Annual flowers are called. Annual flowers blooming all summer - name and photo are the best options. Caring for annual flower beds

Despite the fact that annual flowers for summer cottages bloom for only one season, they are no less loved and are often planted in personal plots. The thing is that annual flowers for the garden have brighter colors than perennial ones, so many summer residents prefer to update their flower beds annually in order to diversify them with bright colors.

Photos and names of annual flowers are given on this page, in addition, below you can find out about planting perennials and caring for them.

Growing annual garden flowers (with photo)

Annual flowering flowers are preferable to be planted with seedlings, and some are sown with seeds in open ground. Importantly, beautiful annual flowers (for the most part) are easy to care for. Both among annuals and among perennials there are plants of various heights: low, medium, high, so that you can choose the desired flower height for any type of flower garden. It often happens that one and the same flower is presented in two versions, for example, there are, and there are also annuals, etc. With such a wealth of choice, there is always an alternative, and having a sea of \u200b\u200bflowers on the site is a real prospect for you.

Look at the photo of garden annual flowers: they are brighter than perennials, and bloom more luxuriantly. And in general, there are more varieties of annuals.

Features of beautiful annual garden flowers

How many flowers - so many and the requirements that they impose on the location, care, soil type, and the timing and method of planting. Perhaps, every flower must have some peculiarity. The main common feature of beautiful annual flowers for the garden is that these plants prefer mainly open sunny places, and among less flashy flowers there is sufficient "plasticity", that is, the ability to adapt to different environmental conditions. And there are beautiful flowers that prefer shade. Annuals can be sown independently, buy seedlings or are already adults, flowering plants.

Flowers, like vegetables, have their own characteristics: half of them prefer the seedling method, and half - only the "seed" method. If you ignore this feature, it is likely to be left without flowers at all. Cultivation of annual flowers through seedlings for all thermophilic annuals and "conditional" annuals, which are annuals only in our climate, for example. If you decide - we grow annual flowers only by planting in the ground - you should purchase other plants. For example, calendula, poppy, lavatera, godetia,. Also suitable for planting in the ground are sweet peas, ornamental beans, sunflower, amaranth. In short, the best annual flowers for planting outdoors are cold-loving and any climbing plants. In the form of seedlings, these annual ornamental flowers will quickly drag over, and when planted in the ground, they may die or take a long time to recover.

It is logical to plant the easiest to care for, annuals, since, as a rule, there are a lot of them on the site. Biennial flowers are also conventionally considered summer flowers, since they essentially also bloom for only one season. In the classic version, they need to be planted in a year. In the first year, only a rosette of leaves is formed, and in the second year they will bloom. However, if you plant some biennials early, then they can bloom already this year.

The most beautiful annual and biennial flowers for your garden (table)

Below is the table "The most beautiful annual and biennial flowers for your garden", after reading which, you can choose the plants that are most suitable for your site.

Table "The most beautiful annual and biennial flowers for your garden":

Plants	When to plant	What to plant	Growing conditions
Marigold	May 1-10	Seeds in open ground or after May 15, seedlings (sowing seedlings on March 1-8)	Any sunny place
Calendula	April 25 - May 8	Only by seeds	Any sunny place
Viola (pansies)	May 12-15	Seedlings (sowing seedlings at the end of February)	Sun or partial shade, good soil moisture is needed. If covered for winter, re-bloom next year
Petunia	After May 15	Only seedlings (sowing seedlings at the end of February)
Salvia	May 1-5	Seedlings (sowing - end of February)	Open, sunny location and loose, nutritious soil
Zinnia	After May 15	Seedlings (sowing 2025 April)	Open, sunny location and loose, nutritious soil
Lavatera	Early may	Only by seeds
Nasturtium	May 5-10	Only by seeds	Shade or partial shade, not very nutritious soil. Sufficient hydration
Snapdragon	May 10-14	Seedlings (sowing March 15)	Any soil and sunny place
Ageratum	May 10-14	Seedlings (sowing March 8-14)	Any soil and sunny location. Brings out partial shade
Martricaria	After May 15 (sowing in early March)	Seedlings	Any soil and sunny place
Ornamental sunflower	April 25 - May 6	Only by seeds	Any soil and sunny place
Turkish carnation	May 5-10	Seedlings. If by seeds, then in mid-June in the ground	Sunny place, any soil. Cover young plants with lutrasil for the winter
Annual flax	April 25 - May 3	Only by seeds	Loamy soil and sunny place
Daisy	April 20 - May 1	Seeds, if seedlings, then after May 10	Any place, sun or partial shade
Amaranth	May 1-5	Only by seeds
Decorative beans	After May 10	Only by seeds
Sweet pea	April 24 - May 5	Only by seeds	Open, sunny place, any soil
Morning glory	After May 10	Only by seeds	Open, sunny, nutritious soil
Godetia	May 5-10	Seeds	Sunny place, any, but loose soil
Nemophila	After May 15		Open, sunny, nutritious soil
Brachycoma	After May 15	Seedlings only (sowing March 15-20)	Open, sunny, nutritious soil
Cinneraria	May 9-12	Seedlings only (sowing March 1-6)	Sunny place, any, but loose soil
Annual Dahlias (Funny Guys)	After May 15	Seedlings only (sowing March 10-15)	Sunny place, loamy soil

Growing the best annual flowers

Growing seedlings yourself and sowing seeds in the ground are the most reliable options from different points of view. However, in this case, you need to be sure of the quality of the seeds. The best option is to purchase the best annual flower seeds from reputable growers. If you are at least partially unsure about the quality of the seeds, plant a triple rate.

