fall off. If your Ficus lyreata is too tall, don't be afraid to trim it back to the desired height or remove shoots and plant them separately.
Name: Ficus lyrata
Growing conditions: Medium to bright light, temperature 18-23 C, allow soil to dry out between waterings.
Size: Up to 4.5 m in height and 1.5 m in width.

Dieffenbachia

There are several varieties of Dieffenbachia. All of them are upright plants with white-green leaves. Grow one Dieffenbachia as a tree, or grow several plants together to form a bush. One of the names of Dieffenbachia, “silent rods,” comes from the toxic sap of the plant, which seems to numb the mouth and throat.
Pros: Dieffenbachia's large white-green leaves create a tropical look in any space. It is great for decorating balconies and loggias in the summer.
Name: Dieffenbachia spp.
Growing conditions: Low to medium light, temperature 15-26 C, keep the soil evenly moistened
Size: Up to 1.8 m in height and 0.9 m in width.
Important: All parts of this plant are poisonous and may cause irritation to the lips, tongue, or throat if the leaves are chewed by children or animals.
Plants for forgetful gardeners who forget to water.

Dracaena. Dracaena deremensis ‘Lemon Lime’

Kalanchoe. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. Prefers bright light.

Haworthia fasciata

Palm Ponytail. Beaucarnea recurvata

Bunny ears cactus. Opuntia microdasys. Prefers bright light

Zamioculcas. Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Panda plant. Kalanchoe tomentosa. Prefers bright light

Euphorbia Milia, Beautiful Euphorbia (lat. Euphorbia milii)

Donkey tail. Morgan's sedum (Sedum morganianum) Prefers bright light, native to Mexico

Crassula atropurpurea

Beef tongue. Gasteria bicolor. Prefers bright light

golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii). Prefers bright light

Peperomia Peperomia griseoargentea

Sago Palm. Cycas, cycad (Cycas revoluta)

Undoubtedly, a garden filled with bright colors of flower inflorescences exudes a special harmony and is attractive at any time. However, many novice gardeners forget that plants with beautiful leaves are no less beautiful and sometimes even look much more advantageous than a rich floral palette. The beautiful decorative leaves of various representatives of garden flora come in all shades of green, and their shape, as well as the texture of the leaf surface, can have an unimaginable number of variations. In addition, this is a magnificent living background for the soloists of the flower bed, emphasizing their color sophistication. It is for these qualities that plants with beautiful leaves are loved by garden design connoisseurs.

To give a flower bed a more attractive look, gardeners use plants with beautiful leaves along with beautiful and charming flowers. This allows you to create very harmonious compositions, with a balanced balance of various flower inflorescences and varied green mass. Decorative leaves of such green spaces can have different shapes and colors, which makes it possible to combine flora representatives in different ways. The color and texture of the leaves are selected depending on the overall color scheme of the flower bed and the growing conditions. Most often, lovers of flower beds prefer to plant plants with decorative leaves such as sedums and hostas, heucheras and ferns, young and tenacious, various varieties of cultivated wormwood, brunner, lungwort, etc. Let's get acquainted with some representatives of the flora, whose beautiful leaves will give flower plantings a special charm and delight garden visitors.

Fern

Among plants with beautiful leaves, fern occupies a special place. And this is quite natural, because its decorative foliage of a carved graceful shape is not similar to the greenery of all other flowers.

Fern is a perennial plant and successfully winters under a layer of snow. In early spring, starting to grow, it is one of the first to bloom its fronds, enlivening the awakening flowerbed with a beautiful green fountain of beautiful emerald leaves. This plant does not bloom and reproduces by spores and root layering. Fern leaves become especially lush and decorative in the shade, where they are protected from direct sunlight, which burns the delicate, beautiful greenery. Ferns grow poorly on unfertilized, dense and dry soil, so when planting such a plant in a flower bed, it is necessary to create conditions for its trouble-free growing season.

