Describe the flowers in the fall. Autumn flowers are the name of the most beautiful plants. blooms until October

Autumn has come
The flowers have dried up
And they look sadly
Bare bushes.

It is not known what garden Aleksey Pleshcheev was in when he wrote the poem "Autumn", but in our gardens everything is in order with a riot of colors in the fall. There is something to admire in October and November, let alone the first month of autumn. In September, the new season has not yet fully come into its own, so many autumn colors delight the eye. Let's talk about which flowers bloom in September and October.

Autumn anemones

The first to delight in blooming among autumn anemones is the Khubei anemone ( Anemone hupehensis... The elegant silvery pink flowers of the September Charme variety are especially noticeable. This autumn beauty prefers fertile soil in partial shade under tree crowns. ( Anemone) blooms also in September, but a little later. Distinctive features of this type of anemones are a more varied palette of colors and long flowering. The Japanese anemone can grow in both sun and partial shade if the soil is sufficiently nutritious.

Autumn asters

Lovely flowers that bloom in autumn and amaze with a variety of shapes and colors. When the garden begins to prepare for peace, these perennial asters, as popularly known as (or Octybrinks), amaze with the magnificence of shades of white, red, pink and blue-violet flowers. The flower grows best on nutrient-rich, moderately moist soils.

Autumn aster (New English)

Miscanthus

This is a very beautiful large one and a half - two-meter cereal, which came to us from the Far East. Miscanthus) variety "Malepartus" is valued for its red-silvery inflorescences and red-brown foliage. Variety "Silberfeder" - for silvery fluffy panicles with a pinkish tint at sunset.

Sedum spectabile - the most common plant in the gardens of Russian flower growers. There is nothing surprising. Unpretentious, even with minimal care, will decorate September with raspberry inflorescences.

Eupatorium purpureum - an interesting unpretentious plant with a height of 90 to 150 cm for sunny places in the garden. Can grow in partial shade or shade, but blooms less abundantly. It is appreciated for its extraordinary decorative effect throughout the entire growing season. But at the end of summer, when large corymbose inflorescences of small pink baskets appear at the ends of the shoots, he is the king of the site. Today flower growers cultivate two varieties everywhere: "Little Red" and "Little Joe".

Viola cornuta - a flower that can surprise even seasoned flower growers. The endurance of the tender crumbs cannot but arouse admiration, which, after a cold snap, still tries to fulfill its purpose to the end and bloom, no matter what.

Goldenrod

September is the penultimate month of flowering of this powerful rhizome plant. But the cheerful goldenrod ( Solidago), the height of which, depending on the variety, ranges from 70 to 150 cm, keeps its shape to the last, confidently shaking powerful light yellow, yellow or golden inflorescences in time with the wind. The flower grows beautifully in the light or in partial shade in moderately moist soil. Among the most common varieties are: Goldstrahl, Spatgold and Stahlenkrone.

Gentiana sino ornata- flowering time September-October. With moderate but timely watering, it will appear in all its glory, spreading out a carpet of sky-blue flowers.

Saxifraga cortusifolia - a flower that will feed the garden with the freshness of snow-white flowers in September-October. Saxifrage feels great in shaded corners on breathable, moderately moist and nutritious soils.

Pennisetum foxtail

Pennisetum alopecuroides - harmoniously combined with stonecrop. The Compressum variety, which blooms in August-September, reaches a height of 100 cm. The Hameln variety grows 60 cm. Both varieties of ornamental grasses thrive in the sun on permeable rich soils.

Perennial chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum morifolium - charming autumn plant, most varieties of which bloom in September. The inflorescences of this small-flowered chrysanthemum are similar to the flowers of asters, only the palette of colors is much more varied. We are so accustomed to cute chrysanthemums that autumn without it is not autumn at all. The plant thrives under the sun, on rich, moderately moist soils.

Of course, the article lists only a part of the plants blooming in the first months of autumn. Although the list can be continued indefinitely, we will not do this - there will not be enough space on the pages of the site, because nature gave us a huge number of such flowers, with which the muted tones of the autumn garden become brighter.

Autumn fills the garden with bright but sad colors. The greenery of the foliage is replaced by red, orange, and yellow. And what about the flower beds? Exuberant flowering ends when summer leaves, and many flower gardens look very deserted ... But knowing what flowers bloom in autumn, you can revive the garden and, as it were, delay the onset of winter.