Make shallow grooves in the desired direction, no deeper than 1-2 cm. Seed in them, try not to plant too often. Double the seeding rate, in open field it will pay off.

Planting and caring for annual flowers in the country

When planting and caring for annual flowers in the country and in the garden, you need to follow some recommendations:

Water often, with warm water, be sure before and during flowering, as well as in heat and drought. How often? In the heat - every day, better in the evening.

Loosen "on demand", according to the condition of the soil. However, not all flowers can be loosened, so it is better to use mulching with various materials instead. Feed perennials in the spring after snow melts, when buds are forming, during flowering, and after flowering.

Feed the seedlings 2 weeks after planting, during bud formation, during flowering and after flowering, also about every three weeks.

Feed the annuals when 3-4 true leaves appear, buds form, and when flowering.

Spring needs to be fed organic fertilizers, and starting from the flowering period - mineral. Flowers growing in containers need to be fertilized twice as often. After September 20, the flowers are no longer fed.

Annual decorative flowers: photo, name and description

Below are photos, names and descriptions of annual decorative flowers that you can grow on your backyard.

Salvia... You will certainly succeed in Salvia, this flower blooms always and everywhere, as long as there is plenty of water and sunlight. It is better not to sow salvia directly into the ground, but plant it on seedlings, and the sooner the better. It tolerates some thickening, is undemanding to the soil, but, like any other flowers, prefers well-loosened soil.

Everyone knows about marigolds. Indeed, it is a great "tool" for decorating the site. It is enough just to plant marigolds, then they will do everything themselves. The only thing they need is abundant watering, especially in the heat, since these plants are powerful and grow strongly.

Now many varieties of marigolds have been bred, they are different in color (there are even striped ones!), Height, among them there are terry varieties, and there are those that bloom as a whole "bush". And they bloom until the first snow. They can be sown in open ground, they can also be grown through seedlings for early flowering, this does not affect their quality. They reproduce successfully by self-seeding.

Calendula... Calendula, in its unpretentiousness, is similar to marigolds, if not even superior to them. But it is better to sow it in open ground early, at the end of April, the seedling method is not suitable for it.

This flower blooms early and blooms for a long time if faded inflorescences are removed in time. By self-seeding, it gives several "harvests" per season. There are no less varieties of calendula than varieties of marigolds, among which there are also unusual ones, for example, pink calendula.

, or viola... An exquisite flower with a wide variety of colors, blooming, by the way, from June to the first snow. In the fall, he easily tolerates small frosts and continues to release more and more new flower stalks.

There are pansies with giant flowers - up to 9 cm in diameter! The amazing decorativeness of this flower makes it irreplaceable in any flower garden.

Pansies grow well in containers, and they can also be planted on an alpine slide. They tolerate partial shade well, the regime of irrigation and feeding for them is usual.

Although it is a biennial, you can make it so that it blooms this year, and at the very beginning of summer. To do this, the seeds simply need to be sown on seedlings as early as possible - at the end of February (or even in the middle), and planted in open ground in mid-May. If the viols are well covered for the winter, then, in the case of not the most frosty winter, they will successfully overwinter and bloom again in the spring.

In terms of decorative effect, this flower, undoubtedly, occupies one of the first places among the annuals. In fact, of course, this flower is a perennial, it is in our climate that it is grown as an annual.

Therefore, the general approach to planting petunias is the same as for other perennials - the earliest planting. Mid-February is best. The seeds of petunia are small and difficult to see. They need to be sown on the surface of the soil and in no case covered! Another secret of success is sowing a triple rate of seeds, like any perennial, petunias may have problems with germination. It is best, for safety reasons, to increase the seeding rate even further.

Perfect flowering plant for shady corners. But she doesn't like the sun. She, of course, will bloom there, but will quickly fade, and her leaves will turn yellow.

Nasturtium loves abundant watering, and it is better to fertilize it in moderation, using mineral fertilizers... If fertilized abundantly, the leaves will be powerful but may not bloom. This plant needs a lot of soil to flower well, so if you choose to plant it in a container, it should be large enough.

Nasturtium is a climbing, highly growing plant, but there are also miniature bush nasturtiums.

This flower has decorative and leaves, and flowers, leaves can be variegated, and flowers vary in color from orange to pink. Sowing nasturtium is necessary only in open ground in May.