Kopyten

Like the fern, the hoofweed came to us from ancient relict forests, where it covered the soil with its beautiful decorative leaves between the trunks of fossil trees. The hoofweed (hoofed grass) feels great under dense crowns with rare gaps, where persistent rays of light occasionally penetrate. It got its name from the external resemblance of the leaves to the imprint of a horse's hoof.

This plant with beautiful leaves grows up to 20 cm in height and has dense dense foliage. The roots are creeping and rope-like. The stem has the same structure. The plant has single, small, inconspicuous flowers that hide between beautiful leaves near the ground. The hoofed grass is propagated by dividing the bush and by seeds. Prefers well-structured, breathable and nutritious soils. During the winter, the green mass dies off, and the branched root system remaining in the ground in the spring produces friendly sprouts of new plants.

Khosta

This is perhaps one of the most attractive plants with beautiful leaves. Depending on the variety, the shade and color texture of the leaf blade changes. Decorative hosta leaves can have all shades of green, and the texture can vary from deep solid color to variegated, with different configurations of light spots.

Hosta flowers are located on tall peduncles above the beautiful leaves of the plant. The flowering of the hosta takes a very short period, after which the plant will delight the eye with decorative foliage until autumn. Hosta loves partial shade and grows well in full shade. Regular watering and replanting and dividing the bush once every 3-5 years are important for it. Beautiful hosta leaves can perfectly diversify the plant composition of the coastal zone of a garden pond.

Chistets woolly

Thanks to its decorative leaves, this plant’s appearance resembles a soft fluffy toy. This is a perennial about 30 cm high, the beautiful gray-green leaves of which are covered with thin fibers, making the leaf surface velvety and pleasant to the touch.

Chistets can easily tolerate both bright sun and partial shade, so it is simply irreplaceable in ridges and mixborders, as a border crop, and as an element of the design of an alpine hill. It grows on all soils except salty and clayey ones. Does not like excessive watering and loosening, but needs manual weeding to remove weeds. In the spring, it is imperative to clean this plant with beautiful leaves from dried parts, which will allow it to quickly awaken from hibernation and produce new young shoots. In order for the woolly chickweed to have decorative foliage throughout the season, it is necessary to cut off the flower stalks during the summer, preventing the formation of seeds. The chickweed reproduces by dividing root cuttings.

Rejuvenated

This is perhaps a classic for landscaping small areas. Its fleshy green rosettes densely cover the planting site, filling all the free areas. Molodilo is a ground cover evergreen succulent, the beautiful leaves of which are similar to the inflorescence of a rose, which is why it received its second popular name - “stone rose”.

This plant with beautiful leaves grows well in all types of soils, excluding heavy clay soils. It does not require much space; it feels quite good even in cracks between stones. That is why rejuvenation is an indispensable element of plant composition when creating alpine slides and rockeries, the beautiful leaves of which look gorgeous against the background of the stone texture. The plant is absolutely unpretentious, takes root in the top layer of soil. Watering is required only when planting, and the need for weeding disappears when the area is filled with new rosettes. In autumn, when the air temperature drops noticeably, the decorative leaves of juveniles can change their color from green to dark burgundy. The plant overwinters without shelter, and it is better to propagate it by children.

Kupena

This representative of the flora can also be classified as a plant with beautiful leaves, since its greenery stands out in shape and texture against the background of flowerbed flowers. A peduncle stem grows from the creeping root of the kupena, on which elliptical large decorative leaves and small bell-shaped flowers are located.

The height of the kupena can reach one and a half meters under favorable conditions, which allows it to be used to create a dense green background for a flower bed. Decorative leaves have a pleasant shade of green and look fresh throughout the growing season. Kupena prefers to grow in partial shade on fertile, breathable soil. In dry summers, watering is necessary, but if 2-3 rains fall during this period, then there is no need to water. It can grow in one place for more than 10 years, which does not in any way affect the decorativeness of the leaves; they always remain beautiful and attractive. Kupena reproduces vegetatively in spring and autumn.