There are significantly fewer plants blooming in autumn than summer and spring blooming, but still enough species are known to create any composition.

No matter how different the autumn flowering plants are, they all have one thing in common - they need a short daylight hours to set buds and bloom. Below are the most common garden flowers.

Callistephus chinese - this is the well-known one-year-old aster, which has won gardeners for many years with its various inflorescences. There are more than 3000 varieties that differ in the shape and color of flowers, their number and size of the bush. There are dwarf varieties with cushion-like outlines of the bush, as well as medium and tall specimens that form columnar or spreading forms.

Flowering times may vary, but, as a rule, most varieties bloom in late summer and continue to delight the eye until mid-autumn, and in the southern regions without frost, flowering continues in winter.

Callistephus is unpretentious in care and can grow on any soil, the main thing is to choose a sunny place for planting. He also tolerates partial shade, but this affects the number and size of flowers. It is best to grow this bright flower seedling method.

Aster Is a long-term herbaceous plant, which is also known to many. Represents
strongly branched shrub with many small flowers. The leaves resemble the leaves of an annual aster, but are slightly smaller.

Among this culture, dwarfs and giants with in various shapes bushes. The color and size of flowers also varies. Autumn asters bloom in early September and are covered with buds until mid-November.

The plant as a whole is unpretentious, but the place for planting, as in the case of other perennials, needs to be thought out in advance.

Croxomy - gorgeous from Africa. This relative of the iris blooms until late autumn with bright orange or red inflorescences of large flowers. The whole bush looks very decorative - tough xiphoid leaves and a branched peduncle covered with buds.

The plant is quite large and reaches a height of 70 cm, and also grows significantly in width.

Croxomy is unpretentious and grows anywhere where moisture stagnation does not form. It is planted in the spring to a depth of 7-10 cm, depending on the size of the corm. Frost resistance depends on the variety, but most survive our winters with a cover in the form of a thick layer of sawdust.

Chrysanthemums are another usual fall flowers; these bright bushes adorn almost any area.

Chrysanthemums form dense, highly branched bushes with a height of 20 to 150 cm. The shapes and sizes of inflorescences are also different - there are simple, double and semi-double varieties, varieties with needle, feathery, tubular petals. The colors are very diverse.

The flowering times are also very different, the earliest ones are covered with flowers already in June, and the autumn ones can bloom until the snow falls. Actually, thanks to this variety, you can create a flower bed from chrysanthemums alone.

The best place for a chrysanthemum is a well-lit hill or slope. Any land is suitable, but the bush grows most magnificently in light fertile soil.

Gelenium - another lovely one. It is a rather dense and tall (70-150 cm) bush with small lanceolate leaves and bright flowers. The inflorescences are yellow to red-brown, depending on the variety. The timing of the blooming of buds also depends on it - in addition to autumn flowering, there are both spring and summer varieties.

Actually, a helenium bush is not a bush at all, but a colony of single specimens. Flowering shoots live for one season, but by winter many new leaf rosettes are formed, which will give out flower stalks the next year.

Gelenium loves sunny places and moist soil. You don't have to worry about the close proximity to other representatives of the flora - this species grows well in densely planted flower beds.

Colchicum - a small bulbous perennial that is very similar to a crocus. Its large flat leaves appear in spring, but die off by the middle of summer. Delicate flowers of bluish-lilac color appear in September-October.

This strange flower prefers light soil and sunlight, although it can grow in partial shade. Looks spectacular when planted in groups. It is worth remembering that all parts of the crocus are poisonous.

Flowers blooming in September try to prolong the joy of summer and do not give up, in anticipation of cold weather conditions - so let's make our flower gardens bright, fortunately, there are more than enough flowering plants!

Flowers blooming in September: 33 most beautiful!