Lavatera... spectacular, tall plantblooming with bright pink or white phonographs. And all you need to do is sow seeds in the ground at the end of April. Lavatera grows quickly and blooms for a long time, loves fertilizers and watering, is absolutely undemanding to the soil. You just need to put support in case strong windsas it is a tall plant.

Snapdragon... This surprisingly cheerful summer house comes in a variety of colors and heights.

You will get the best results if you grow it in seedlings, while the seeds in pots should be sown in early March. He is sun-loving, and with an earlier planting, when there is still not enough light in nature, it can be dragged over. Snapdragon prefers loose, well-fertilized soil, but it does not put forward any special requirements for the composition of this soil. The only success secret for snapdragon - especially frequent and abundant watering. This is perhaps the most water-demanding summer, it does not tolerate drought at all.

Ageratum... Champion of long flowering, it is even called by the people "long-flowering". Thanks to this quality, it is indispensable in any continuous flowering flower garden.

In appearance, this flower is noble and, moreover, original: the ageratum border is somewhat reminiscent of mink fur.

There are ageratum varieties of different color, grouping them together, you can get a spectacular "monoclumba".

Ageratum is absolutely unpretentious, grows in any soil - both in the sun and in partial shade, and is resistant to drought. You can grow it in containers. The method of growing it is seedling, you need to sow for seedlings in early March.

Ornamental sunflower... Similar to cultivated sunflower, ornamental sunflower also needs to be sown with seeds in open ground in late April - early May. There will be no problems with it, just do not forget to water and tie the plants to the supports in time: some varieties reach a height of 3 m.

Ornamental cabbage... Ornamental cabbage is planted simultaneously with white and cauliflower - in a cold nursery in early April. The method of planting in open ground and the subsequent agricultural technology, respectively, are the same.

Ornamental cabbage will delight you all season and will remain, perhaps, the only decoration of the site when the first snow falls. In the fall, it becomes even brighter and more beautiful. It will turn out especially effectively if you plant a mixture of varieties. Cabbage grows well in containers, even small ones.

It is easier to start a daisy than to "take out". She, like the Turkish carnation, perfectly reproduces by self-sowing and can give several "harvests" per season. She does not have any special requirements for care, she can be perfectly transplanted from place to place, even in summer. Daisies can be sown for seedlings in early March, or seeds in open ground in May.

Amaranth... This flower is surprisingly spectacular, in appearance you can't even say that this is an "easy" plant to care for. It is tall, blooms with fluffy drooping "earrings", its leaves can be of different shades, including dark cherry.

The seedling method of growing is not suitable for this flower; it should only be sown in open ground in mid-May. Decorative amaranth in agricultural technology is similar to vegetable amaranth, you will also have no problems with it. One has only to remember that in the early stages it is imperative to carefully weed out and keep the soil in a loose state. Amaranth is good not only in a flower bed, but also in a bouquet, it stands for a long time in the cut.

This plant is just a magic wand. It always succeeds and looks impressive. And there are so many varieties of zinnia!

There are yellow, pink, red, orange, raspberry, variegated, white, purple, even green!

Also, the flowers can be double, dahlia-like, pompom, and the flower size reaches 12 cm. Even if, for some reason, you cannot manage asters, zinnia will replace them! Moreover, asters bloom in late summer, and zinnia can start blooming in spring, especially if you have grown seedlings.

Zinnia also branches, and a whole bush is obtained from one plant. Zinnia prefers sun and fertilized soil, but what it is - sandy or clayey - does not matter. It can grow in partial shade, but there it does not bloom for a long time. Seeds germinate rapidly, so it must be sown late for seedlings, otherwise the seedlings will be pulled over. Zinnia blooms from June until frost. Zinnia seedlings are afraid of frost, but adult plants tolerate zero temperature.

This flower is valuable for its appearance - after all, there are not so many ground cover summers. Well, lobelia is one of the smallest, which makes it possible to use it in various "design" ideas. However, it blooms from June to October, magnificently.

Lobelia grows well both in the sun and in partial shade. The main thing is loosening and watering. Fertilizing is enough only occasionally, since with an excess of nutrients, the lobelia will bloom poorly. It is planted with seedlings, and not one plant at a time, but in whole clumps, in early May. This is exactly the kind of flower that grows beautifully in containers, even small ones. But it may not succeed if sown directly into the ground, this is the only reason for failure with lobelia.

Earth, country cottage area, a country estate ... For some it is an opportunity to provide a family with fresh vegetables and fruits, for others it is a way to hide from the bustle of the city. But in any case, there is always a place for a flower garden to please the eye with bright colors, to cheer up.