When planning your next flower bed, be sure to pay attention to plants with beautiful leaves, because they can not only emphasize an elegant composition, but also act as a color accent themselves. By combining different shades of green, the texture of the leaves and the shape of the plant itself, you can create amazingly beautiful flower beds, the color harmony of which will inspire new garden design experiments.

A dacha is not only garden beds, berry bushes and fruit trees. Perennial flowers help create beauty on the site. For the garden, unpretentious, long-flowering plants are indispensable, like a magnificent frame for a canvas created by the labor of a summer resident.

Beginner gardeners may think that setting up a flower garden and caring for it is too troublesome. But with the right selection of crops, caring for flowers will not take much time, and the buds will open from early spring until late autumn.

The most unpretentious flowers for spring

Early spring in the middle zone does not please with colors. Annual flowers have not yet been sown; even the most unpretentious ones are just emerging from the ground.

Are there really plants that are ready to bloom in the first warm days? Yes, wintering bulbous crops have formed the rudiments of buds since the fall and in the spring they are the first to illuminate the flower beds with all the shades of the rainbow.

Crocuses

Almost from under the snow, corollas of crocuses appear in white, blue, yellow and even striped colors. Plants with a height of 7 to 15 cm bloom from March to May, and after the flowers fade, they go into rest. Planting of bulbs is carried out in the traditional time frame for spring bulbous plants, from August to September. The best place for crocuses is well-lit areas or partial shade, for example, under the crowns of bushes or trees that have not yet blossomed.

Tulips

Tulips are not only the most common perennials in summer cottages, but also the most unpretentious flowers. Today, lovers of spring flowers have hundreds and thousands of magnificent varieties at their disposal. However, not everyone knows that these garden plants belong to several species, differing both in appearance and in terms of flowering.

By skillfully selecting varieties, using only tulips from 10 to 50 cm in height, you can decorate the area up to an alpine hill. The first tulips begin to bloom in March, and the latest varieties fade at the end of May.

Tulip bulbs are planted in the first half of autumn in sunny areas with loose, nutrient-rich soil.

During growth and flowering, plants need regular watering, which is stopped in the summer when the bulbs rest.

Types of garden tulips react differently to frost. If in the southern regions the most lush terry and lily varieties can be considered unpretentious plants for the cottage and garden, then in the northern regions the common Greig, Gesner and Foster tulips require annual digging.

Low-growing botanical tulips or Kaufmann tulips, which can easily winter in any climate, will help replace them.

Daffodils

Along with tulips, daffodils appear in garden beds. Flowering lasts from April to the last days of May, while the flowers illuminate the garden not only with bright sunny shades, but also with an exquisite aroma.

Depending on the variety, plants reach a height of 30 to 60 cm. Flowers can be either simple or double, with a short or long crown. Daffodils prefer areas with loose, fertile soil. They grow well in the sun and under the crowns that bloom at this time. The main thing is that the soil in which the bulbs were planted in the fall is not oversaturated with moisture.

Daffodils are long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, successfully used in mixed plantings with tulips, garden varieties, dicentra and other plants. Daffodils feel great in one place for several years. As they grow, they form very dense clumps, which are planted after the foliage withers, that is, at the beginning of summer.

Wintering bulbous crops appear “out of nowhere” in the spring, are unpretentious and bright, but at the same time their foliage cannot remain decorative for long. It dies off, exposing space in the flowerbed, so you should take care in advance of planting “replacement” crops nearby, such as peony bushes, perennial poppies or aquilegias.

Periwinkle

It's one thing to choose long-blooming perennials and low-maintenance flowers for a garden in the sun. Another is to find the same plants for both open and shady areas.

There are not so many shade-tolerant garden crops - a striking example of one of them is periwinkle. or small subshrubs bloom in the midst of spring and spread quickly, easily taking root upon contact with the ground.