Kosmeya is simple and elegant even in the most sophisticated combinations!
Annual asters - classics of the September genre
Tagetes (marigolds) - these flowers have won a permanent place not only in our flower garden, but also in the garden.
Amaranth - amaranth pleases every year, the paniculate plays the first violin in the current season, it is incomparable and absolutely unpretentious.
Hybrid hibiscus - extraordinarily beautiful up to frost.
Gomphrene spherical - not only pleases with flowers until frost, but then during the winter in bouquets reminds of warm summer-autumn days, beautiful dried flowers.
Garden chrysanthemum - professional gardeners call our favorite autumn chrysanthemum dendranthemum, it is under this name that it can be found in stores, literally the queen of autumn!
Canadian goldenrod, solidago - the weeping and undersized goldenrod is especially gorgeous, enhances the colors of autumn with its golden inflorescences.
Liriopa, liriope spikelet - or ophiopogon spikelet, in September to decorative leaves spike-shaped flowers are added
The sedum is prominent - simple and unpretentious, it is planted literally everywhere, the pink-lilac baskets of inflorescences are decorative in their own way.
Shaggy pinnacle is the most beautiful cereal, fluffy inflorescences will decorate any flower garden. And in dry bouquets it does not crumble.
Silver celosia - both comb and spikelet are beautiful! On sunny places succeeds wonderfully, and is famous among the dried flowers.
Ceratostigma plumba-leaved (plumba-leaved pig) - dilutes the colors of September with a cold gamut of blue colors.
The purple rosewood is unpretentious and attractive, one of the easiest perennials to care for.
Crocosmia ordinary (montbrecia) - Bulbous perennial grows in September flower garden with bright flowering in red, orange, coral and yellow tones.
Jerusalem artichoke - yes, Jerusalem artichoke can be beautiful! Just by September, its bloom pleases the eye.
Dahlia is an autumn flower, an invariable attribute of all autumn holidays. Peony, anemic, needle, collar, spherical and nymphaean - the variety will satisfy even the most demanding grower.
Autumn Gelenium - bright flowers delight the eye until frost.
Anemone, or anemone - fragile in appearance, but very resistant to autumn weather
This delicate and light flower on a thin stem sways in the wind and seems to be about to wilt. But, despite the external fragility, the anemone endures the vagaries of autumn weather. In the autumn flower garden, bright red, pink, yellow and purple anemones are good.
Rudbeckia is a flower of the color of the sun, bright and illuminating the flower garden until the frost.
Colchicum, or Colchicum, is a bulbous flower that blooms in the fall with white or light purple flowers.
Autumn crocus - by appearance resembles a crocus, bell-shaped flowers appear in autumn.
Sentyabrinki - Autumn aster. Spectacular perennial bushes covered with small pink, purple and purple flowers bloom until frost and are absolutely unpretentious.
Zinnia is an unpretentious and very cute annual (in our latitudes), especially sophisticated varieties amaze the imagination and are not inferior in beauty to more noble neighbors in a flower garden, like hergin.
Hydrangea - in full bloom in September, very decorative.
Heather - decorates the flower garden until late autumn.
Buddleya David, or changeable - pleases with fragrant and very decorative inflorescences - pink, purple-blue, white, purple.
Snapdragon - pleasing to the eye until frost, great in sunny areas.
Balsam is decorative and beautiful until the frost.
Anafalis is decorative and suitable for dry bouquets.
Enegolovnik - spectacular inflorescences will not only decorate the autumn flower garden, but also a winter bouquet with dried flowers.
Calendula - both the most refined varieties and the simplest ones please the eye.
Sunflower - terry varieties are indescribably beautiful, but not only them, a variety of decorative sunflowers have won our hearts, are unpretentious and beautiful.

September is an amazing month. He does not come, but imperceptibly seeps through with a yellow radiance into the blue of summer, little by little scattering drizzling clouds and whitish fogs. He allows summer to slowly say goodbye to us, leaving autumn flowers on the still warm earth, as evidence of his love and sadness from parting. Maybe that's why September flowers are so touching and painfully beautiful ...

Let's walk through the early autumn garden and look at the gifts of the just past summer.

Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums in autumn flower beds are so good that they always occupy the very top of the flower charts. The variety of colors never ceases to amaze and delight: white and cream, pink and bronze, yellow and orange, copper-red and lilac ... they alone are able to decorate the whole world without repeating themselves and without tiresome monotony.