The use of annual flowers on the site

Even if there are perennial flower beds or complex compositions on the site, there is always an application for annuals:

• Any formed composition of perennials and shrubs will be refreshed by the inclusion of annual flowers, which give uniqueness and originality each new season.
• Flower borders, ridges are often planted every year. Planting for one summer period allows you to implement new ideas each time
• Flowerbeds and other flower beds always have annual flowers.
• Annual vines are an excellent remedy for vertical gardeningcreating hedges

The richest selection of colors and forms, the duration of flowering, unpretentious care - the obvious advantages of ornamental crops planted for one season.

When choosing the components of flower arrangements, one must focus on the combination of warm and cold tones, tall and low-growing specimens. According to these criteria, annual bright flowers are presented, with photos and names, as well as basic characteristics.

The most beautiful undersized annuals

A live border, rabatka or front garden will not do without undersized flowering plants.

Warm colors

Yellow flowers are a symbol of joy, well-being, prosperity. They radiate positive, they breathe freshness and cheerfulness. Reds and oranges radiate warmth and passion. Pink evokes tenderness, evokes a romantic mood.

• Antirrinum, known to everyone from childhood as snapdragons, is a popular garden culture. His photo:

Blooms all summer and autumn. It is planted with a curb in flower beds. Extremely unpretentious, as decorative as possible in the sun and in partial shade

• Godetia, like many other annuals, blooms for more than 2-3 months. A photo:

Suitable for both borders and flower beds

• Marigold - favorites of all flower growers. A photo:

Their advantages are not only in the long flowering period, versatility of use. They are good for the soil and even ward off some insect pests.

• Gazania, growing no more than 30 cm, pleases with large bright flowers, spectacular in the lower tier of a flower bed or in border plantings. Photos of gazanias:

Blooms from July to late summer.

• Cephalophora - strawberry grass - juicy greens and bright balls of inflorescences form a luxurious border, complement the flower bed. Loves the sun, blooms until August. Her photo:

• Nasturtium - from light yellow to dark cherry tone flowers against a background of smooth flat leaves. A photo:

It can be both ampelous and ground cover forms.

Garden annuals of cold colors

Blue, blue, violet paints not only bring coolness and freshness. These noble colors are able to calm down, tune in a philosophical way. The stunted annuals of cold tones that bloom all summer long include:

• Ageratum - a spectacular plant for border plantings, rabatok, flower beds. A photo:

Blooms in sunny areas from June to autumn. Attention, ageratum - poisonous plant.

• Angeloniagrowing up to a maximum of 30 cm, it is so good that it will not only decorate any flower arrangement, but also compete with taller tapeworms. A photo:

• Brachycoma, densely covered with blue, lilac or purple flowers, great for border plantings, rock gardens. Plant height - up to 30 cm. Photo:

• Nirembergia looks great in pots, borders, in the lower tier of multi-level compositions. A photo:

This annual plant in all shades of blue and purple grows up to 30 cm.

• The unchanging love of florists will always be magnificent petunia with an endless variety of shades. Photo of petunia:

• Classic combination of fiery salvia and silvery cineraria traditionally for ceremonial flower beds, ridges, borders. A photo:

With white flowers

White, being neutral, is in harmony with both warm shades and cold tones, shading and emphasizing the flower garden pattern.

Among the undersized plants with white flowers, the following stand out clearly:

• Anemone with luxurious white poppy-like inflorescences. A photo:

• Lavatera it is used as a curb plant, but if you run it vertically, you get a beautiful flowering hedge. A photo:

Many of these crops are found both in warm colors and in the cold spectrum of the palette, which makes it possible to combine different colors one type of plant.

Tall annuals suitable for the garden

Tall annuals can become a central plant in a long-tiered flower bed or act as a tapeworm.

Flowers in warm colors

• Belamkanda - Chinese orchid or leopard lily is a surprisingly decorative plant. Every morning, lily-like flowers bloom, which die in the evening, making room for the next buds in the sun. A group planting of several copies looks impressive solo or as an accent in the center of the flower bed. Exclusively solar plant... A photo:

• Gaillardia... Burgundy, red, orange flowers with a yellow border on erect stems form a luxurious bush that can become bright accent in a flowerbed or solo in an open area. A photo:

• Balsam - a dense green bush dotted with pink, red or white flowers looks spectacular in flowerpots, group plantings

• Annual mallow planted with a dense wall can decorate a hedge, designate functional areas on the site. A photo:

• Kosmeya - a whole palette of colors and juicy openwork greenery. Feels great in the sun and shade.

Tall plants with cool colors

• Asters - flowers of the second half of summer, do not lose their decorative effect until frost. All shades of blue, purple, lilac - cold stars in the flower bed
• Heliotrope - a thick head of bright blue or deep purple inflorescences.

Blooming annual vines

Among the annual flowering crops, there are a number of plants with an amazing decorative effect - vines. Tightening gazebos, terraces, verandas, pergolas with dense greenery, they create a cozy shade.