Cultivars of periwinkle create showy clumps of fresh greenery with splashes of every shade of blue, white, pink and purple. Gardeners have at their disposal specimens with simple and double corollas, smooth and variegated foliage.

Romantic legends are associated with many ornamental plants. No exception - which, thanks to such a story, is better known not by its real name, but as a “broken heart.”

Thanks to its powerful rhizomes, dicentra tolerates winter cold without loss. The foliage dying off in autumn with the arrival of warmth again rises above the ground, in different varieties reaching a height of 30 to 100 cm. In May, the spectacular plant is covered with white, pink or two-colored corollas of a bizarre, heart-shaped shape collected in racemes. Flowering lasts about a month, and under the transparent shadow of young foliage, the drooping inflorescences of this unpretentious plant for the garden look brighter and last longer.

Dicentra will be indispensable in a flowerbed next to primroses and daffodils, muscari, ferns and decorative varieties of onions.

The flowering plant is worthy of admiration in a single planting, and after the inflorescences fade, it will become an excellent background for other flowers.

Lily of the valley

The classic spring flower bed is forest flowers that bloom in May. Thanks to creeping rhizomes, plants survive the winter. In spring, leathery leaves rolled into tight tubes first appear in flower beds, then flower stalks up to 30 cm high rise above the unfolded rosettes. Each inflorescence contains from 6 to 20 white or pinkish, fragrant bells. Flowering lasts until early summer, and then red round berries appear in place of the flowers.

The advantage of these unpretentious garden perennials is flowers that do not lose their beauty in the sun and shade, and the ability to grow in one place for up to 10 years.

Kupena

In the forest next to clumps of lily of the valley you can see graceful kupena plants. Blooming from May to June, the perennial is not as colorful as other spring flowers.

But in shady areas, near coniferous crops and shrubs, a crop with a height of 30 to 80 cm with drooping white or greenish bell flowers is simply irreplaceable.

Brunner

May is the month of the brightest greenery and unusually lush flowering of garden perennials.

At this time, blue brunner flowers appear under the treetops, near paths and ponds, under the protection of walls and fences. Plants from 30 to 50 cm in height, with decorative pointed-heart-shaped foliage, prefer to settle in partial shade, where there is enough moisture and nutrition for lush leafy rosettes and inflorescences towering above them.

Soft blue, unpretentious garden flowers enliven the most shady corners, do not require special care, thanks to their attractive, often variegated foliage, they preserve their decorative value for a long time and can survive for many years without replanting.

In favorable conditions, Brunnera grows excellently and is propagated by dividing the bush.

Summer, beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden

Bright, fast-growing annuals color the flower beds in the most incredible colors 1–2 months after sowing. But autumn comes, and the plants end their short life. The summer resident begins the next spring with the selection of annual and ornamental crops, sowing and caring for young seedlings. This takes a lot of precious time, which could be devoted to planting vegetable seedlings and caring for fruit and berry plantings.

Long-blooming, unpretentious flowers specially selected for the garden, blooming in different seasons and not requiring painstaking care, will help save energy and time. Although they bloom only in the second half of summer or in the second year, they live in one place for several years without transplanting.

Summer is the most fertile time for flowering plants. An incredible number of species are ready to give their flowers to the summer resident. The main thing is to choose those plants that can rightfully be called unpretentious and beautiful.

Aquilegia

When the late tulips and daffodils fade in the garden at the end of May, the decorative foliage of aquilegias or columbine plants begins to rise above the ground. The whimsical bells of this, one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, like on, open on tall, erect peduncles.

Flowering lasts almost without interruption from late May to September. And even without flowers, plants do not lose their charm. Their leaves turn purple and lilac in autumn. Depending on the variety, aquilegia can grow from 30 to 80 cm in height. All of this species grow well both in the shade and in open areas. Already from the name it is clear that the catchment loves moisture, but even with a shortage of watering it can find water thanks to its powerful taproots. Aquilegia grows best in light, well-drained soils.