The name "chrysanthemum" is translated as "golden flower". He is really revered in the East as an extraordinary value. From time immemorial, a belief has come that a chrysanthemum flower is endowed with truly magical power on the ninth day of the ninth month of the year, and if you pick it on that day, the flower will be a protective talisman all year round, ward off misfortune and protect from evil eyes and diseases. Try it!

Chrysanthemums are short-day plants, which is why they begin to bloom when the days are waning. There are many varieties of these wonderful plants that will decorate any autumn garden... True, large-flowered in our conditions is quite difficult to grow, but many magnificent smaller forms are pleasing to the eye. Many growers today gave their hearts to unpretentious korean chrysanthemumsabundantly strewn with joyful flowers. So, like this small-flowered terry chrysanthemum "Mishal". Well, is it really a miracle?

Chrysanthemum "Mishal", photo of the site user Valentina

You can learn a lot of new and interesting things from the publications of our summer residents on the website:

Dahlias

Some of the most beautiful and unpretentious colors. About 20,000 species of these flowers are known. They differ in the height of the bushes, in the shape and structure of the inflorescences, in the size and type of inflorescences. Our florists are equally fond of peony and anemone dahlias, needle and collar, spherical and nymph.

Natives of distant Mexico and Guatemala, dahlias have remained lovers of warmth, and the slightest frost is destructive for them. In the meantime, the September sun is warming, wonderful heads of dahlias delight summer residents, decorating every corner of the garden.

Our gardeners have already talked about these flowers on the site: And in the next video, Oleg Krivoshein shares the beauty of dahlias grown on his site, admire you too:

Phlox

Someone quite rightly said: if only phloxes were left of flowers on Earth, then the planet would still be beautiful, - the world of these beautiful flowers... It blooms magnificently in September phlox paniculata (Phlox paniculata) - bushy, tall, with a bright juicy color of delicate quivering petals.

Variety"Vladimir", photo from the site wikipedia.org, author Dmitriy Konstantinov

Breeders have tried very hard, and today summer residents can decorate their flower beds with paniculate phloxes of a variety of colors - pink, scarlet and carmine, burgundy and crimson, lilac, purple and even striped!

In September, the garden is decorated with phloxes of late flowering - "Vladimir", "Cloud", "Andre" and "Creme de Mente"; the snow-white "Anna", the light-salmon "Bornimer Nahsrmmera", the white-blue "New" and the tricolor "Margri" are blooming ... and these are the very last blossoming representatives of this year.

In the language of flowers, phlox means "the flame of your lips", so it turns out that September phlox convey us the farewell kiss of the past summer ...

Gelenium is a real gift for autumn. Its flowers are so numerous and beautiful that a fully blooming bush looks like a festive fireworks display of sun-yellow, brick-crimson or orange-red splash droplets. Tall helenium bushes resemble the shape of a large compact bouquet and invariably become an autumn decoration of any summer cottage.

One of the legends says that the bright sunny flower helenium is named after the beautiful wife of Menelaus Helen, whose abduction by her beloved Paris caused the Trojan War. They say that the extraordinary lively color of Gelenium resembles the gold of Helen's hair ... anything can be, although the assumption that the flower is called "a drop of the Sun" is also no worse.

Gelenium is a real gift for autumn

Our summer residents most often use hybrid forms with inflorescences of different shades - yellow, red-orange and terracotta. The varieties with double flowers are also loved.

Gelenium will accompany us to the very frost, collecting bees from all around and attracting the eyes with its joyful sunny bloom.

In the next video, Elizaveta Burova offers an excursion into the wonderful world of gelenium:

Rudbeckia looks like a bright yellow chamomile with a dark velvety center, which will delight us with sunny flowering throughout September. A native of the prairies of North America, she found her second home in our flower beds, got accustomed well and fell in love with everyone. Before dissected rudbeckia (Rudbeckia laciniata) grew on almost every personal plot, in every front garden and was known to everyone as "Golden Balls". Many people still have fond memories of her as a flower of childhood.

Today, other species are more common on the sites - rudbeckia brilliant (Rudbeckia fulgida) and rudbeckia glossy (Rudbeckia nitida). Now other names are in use - "Golden Umbrella", "Golden Tower" ... But look how interesting: everywhere it is - golden)

Regardless of the type and variety, rudbeckia is unpretentious, not capricious and always stunningly beautiful.