If you put curly annuals on the fence, you get an excellent hedge. Photos and names of the most popular climbing annuals:

• Kobei... From the beginning of July to the end summer season dissolves large flowers of white, yellow, blue, purple shades;
• Kvamoklit Are openwork greens and medium-sized bright red flowers. A great option for a hedge;
• Farbitis (Morning glory). The richness of colors covers almost the entire color spectrum. Thick leaves form a solid shield that can protect from prying eyes. Morning glory belongs to poisonous plants.

The listed plants are only a small part of the opportunities that annuals give flower growers. Depending on the characteristics of each species, annuals are grown both by seedlings and by planting seeds directly in the ground. The seeds of many annual flowers can be harvested after flowering for planting the next season.

Annual flowers always delight the eye with their bright colors and various forms of their flowers. Therefore, with their help, you can turn your small garden into a small piece of paradise. With the help of annual flowers, the design of your garden can be changed from year to year, and each time it will look different.

You can pick flowers in one color scheme, for example white and all flowers from the edge to the curly ones located in the background blooming in white will fascinate the eye - white on a green background of foliage as a symbol of immaculate beauty.

And you can make mixed flower beds, they will look colorful and beautiful in summer. The main thing is that all annual flowers for a summer residence will bloom until the very frost.

Annual flowers for a summer residence

Mirabilis

This flower is also called the night beauty. This name was given to him because his beautiful flowers bloom after sunset and the bush stands strewn with bright flowers and smells fragrant all evening and night.

Flowers, it has various colors ranging from white to pink, yellow and crimson. Due to the fact that his root system grows in the form of a tuber, he easily tolerates the dry season.

Mirabilis

Reproduction

This wonderful flower can be propagated by seed or by dividing the bush. For better germination, seeds are soaked in warm water for a day. Seeds are sown two in each cup filled with seedling soil. It is necessary to sow seeds thirty days before planting in open ground. When shoots appear in the pot, only one strongest shoot is left. They transplant it to a flower bed only when the threat of return frosts has passed.

Cuttings can be rooted in peat tablets, but it is easier to grow it by seed propagation. Although if you save the tubers, then such a bush will develop much faster and will be much larger than grown and seeds. When the tuber is preserved, the color shade is preserved. The tubers should be stored in a dry, dark place with a temperature of at least 5 degrees Celsius.

Care

Often these annual flowers are planted for dachas along the paths or in the center of the flower bed. Since they, with proper care, grow up to one meter in height and have the same diameter. Watering should be done at least once a week.

If you grow these bushes in containers, then in two liter it will be small no more than 50 cm. In order for the bush to bloom richly, it requires planting in a sunny place. The soil for the flower should be fertile and without stagnant water.

There are several varieties of mirabilis differing from each other. colors buds.

Marigold

These flowers grow from 15 to 80 cm depending on the variety. They are also called tagetes. This flower is very drought tolerant and therefore very common among lovers of annual flowers. The color scheme pleases with all shades yellow color, white and there are varieties where the petals are painted even in stripes.

Marigold

Seed propagation

Seeds are harvested in late July and August. You can sow directly into open ground, when the soil warms up enough, depending on the region, these dates are shifted. Seeds should not be buried deep enough and 2 cm shoots appear already on the 7th day. The buds begin to appear only two months after sowing the seeds. Therefore, several bushes need to be grown through seedlings. Transplantation with marigolds is remarkably tolerated, and you can transplant them at any age.

Seedling

Seedlings are sown in a bowl in early March and after 10 days seeds begin to germinate. After the appearance of two true leaves, they are dived into separate cups, and then they grow at a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius. They are planted on flower beds when it is warm enough. Between small varieties, they leave 20 cm between the bushes when planting, tall ones are planted at a distance of 50 cm from each other.

Care

Caring for marigolds comes down to watering and weeding, in the first half of summer they will respond well to complete mineral fertilizers. When planting seedlings, you need to know that the flower prefers sunny places. He will also live in the shadows, but beautiful flowers you can not wait.

When the bloom is gaining strength, it will be necessary to pick off the drying flowers, this will stimulate a more lush bloom.

There are many varieties of marigolds:

• Anise;
• Rejected;
• Erect;
• Thin-leaved.

Snapdragon

It is actually a perennial plant, but in our latitudes it does not winter and therefore is grown as an annual plant. They plant it along the curbs, in groups in the middle of the green lawn. Now they have brought out ampelous forms of snapdragons, which successfully grow in tall flowerpots.

Reproduction

Seeds do not lose their germination for several years. It is necessary to sow seedlings in the first ten days of March in prepared containers with loose nutrient soil. The seeds are spread over the surface and lightly sprinkled with coarse sand. Watering is done with a spray bottle, spraying warm water from a fine spray. Then all this is covered with a transparent lid.

At a temperature of 24 degrees, sprouts will appear in 15 days. After the appearance of the first shoots, the container is transferred to where the straight lines do not sun rays to avoid burns of seedlings. After 4 days, you can completely remove the glass.