Flowers appear in the second year of life. Mature plants can be divided. This can be done in early spring or autumn.

Although in favorable conditions aquilegia reproduces by self-seeding, this method does not allow preserving the properties of hybrid and varietal specimens. Seedlings are most often purple or pink in color and can become a kind of weed if the immature seed pods are not promptly removed or the flower beds are not weeded.

Swimsuit

One of the moisture-loving, unpretentious garden flowers is also beloved by many summer residents.

Its yellow or orange flowers open in May and with regular watering do not disappear until the second half of summer. The plant, with a height of 50 to 90 cm, is noticeable enough to take the lead in group plantings near and in shady corners of the garden. Tall flower stalks will be safe next to fences and ornamental shrubs.

Arabis

Although Arabis flowering begins in the second half of spring, this unpretentious perennial can rightfully be considered a summer one, since its flowering does not end until frost.

A groundcover or creeping plant with stems 20 to 30 cm long, when planted, it quickly forms dense, cushion-like clumps covered with clusters of small white, pink or purple flowers.
Trimming helps prolong flowering and maintain the shape of the plantings. Arabis feels best in open areas with light, aerated soil. This crop with variegated foliage is indispensable when decorating gardens, slides and other areas of the garden.

Doronicum

At the junction of spring and summer, many rhizomatous perennials take up the baton of flowering from bulbous plants. The bright doronicum with large yellow basket-shaped inflorescences reminiscent of daisies is no exception. Flowers open on erect, bare or leafy stems 30–80 cm high. Unpretentious flowers for the garden and garden are planted in the sun or in clear shade, but not under the canopy of trees.

Doronicum plants love moisture; in order to save it in the soil under light green foliage, the soil is mulched.

When flowering ends, the greenery also fades. Decorative ferns, clumps of cornflower and aquilegia, with which doronicum goes well together, will help hide the gap that forms in the flowerbed.

Astilbe

It's amazing how one type of perennial can brighten up an entire garden. Numerous flowers blooming from June to September can do this. Racemose or panicle-like lush inflorescences are not the only decoration of this plant. Shade-tolerant carved foliage no less enlivens the area. To do this, you just need to trim the flower stalks with dead inflorescences in time.
Depending on the variety and type, plant height ranges from 40 to 120 cm. Astilbes bloom better when the soil is regularly moistened, but do not like stagnant moisture. In garden plantings, these beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden look great against the background of conifers, and will themselves be a luxurious frame for.

Geranium

Many cultivated varieties of garden perennials are descendants of wild species, which can be found literally behind the fence of a summer cottage.

From May until the end of summer, amazingly vibrant flowers continue to bloom. Single or clustered corollas of all shades of pink, purple, lilac and blue are short-lived. Just a day, and a new one appears in place of a withered flower.

When the flowering season ends, the garden is not empty thanks to the decorative cut foliage of geraniums. By autumn, it turns into bright golden, orange and purple tones and revives dull flower beds and hills right up to the snow.

The height of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, depending on the type, ranges from 10 cm to a meter. All plants are unpretentious and do not make any special demands on the soil; they grow in the light and under the canopy.

Loosestrife

If there is room in the garden for, or you need to plant a tall plant with bright flowers and the same decorative leaves, there can be only one answer -!

How is this possible? We are talking about different types of loosestrife, equally unpretentious and suitable for decorating a site.

Depending on the variety and type, the flowers, which easily adapt to different conditions, have a height of 20 to 80 cm.

For shady corners and partial shade, coin or meadow loosestrife with long recumbent stems covered with coin-like rounded leaves is excellent. This crop is indispensable next to a pond, in damp areas, which will be successfully enlivened by light green foliage and yellow flowers.