If you are interested in this flower, you can find out more about it in the materials:

Anemone

These cute touching flowers are reminiscent of spring primroses. Delicate and light, they conquer with their defenselessness on the eve of winter, and the more striking is the contrast between the warm purity of the petals and the cold signs of wilting nature.

Name anemone (anemone) is of Greek origin, its philosophical interpretation means something like the following: "Gusts of wind that open the flower will eventually carry away the withered petals." But, despite their visual fragility and the inevitable cold, anemones show amazing resistance and are very unpretentious in care.

Autumn anemones entering September bloom:

anemone japanese (Anemone japonica);
anemone felt (Anemone tomentosa);
grape-leaved anemone (Anemone vitifolia).

In suburban areas, hybrid anemones are most often grown - Japanese and felt; grape-leaved is less effective, therefore it is rarely cultivated.

The following video invites you to admire this miracle - the Japanese anemone:

Colchicum

Colchicum, or colchicum, is still considered one of the most mysterious plants in our nature. Its development cycle and chemical composition unusual and arousing genuine interest. This flower was called the crocus flower because it begins to bloom, in spite of its "bulbous" nature, not "when it should be", but without looking back at the time - almost before the first snow. But in a purely human way, you can understand it: here it is, the autumn nature, has already extinguished many colors, the grasses are withering, the leaves are drying up - and here I am, fresh, spring-like tender and luxurious!

Indeed, colchicum makes an enchanting impression during flowering. Its main advantages are the unexpectedness of spring color among the yellow shades of autumn and unpretentiousness in flowering. Such virtues make colchicum a welcome guest in autumn flower arrangements.

Croplands are very beautiful in group plantings along paths and around water bodies, on lawns and in rocky gardens... If you are interested in this flower, you can learn more about it in the materials:

This autumn beauty is a classic of the genre in any autumn flower bed. A huge variety of shapes and colors for the autumn period is just a gift from nature! The one who planted asters on his plot, one might say, “rented” the summer for another two months. And for the whole of September they will definitely blaze with all the shades of the summer that has just passed away: white and pink, red and purple, crimson and blue!

Asters can be planted everywhere: in the middle of a flower bed or at the end of a vegetable patch, along a path or hedge - this wonderful flower will look beautiful everywhere.

By the way, it will surprise some, but the flower that we used to call the garden aster does not belong to the Aster genus, but to the Callistefus genus (although many gardeners, out of habit, call Callistefus the annual aster).

The most famous perennial asters that bloom in autumn are new Belgian (Virginian) and new England (American)... We have these luxurious bushes with pink, lilac and purple flowers are often called septenbrines or octobrines.

Small-flowered asters are easy to care for, they do not need a garter to the support and are not even afraid of night frosts. You can learn more about asters by reading the materials on our website:

Zinnia graceful - one of the most beloved by gardeners of decorative flowering annuals
Due to its stability and unpretentiousness, zinnia is always a welcome guest at any summer cottage, and how butterflies and birds love it! The language of flowers has awarded zinnia with its meaningful symbols:
- white zinnias are a good attitude;
- red - constancy;
- yellow - longing and thirst for a meeting;
- pink - a symbol of the memory of who is not around now.
If you haven't had zinnia in your garden yet, plant it! She is modest and undemanding, and your site with the appearance of these joyful multi-colored majorikas will immediately be filled with buzzing, cheerful, completely summer bustle and positive.
This native of South Africa is intriguing from the first minutes of acquaintance, as soon as it turns out that she has not one name, but four! In addition to scientific , there is an obsolete, but still used - Montbrecia, less known - Tritonia and fourth, folk - Japanese gladiolus ... And here is such a mysterious plant belonging to the Iris family, it also looks like an iris)
Crocosmia is a very decorative and exquisite plant. It decorates the September garden with lush thickets of linear leaves and bright orange, intense red or yellow flowers... After drying, the flowers begin to smell of saffron, hence the scientific name (from the Greek "krokos" - "crocus, saffron" and "osme" - "smell").