The seedlings grow slowly at first and, while moisturizing it, you must not flood the plants. Those flowers that have fallen can no longer help them and they are removed with tweezers. When the first true leaf plates appear, the seedlings dive into separate containers. Then they should grow in a warm and bright place. When 5 leaves appear, the central shoot is pinched to increase bushiness.

At the end of May, it is planted in flower beds, the location of which must be sunny and without stagnant moisture.

Snapdragon

Care

This plant does not require special care. It only needs to be watered and loosened after watering. Removing weeds in time contributes to a healthier plant appearance. If tall varieties are planted on a flower bed, then they will need a timely garter to the support.

Snapdragon seeds are harvested only when they are not fully ripe and placed in a shady place to ripen.

Datura

This fabulous flower growing in a bush about a meter tall has green oval leaves and single flowers resembling bells. The flowers reach 20 cm in length. They bloom in yellow, white and blue.

Reproduction

The seeds have poor germination and therefore need a lot of moisture to germinate. Before sowing, they are soaked for 10 days. And to grow, they need a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. Seedlings from the ground appear very slowly and can germinate for more than a month.

Datura

Care

This plant prefers sunny locations and fertilized soil. He loves watering and if there is no rain then it is imperative to water. At the slightest dryness, it drops the buds.

Zinnia

This flower will decorate any garden with its variety of flowers and bud shapes. But this flower will not grow in the shade. It has a stem height from 20 cm to 100 cm. It all depends on the type of flower. Flower baskets are located at the top of the stem.

Tongue-shaped petals are arranged in several rows around the center of the flower. It blooms from June until it gets cold. Very heat resistant. It is grown as a garden decoration and looks great when cut.

Reproduction

Propagated by sowing seeds for seedlings. First, they are checked for germination, and then they are soaked in any growth stimulator for a day. Even old seeds germinate within a week. Since this flower does not like picks, it must be planted immediately in peat cups.

Planting begins in March throughout the month. If you stretch the seedlings too much, you can add soil to make the seedlings more stable. It is planted in the ground after recurrent frosts.

Zinnia is the most common annual for summer cottages and gardens

Care

Requires timely watering and weed removal. But watering should not fall on the stems and plants. Zinnia does not need support, since it has strong, straight stems. If the plants are planted not only for beauty, but also for cutting, then you should not pinch the stems.

Kosmeya

These annual flowers grow up to a meter tall and have all shades color pink, white and blue colors. Due to the fact that its leaves are very delicate, the flower resembling dill looks very delicate and airy.

Reproduction

Reproduction of cosmos occurs with the help of seeds. Seeds are sown directly into the ground as soon as the snow melts. It is not necessary to bury them deeply, even one centimeter is enough. It can also be sown in late autumn. Actually, if the kosmeya has taken root on the site, it successfully multiplies further by self-seeding.

It is not rational to grow it in a seedling way. But if all this is necessary, then it is planted on seedlings in early spring.

Kosmeya

Care

Leaving is not difficult, even for beginners. Once a week, water and weed abundantly. You can feed the flower, but you must remember that feeding should be done in moderation so as not to overfeed the plant. To extend the flowering time, it is necessary to remove dried inflorescences.

Gazania

It is a short plant with a variety of chamomile-like leaves and flowers. The colors are different - red, yellow, orange flowers.

Reproduction

Seedlings are planted in early May. Seeds are sown in loose soil in early March, slightly moistened with soil and covered with glass. After 2 weeks, the first shoots appear. And two weeks later, the first feeding is carried out, and the seedlings are dived into separate pots. Since the roots of the gazania seedlings are tender, it must be carefully transferred to a permanent residence in a flower bed. The sprouts may not survive a secondary transplant.

Gazania

Care

It is quite unpretentious to the composition of the soil and grows well on any. But it is good for any fertilizing in the form of mineral fertilizers.

Watering on time and removing weeds can achieve a lush bloom of gazania. Since the plant has a taproot, it is more drought-resistant, but still, when there are strong breaks between rains, it will not give up good watering... In our climate, the flower does not hibernate.

Nasturtium

It is an annual shrub with rounded leaves and single flowers. Flowers have bright shades of red and yellow. It grows in height up to 30 cm. Abundant flowering lasts all summer until the frost.

Nasturtium contains many useful substances and is used in traditional medicine... It was also used in cooking before, adding to various dishes.

Annual flowers for a summer residence - nasturtium

Reproduction

Propagates well by seeds. They can be sown directly into the ground in mid-May, or they can be grown through seedlings. But before any planting, you need to fill the seeds with hot water for 30 minutes, and then soak for a day. Place three seeds in each hole (glass) and wait for shoots,

They appear within 14 days. Seedlings are transplanted into a flower garden by transshipment, leaving a clod of earth.

Care

It prefers not fatty soils and sunny places, if you overfeed the plant with nitrogen fertilizer, it will stop throwing out the buds and turn into a green bush without flowers. Until flowering, the seedlings require constant watering, but after the buds are dissolved, watering is reduced. To prolong flowering, you must regularly tear off dried inflorescences.