To decorate flower beds, mixborders and rocky hills, upright species of loosestrife with green or variegated foliage and yellow flowers are used, forming spectacular spike-shaped inflorescences in the upper part of the stem. All loosestrife are unpretentious, tolerate frost well and are rarely affected by pests.

Perennial cornflower

Annual cornflowers relatively recently moved from the meadow to the garden. They were followed by their long-term relatives. Flowering from June to September, the plants form spectacular clumps of 40 cm to a meter high thanks to their carved, rich green foliage.

One of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, cornflowers grow well in both sun and partial shade. They do not make any special demands on the soil, get along well with other crops and will be an excellent background for peonies, cornflowers, low-growing flowering and decorative foliage plants in flower beds.

Today, gardeners have at their disposal varieties of perennial cornflower with flowers of violet-pink, lilac, purple and white colors. Large-headed cornflower has fluffy flowers of an original yellow color.

Turkish cloves

In June, the multi-colored caps of Turkish carnations open. The bright flowers with jagged petals are quite small, but collected in dense inflorescences, they will perfectly enliven a summer cottage, create a summer mood and color the flower beds in all shades from white to deep purple.

A distinctive feature of the plant is its flowering, which lasts until September, the possibility of propagation by self-sowing and incredible combinations of colors. The height of the Turkish carnation, depending on the variety, ranges from 40 to 60 centimeters. Plants exhibit maximum decorative value in light or partial shade if they are planted next to decorative foliage crops.

Lupine

They are not only among the most unpretentious garden flowers. This perennial crop alone can bloom the entire area. Blue, white, pink, purple and bi-colored spike-shaped inflorescences appear in the first half of June, and then bloom again in the second half of summer.

Plants up to one meter in height bloom magnificently in the sun, do not like overly fertilized soils and, thanks to their powerful rhizomes, are able to survive in conditions of moisture deficiency. In the garden, lupine is an ideal neighbor for cornflowers, colorful aquilegias, and perennial poppies.

Poppy

In terms of the splendor of flowering, perennial poppies can only be compared with. Just one plant with corollas of scarlet, pink, white and purple is enough to change the appearance of the most inconspicuous corner of the garden.

Despite their exotic appearance, poppies are completely unpretentious. They are not afraid of frost, grow excellently in any soil and tolerate drought without loss. But they react negatively to excessive moisture. Once settled on a site, with the help of very small seeds, poppy can spread independently, creating spectacular clumps of densely pubescent carved foliage.

Irises

There are more than a hundred species of irises in the world, many of which are actively used as ornamental plants. Flowering of garden varieties begins at the border of spring and summer, and continues until mid-July.

Despite the difference in color, size, and places of habitual habitat, these perennial rhizomatous plants are similar in the appearance of pointed sword-shaped leaves collected in flattened bunches, as well as the graceful shape of the flowers. Although the corollas, which open for a day or a little more, cannot be called long-lived, amia plants bloom profusely and for a long time thanks to the many simultaneous rising peduncles.

In the garden, irises prefer light or barely shaded areas with light, loose soil.

During the growing season and flowering, plants need regular soil moisture. But you need to intervene carefully in the development of the curtain. Loosening and weeding can affect powerful rhizomes located close to the surface.

Flowering shoots of irises rise 40–80 cm above the ground. White, yellow, pink, purple, cream, blue or teal flowers make a great addition to the garden and are ideal for cutting.

Nivyanyk

Daisies, together with cornflowers, are traditionally considered a symbol of Russian open spaces. Garden varieties of cornflower are the same as daisies, only much larger and more expressive. Simple and double inflorescences-baskets are crowned with erect stems from 30 to 100 cm in height.

In the garden, cornflower prefers to grow in open, well-lit areas with loose, nutrient-rich, but not too light soil. The plant responds to a lack of moisture and organic matter by producing smaller flowers over time and rapid wilting of the baskets.