Crocosmia is a very decorative and exquisite plant
Crocosmia is not yet a frequent visitor to our summer cottages, but it will certainly win the hearts of gardeners with its beauty and unpretentiousness. Moreover, dug up in the fall (before frost) and transplanted into a flowerpot, this orange beauty can continue to bloom on the balcony of a city apartment for a whole month!
More about crocosmia - in the material Well, we ran through the September flowerbeds, looked more closely at the nine autumn plants that adorned them. Behind the scenes there are still many beautiful autumn flowers: this is a rose, and Franchet's physalis, gladioli and gerberas, goldenrod and marigolds, lilies and yarrow ... Our nature is inexhaustible and, thank God, it has something to decorate the Earth in summer, autumn, and even winter ...
Today's flower journey is over, but autumn is just beginning, and we will have many more reasons to meet at the autumn summer cottages)

Good afternoon. Today I am starting an article on creating a luxurious autumn flower bed. I really want our flower beds to bloom with lush flowers not only in summer. I want to prove that you can create a flower bed that is filled with vibrant autumn flowers. Therefore, here I will tell you in stages everything that I could learn about the most beautiful autumn colors - and there will be as many as 23 varieties of flowers, so you can choose the most elegant flowerbed blooming until late autumn. So that's what's on our agenda.

WHAT AUTUMN FLOWERS LIVE BEST in our Eurasian climate.
How to grow autumn flowers (plant, feed).
What kind of soil do they like, shadow level.
And the main thing is how to correctly p lay autumn flowers on a flower bed (to get a smart design).

INTRODUCTION ...

let's find out first

CLUB LAW.

Any flowerbed of the correct design has ONLY ONE LAW. And it depends on him whether your flower beds will be a work of art ... or look like a collective farm garden. Let's look at the picture below. You see how beautifully the flowers are arranged here.

The lowest flowers (5-10 cm) are located along the edge of the flower bed - this is the first line of the flower bed.
They are followed by medium-sized ones (20-30 cm) - this is the second line of the flower bed.
Then flowers taller than 40 cm - this is the third line of the flower bed.
And in the background, the highest 60 - 80 cm - the very back of the flower bed.

This is the law of any flower bed.

Here in the photo below you can see how this law is observed in a flowerbed with autumn flowers.

(We will consider all the flowers that you see in this flower bed in our article ... just below)

And here is another flower bed where we see autumn flowers - lush inflorescences of phlox (pink and purple), delphinium (white blue purple - in the background), yellow rudbeckia and marigolds, burgundy celosia, and soil conifers.

Here, too, this law of flowerbed lines is observed - built in height.

It is important to understand that the same flower has both undersized varieties (10 cm) and high up to 70 cm.

The photo below just demonstrates this principle.

We see an autumn flower bed, on which white delphinium, blue sage, and three varieties of rudbeckia (high yellow, medium pink, and low burgundy yellow).

THIS IS A VISUAL EXAMPLE that the same autumn flower (rudbeckia) can give several OPTIONS OF HEIGHT ... AND COLORS ...

And therefore, one variety can be planted ON THE FRONT LINE of the flower bed (like this burgundy-yellow rudbeckia), and another variety ON THE BACK LINE (like a high yellow rudbeckia).

When planting by seeds you can on a bag of seeds read what growth the plant will have, and immediately decide on which line of the flower bed it can be planted.

And if it is a perennial (and you bought it already as seedlings), then it will show itself in the first year of its life in the flowerbed, and if it grows low, you will transplant it closer to the edge of the flowerbed next year ... and if it is high, then it should be located on the flower beds farther from the edge of the line - dig up and transfer to the next height line of the flower bed.

WHAT ARE THE AUTUMN FLOWERS

WE WILL PLANT.

And now let's start making our flower bed in stages ... I'll start with the lowest flowers .. Those that are planted at the edge of the flower bed ... Then we'll look at the flowers in the middle of the flower bed (medium in height) ... And then we'll take the highest ones.

So, let's start with the first line ...

LOW autumn flowers

(curb soil)

for the first line of a flower bed.

So we'll start with the lowest autumn flowers - which are planted along the edge of the flower bed - near the curb. Therefore, they are called curbs..

Often, flower beds are chosen for the curb line flowers-pochvokrovy... They are so called because they cover the soil with a thick carpet of flowers - such a carpet very quickly grows to the sides, capturing all bald areas of the earth and the edge of the flower bed looks beautiful and well-groomed.