Annuals in my garden - my own experience

How I love summer !!! How I am waiting for him !!! How you want to quickly go to the garden, dig in the beds, bring beauty to the flower beds. This year I planted different annuals. At the end of the summer of last year, I collected wherever possible, seeds of beautiful flowers, this year they sowed, without even expecting that such variegation would turn out in our beds.


I never bother with flower seedlings, I don't grow myself, I just buy something on the market, my friends share the surplus, I just sow something into the ground.

Here are the annuals that bloom in our garden today:

1. Annual phlox

What gorgeous flowers they are. A friend shared the seedlings with me, they sprouted from her self-seeding since last year. The sprouts were small, only 3-5 centimeters high, so small that I thought they were unlikely to survive. For some time they just stood there, frozen, and did not grow, but then they quickly began to grow. They bloomed at the end of June, and now I delight us with their variety of colors.

Annual phlox

2. Annual dahlias

They also have a beautiful name: funny guys. I bought the seedlings in the market, a kind woman "poured" me a whole bunch of 50 rubles. The plants were strong and tall. We put them in a long bed of marigolds. They have blossomed, grown and begin to bloom. Flowers of different colors, terry, elegant. Exactly - funny guys! All summer we will admire their beauty.

Annual dahlias

3. Lenok

I love this plant. Such thin and delicate twigs with very bright small flowers of a red-crimson color. At night, the flowers fold their petals. The plant begins to bloom in June and blooms all summer. We planted it with seeds, just sowed it in the ground in early May. The seeds sprouted quickly and amicably, the plants grew and now, just as amicably, they bloom.

4. Petunia

Although I do not really like petunia in the garden, but, nevertheless, this time I could not resist and planted it. I bought the seedlings, and my friend gave them too. The seedlings were small but firm. She quickly gained strength and began to bloom.

Petunia - annuals for giving

Petunia is, of course, a flower with the most varied colors. There are flowers both simple and double, so many varieties of all kinds were brought out that now I think how we lived without petunia before. I like petunias more in city flower beds, on balconies, in hanging pots on the street. But even in the garden it looks quite harmonious, only it has grown so much that it has "hammered" the growing flowers nearby.

These are the annual flowers that now grow in our garden, delight us with their flowering, cheer up not only us, but also passers-by. All of them do not require much maintenance, only watering and a little organic feeding. Please yourself, plant annuals in a completely garden, if you do not have them yet.

Choosing annual flowers to decorate the video site

Flowers - annuals without seedlings

The beautiful annuals used for summer cottages are highly decorative and that bloom for a long time and do not require special attention. In addition, the beautifully flowering compositions created can be changed annually, making the garden stylish and attractive.

Features of the choice of annual flowers for giving

The choice of ornamental plants included in the annual catalog is based on the length of life and the desired flowering time. Full list such crops are very voluminous, but among amateur flower growers, the earliest, as well as cold-resistant species and varieties blooming all summer, are especially popular, planting and cultivation of which can be carried out even in regions with unstable weather conditions.

Accounting for colors

For lovers of dense vegetation, summer houses with openwork and numerous foliage are ideal, and to form a voluminous floral carpet, it is best to use large-flowered and bright species. The color of flowers can be completely different and depends only on the taste preferences of an amateur grower. Nevertheless, it is not recommended to use more than three or four colors and shades when creating a harmonious composition.

Landing place

Most best varieties can be both sun-loving and shade-tolerant, therefore, before choosing summer seeds for decorating a vegetable garden or garden, it is necessary to determine what conditions are optimal for growing them. If the plot and flower beds for landscaping are located in shade, then it is advisable to give preference to landing:

• one-year alissum, used in the arrangement of alpine slides, as well as borders and decorative pots;
• fragrant cleome, which reproduces well through self-seeding;
• beautiful and exotic fuchsia, with long flowering, but often freezing in harsh winters;
• shade-tolerant and very decorative annual larkspur, which blooms early and for a long time;
• mimulus or "monkey flower", which is suitable for cultivation in the most humid and swampy areas.

Out of competition for the popularity of "pansies". These flowering plants for a long time, today, are represented by a large number of hybrid forms, but only old and time-tested varieties can be grown in shade. Climbing plants, which need to be planted using supporting structures, also require special attention.

Annual flowers for a summer residence: varieties (video)

Climatic conditions

Unpretentiousness is one of the main advantages that distinguish a significant part of the annuals cultivated in the conditions of home gardening. Cold-resistant species are grown in a seedless wayhaving a short growing season and having time to bloom before frost.

In temperate climatic zones, sowing of seed on flower beds and open ground flower beds is carried out in the last days of April. The seedling variant is preferable for thermophilic varieties of a long growing season. Sowing for seedlings is carried out in the last decade of February or until mid-March-April, which allows you to get high-quality and well-developed plants, which should be planted in flower beds at the end of May.