Nivyanik propagates by seeds, division of adult clumps, and also by self-sowing. This must be taken into account if all crops in flower beds and mixborders have clearly defined boundaries. For the most magnificent flowering, it is advisable to divide the nivberry rosettes every few years.

The best neighbors for one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, as in the photo, are flowers, gypsophila, bright poppies and bells. White inflorescences look great against the background of carved greenery and cornflower inflorescences, next to ornamental cereals and onions.

Bell

Growing bells in the country is not difficult even for beginners. The plants are unpretentious, resistant to diseases and pests, and winter well without shelter. The only thing that hinders the perennial is an excess of moisture and dense, poorly drained soil.

In nature, there are many types of bells with simple, semi- and double flowers in white, blue, lilac, pink and deep purple. Plants from 20 to 120 cm in height, depending on the type and shape, find a place on the hills and as part of group plantings with cornflower, pyrethrum, lush peonies and strict cereals.

Stock rose

Easily tolerant of drought, with luxurious ornamental greenery and racemose inflorescences, it can rightfully be considered the queen of a summer cottage. Plants up to 2 meters high are among the largest in Russian gardens. They rise above other flowers and even fruit bushes.

Rose hollyhocks or hollyhocks can easily create a living wall or become the focal point of a lush flower bed. Beautiful, unpretentious flowers for the garden grow on light, well-drained soils and are propagated by seeds, including self-seeding. But moving a large plant to another place will be problematic. Transplantation is hampered by powerful long rhizomes, damage to which leads to weakening and even death of the mallow.

Simple and double, white, yellow, pink and red, burgundy and bright crimson flowers on powerful erect stems are used to decorate hedges and walls, in flower beds and as background plants. Group plantings of hollyhocks of different shades are incredibly beautiful. In front of them you can plant the same unpretentious phloxes, bells, decorative forms of onions, cornflowers and low-growing varieties, as well as any annuals.

Spicy and aromatic unpretentious perennials for the garden

When choosing long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, one should not lose sight of plants that are often popular as spicy, medicinal or fragrant herbs. Moreover, many of them are in no way inferior to flowering perennials; their flowers will decorate flower beds and can be used for cutting.

Today, gardeners have access to numerous varieties, lemon balm, and catnip. If desired, you can plant hyssop, thyme and even lavender on the site. These plants look great in a separate, “pharmaceutical” bed, but they can also be easily imagined as part of a mixborder, in a country-style flowerbed, or in the form of loose clumps near a hedge or the wall of a house.

Unpretentious and useful perennials, thanks to their lush greenery, are decorative from spring until frost. And during flowering they attract a lot of bees and other pollinating insects.

Oregano

Oregano is a native inhabitant of the European part of Russia. The plant, familiar to many by its characteristic green aroma and pink-lilac caps of inflorescences, prefers to settle in open, well-lit areas with light soil. In nature, oregano can be seen in clearings and forest edges, in oak groves and dry meadows.

The first green oregano appears in March, literally from under the snow. By June, the plant forms a lush cap of densely leafy shoots ranging from 20 to 50 centimeters in height. And a month later, stems with delicate inflorescences-baskets rise above the greenery.

The entire above-ground part of the plant, incredibly revered in France, Italy, and the USA, has a spicy aroma. Here, oregano is grown as a natural seasoning for sauces, salads, pasta and poultry, baked goods, in particular pizza. Tea with herbs and oregano flowers is no less tasty. Oregano or oregano is collected from July to October, while the perennial is in bloom.

Flower-strewn herbaceous shrubs of oregano are magnificent in the company of cornflowers, lupins, rudbeckia, clouds of white-pink gypsophila and cereals.

Lofant

Lofant or polygonum with lilac-violet or white spike-shaped inflorescences is one of the most noticeable medicinal and ornamental perennial plants. In the garden, the crop easily inhabits the brightest areas, does not feel discomfort even in the hottest sun and winters well, showing everyone the first greenery with a purple or bluish tint from early spring.