Let's start our list of border low autumn flowers with just such a soil-blooming autumn flower as Ageratum.

Ageratum

Autumn flower-annual.

This is how it looks up close. You met him in the flower beds of the city and village.

And here is an example of a flower bed where there is a good video of exactly how this autumn flower covers the flower bed and what height this soil reaches in reality. As you can see, no higher than 7 cm. Just for the first line of the flower bed.

SEEDING can be for seedlings or directly into the open ground. In either case, it is better to cover the soil with a film and constantly moisten it with a pulverizer - so that a greenhouse effect is created under the film. This way you get strong shoots quickly.

FLOWERING STIMULATION. In order for the ageratum to give little grass but many flowers, its stems need to be pruned - that is, to thin out the density of the branches, leaving several branches on the stem. Then the strength of the plant will not be spent on leaves and it will give more flowers.

FOOD. This autumn flower doesn't like fresh dung. Feed with mineral fertilizers and humus. Loves watering, but does not like too much dampness.

WINTERING. In our climate, ageratum does not survive the winter and therefore must be planted again in the spring. Or you can transplant the most beautiful bushes into a pot and bring it into the house, on the veranda or balcony.

VIRULENCE. Ageratum - has poisonous leaves. They cause allergic reactions to the skin and mucous membranes. If you have a child who pulls everything into his mouth, then refrain from this plant.

Dorotheanthus

Autumn flower one-year-old.

LANDING PLACE. Only a sunny area, in the shade this flower will not give inflorescences, and if it does release flowers, it will not open the buds in a shady flower bed, it will keep them closed. His homeland is Africa - he can be understood.

Therefore, if the border of your flower bed is mercilessly beating down the sun, then you are lucky you can create a bright scattering of multi-colored African star-flowers. Summer and autumn, they will delight you with their southern optimism.

They also bloom wonderfully at home - in pots, like indoor flowers. 4 seedlings of this autumn flower are planted in a pot for splendor.

As you can see from the photo, these autumn flowers are low, so their planting line is the border edge of the flower bed.

SOWING. At the end of March, under the film, water. But do not let the dampness stagnate (remember that the African flower and excessive dampness is not accustomed to it. They love warmth - therefore it is better to keep the seedlings at 18 degrees. But before planting in the ground, you need to accustom them to lower temperatures. several hours, and then leave them in such a cool room for good. open ground - when the night temperature is at least 10 degrees. And this is the end of May.

VIRULENCE. In their African homeland, these flowers eaten, in salads. Therefore, this view safe for children... It can be grown next to playgrounds or in kindergarten.

Estolzia

(california poppy)

Autumn flower perennial.

Estolzia blooms all summer and autumn. Her bright orange flowers - like the lights of a fire. The flower is low - so we plant it along the edge of the flower bed.

LANDING PLACE. Only the sun. This autumn flower adores the sun, drinks it, bathes in it. And all the flowers open only to catch and absorb the sun's rays. In cloudy weather, flowers may not even bother opening a bud, which is in vain to spread the petals apart without a heavenly body.

THE SOIL. Eshstolzia loves dry drainage soils - mostly sandy. It grows well on alpine hills among stones in a gravel road. DOES NOT LIKE acidic heavy (clayey loamy) soils. Does not like damp flower beds.

In addition to orange species, there are also red and yellow ones.

SOWING. This summer-autumn flower is completely unpretentious in sowing. You can simply toss the seeds into the soil, water it periodically to keep it from drying out into a crust (it is difficult for the seeds to break through the dry shell of the crust) and you will soon see the floral carpet of this Californian wonder. It is best to mulch seeds thrown into the ground (with crushed foliage, sawdust, straw, bark - this will also prevent moisture from evaporating quickly and will not allow a crust to form on the soil surface. And the seeds will sprout quickly and quickly. If the seeds are kept on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator (tempered) - then sowing can be done immediately after the snow melts.

IRRIGATION AND FOOD. Eshstolzia loves the sun and therefore easily refers to the aridity of the soil. It holds its slender neck firmly even on the hottest, driest days, patiently waiting for rain or watering. For this patient flowering, he is loved and respected by all gardeners. It is necessary to water the flowers in the eveningwhen the flower cups have already closed.