Flowering time

In terms of flowering time, for the most part, all annual flowers are long-flowering and fairly fast-growing crops. However, some bloom earlier than others, and some varieties form flowers in the middle of summer, retaining decorative attractiveness until the onset of frost. That is why, correctly selected varieties are able to create the impression of constant, almost unusual flowering.

Garden design and dimensions

On lawns small in area, it is not recommended to plant large bush annuals, and on the contrary, it is not advisable to arrange large areas with small and compact types of summer plants. When decorating small ridges or curbs, it is better to give preference to the following plants:

• Dorotheanthus;
• a combination of orange-yellow zinnia and sage;
• a composition of ageratum, gazania and Californian esholzia.

Rock gardens and correctly decorated flower walls look very impressive in the conditions of home gardening. For the design of a rock garden, it is advisable to choose small bulbous annuals, as well as to sow creeping dimorphoteka, phacelia and escholtia.

If the arrangement of the front garden is planned, then it is advisable to use annuals that bloom throughout the summer and belong to the category of compact or medium-sized plants, including marigolds and cornflowers. Plants such as morning glory, climbing beans, or sweet peas can be used as a wall decor for homes, as well as gazebos or fences. Hanging planters ideal for planting ampelous petunias, begonias, geraniums and lobelias.

How to plant annual flowers (video)

Beautiful summer flowers blooming all summer

Abundant and throughout the summer period, annual ornamental crops are very popular. They differ in many parameters, but when decorating a landscape, it is advisable first of all to take into account the height and size of the aboveground part, as well as the features and characteristics of flowering.

	Culture	Characteristics and features
unpretentious undersized annual flowers		Unpretentious, with umbrella-shaped inflorescences, herbaceous planthaving a branching stem part
	Ageratum	Low and bright flower for decorating rock gardens and rockeries located in sunny areas
	Lobelia low	Compact and low unpretentious view with beautiful flowering, undemanding to lighting
		Globular undersized or ampelous varieties, blooming profusely until autumn
medium-sized long-flowering annuals	Salvia or sage	An unpretentious medium-sized bush forms tall candle flowers
		Very sun-loving decorative culture, most often grown in seedlings
	Eschsholzia	The aboveground part reaches a height of 60 cm, lush, strewn with bright flowers
high ornamental plants	Datura or Datura herb	Spectacular, blooming all summer long, very aromatic crop suitable for growing in well-lit flower beds
	Delphinium	Highly decorative garden flyer for sunny and shaded flower beds, with high rates of seed germination
	Castor oil or paradise tree	Absolutely unpretentious poisonous plant with a palm-shaped, very decorative and numerous foliage
	Annual mallow	Undemanding to growing conditions and care form, represented by varieties with double and simple inflorescences
		An interesting garden ornamental culture, favorably distinguished by a reddish tint of foliage
best early species	Marigold	Has miniature showy flowersblooming in the early days of summer and characterized by compact bushes
	Zinnia graceful	The plant must be provided with space and sufficient sunlight in the flower bed.
	Marigold or calendula	One of the most popular and completely undemanding annuals, which blooms in early June

Cold-resistant flowering annuals for the Urals and Siberia

Popular annuals for Siberia and the Urals are characterized as undemanding plants with sufficient cold resistance with abundant and attractive flowering during the summer-autumn period. Experienced growers prefer to grow summer plants in a seedling way, but there are some species that are perfectly suited for direct sowing on open ground flower beds.

	Name	Landing scheme	Flowering time	Lighting requirements
Seedling	And thin-leaved		July - October
	Chinese aster		July - September
			July - October
	Purslane		July - September
Direct seeding			July August
			June - September
	Gypsophila		July August
			July - October
	Mood		June - September

Planting schemes for annuals in a flower bed

Annual flowering plants can be represented by both monochromatic flowers and multi-colored colors. More often flower arrangements are created by a combination of plants belonging to two or three color groups.

Staining group	Popular types
Multicolored annuals	Asters, bells, petunias, and hyacinths
White-flowered annuals	Snowdrops, ravens, anemones, crocuses and corollas
Letniki with red and pink flowers	Salvia, echinacea purpurea, calceolaria and castor oil plant
Annual plants with yellow or orange flowers	Calendula, adonis, sunflowers, marigolds and pulsatilla
Letniki with blue and blue flowers	Delphiniums, bells and cornflowers

When decorating flower beds and flower beds, it must be remembered that the tallest crops, represented by sunflowers, amaranth, annual lianas and kosmeya, should be planted in the central part of the composition and surrounded by crops of medium height. Framing can be decorated with low-growing annuals in the form of ageratum, lobelia, purslane and marigolds.

Particularly popular in last years they use the so-called modular flower beds, which are very picturesque flower arrangements, collected by a variety of planting containers with dwarf and medium-sized crops.

What flowers to plant in a flower bed (video)

Annuals in the conditions of home gardening are in demand if you want to create new flower arrangements annually, which will retain decorativeness for a long time and will not require significant time and effort to grow.