Lofant is so unpretentious that it grows and blooms not only with a lack of moisture, but also on poor soils. Simple care and a little attention - and the unassuming plant will generously share with the summer resident a fragrant herb that smells like anise or licorice, rich in essential oils and useful for colds, diseases of the digestive system and urinary system.

In the garden, the spectacular inflorescences of lofanthus will not go unnoticed by either people or bees. The plant, which blooms from June until the end of summer, is suitable for decorating front gardens and can easily be cut.

Monarda

Monarda with white, pink, lilac and purple inflorescences is also a resident of sunny, wind-protected corners of the garden with light soil.

For decorative purposes, this fragrant perennial is planted next to other similar plants, as well as in the vicinity of coreopsis and, cornflower and low-growing annuals, for which monarda up to a meter high will be a luxurious background.

It is interesting to combine this plant with annual, blue and white large-flowered bells, sedums and other crops, which allow you to imitate a corner of a wild meadow in the garden.

In summer cottages you can often find lemon monarda. Its greenery during the flowering period, that is, from July to September, accumulates a lot of essential oils, close to the oils of lemon balm, hyssop, and other spicy-flavoring and medicinal plants of their Yamnotaceae family.

Autumn unpretentious flowers: long-flowering perennials for the garden

With the onset of September, autumn comes into its own more and more quickly. But it’s too early to part with the beauty of the garden. Until the snow falls, clumps of garden geraniums are striking with the play of bright colors, bergenia is dressed up in purple tones, and on the hills and borders one is surprised by the bizarre forms of sedum. There are also many unpretentious garden perennial flowers in the garden.

Phlox

It is considered one of the brightest “stars” of the autumn flower bed. These plants overwinter excellently in most regions, form green clumps in the spring, and bloom in the second half of summer, maintaining an incredible variety of colors and splendor of inflorescences almost until October.

Depending on the type and variety, phlox will be indispensable in alpine hills and traditional flower beds, near small ponds and next to buildings where tall plants perfectly decorate at any time of the year.

The list of cultivated phlox today includes more than four dozen species, among which only Drummond’s phlox is an annual. All other creeping, bushy, semi-lodging forms with stems from 20 to 150 cm in height are ready to settle in the garden of a lover of decorative and unpretentious perennial flowers for many years.

Perennial asters

Annual asters are the constant leaders of the list of garden annuals for the dacha and garden. However, the true ones are often and undeservedly forgotten.

From August until the snow, these plants bloom, illuminating the entire area with flashes of blue, white, pink, and purple. There are more than 200 species of perennial asters, varying in size, lifestyle and shape. The Alpine aster is quite small, and its inflorescences-baskets are located on herbaceous erect stems, reminiscent of the familiar chamomile. And the Italian variety has the form of a herbaceous, densely leafy shrub, completely covered with medium-sized flowers. Moreover, all types are extremely decorative and unpretentious.

The height of perennial asters varies from 20 centimeters to one and a half meters. Flowers can be not only of different colors, but simple and double. These perennials form dense dark green clumps in the spring, easily tolerate excess light and lack of moisture in the summer, and completely transform the garden in the fall.

Bush forms can be shaped and can be used to create dense living borders and picturesque groups with other autumn plants.

The only drawback of perennial aster is inherent in many perennial crops. A plant that takes root in the garden begins to multiply uncontrollably, quickly developing new territories. To prevent a previously variegated flowerbed from turning into a “kingdom” of asters, you will have to monitor the spread of the shrub and regularly remove the shoots.

Each of the 30 described ornamental plants can claim the title of the most unpretentious perennial flower for the garden. They are all beautiful and amazing in their own way. In fact, the list of non-capricious cultures that require minimal attention and generously share their beauty is not three dozen, but much larger. You just have to look around, notice and move an interesting plant into the garden, choosing a suitable place and neighborhood for the flower.

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