FLOWERING STIMULATION. To speed up the formation of buds and the splendor of flowering, this autumn flower must be fed. Mineral fertilizer + any other floral-universal + Vermisol. You can immediately make a cocktail - a teaspoon of each substance in a bucket of water. And water as usual.

VIRULENCE. Plant not poisonous... That is, it is safe for places where children wander unattended. You can allow children to pick the cups of flowers and play with them (bury secrets in the ground under a glass of glass, or turn them upside down and get a fluffy princess dress. Do not feel sorry for these flowers - because everyone the flower-cup lives only 3 days. The flower dies off and a new bright light of the Estolcia immediately opens up nearby.

WINTERING. Eshstolzia reproduces by self-seeding. In the fall, she will throw seeds around. They will overwinter in the soil and will give new cheerful shoots in the spring.

Dimorfoteka

Annual flower.

LANDING PLACE. Demorphoteka is also a guest from Africa. Therefore, he also loves to swim in the sun. We plant it only on pieces of a flower bed open to the sun - it is there that it will give a bright carpet of flowers.

DOES NOT LIKE dampness. Do not plant next to a drain. Likes ventilated places, grows well in a windy section of a flower bed.

THE SOIL. Not heavy, well-drained (that is, does not retain water) - sandy. If you have heavy soil in a flower bed (clay, loam), then you can specially dig a hole under this flower - pour sand into it, mix with organic matter (compost) and plant dimorphoteka in this oasis. She will love it.

They feel great in pots, baskets, on small areas of soil - islands of earth between stones are great.

SOWING. Under the film in boxes. Keep at a temperature of 15 degrees or higher. The flowering period is 70 days. Therefore, for the plant to bloom in autumn in September. Sowing can be done in June and planted later in July. And we will get a bright autumn flower. They can be planted in the place where the bulbous flowers have already bloomed and you dug them up for storage until next year.

FEEDING. Any universal fertilizer for flowers. During the budding period and at the end of August to enhance flowering in September.

VIRULENCE. This autumn plant is not poisonous. Can be planted in the country with small children.

BEGONIA ever-flowering

(blooms all summer and autumn).

We are all familiar with begonias from early childhood. We often saw her in pots in the form of a houseplant. And it is most often grown in parks and city lawns. This is the kind of begonias we see most often - with rounded glossy leaves and small crunchy flowers.

But begonias have hundreds of varieties. And every year more and more are brought out. There are a huge number of collectors in the world who devote their whole life to collecting all types of begonias in their garden. Below we see what lush varieties this autumn flower can have.

In autumn, this flower gives the same beautiful flowers as in summer. Therefore, we also place it in our article dedicated to autumn flowers.

LANDING PLACE. Begonia is native to tropical rainforests. It grows in the shade of tropical trees, under their dense canopy it is warm and humid. The same shaded and moist area should be highlighted in your fall flower bed.

DOES NOT LIKE - direct sun rays (leaves get burned). It is best if diffused sunlight falls on the begonia through the crown of a bush or tree. DOES NOT LIKE - when water is poured on top of the leaves. Better to pour on the ground under the bushes. And mulch the soil (sawdust, straw, mulch, bark) - so that the earth retains moisture for a long time (but this flower does not like abundant watering with stagnant water).

THE SOIL. Begonia loves slightly acidic soil. In alkaline soil, it will grow, but will not give flowers.

FLOWERING STIMULATION. To prevent begonia from getting sick and blooming profusely, it needs to be watered once a month with a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate. The same solution will protect begonia from powdery mildew... In the same way, watering with slightly acidified water has a beneficial effect on begonia - a spoonful of vinegar in a bucket of water.

REPRODUCTION - tubers and cuttings. If you walk past a beautiful begonia, tear off a stalk with leaves from it (the top of a branch). Dip it in water and it will give roots (so that the rooting process takes place faster, you can moisten the cut of the cuttings in an intensifier of root formation (purchased or homemade). You can make such an amplifier yourself by mixing honey and aloe juice. Add a teaspoon of this balm to the glass with the cuttings and roots will not keep you waiting long.

AMPEL SOILS,

blooming in autumn.

Ground plants are often used in AMPEL (hanging) plantings. That is, they are planted in pots, hanging pots. Having taken possession of the limited space of the pot, the flowering curb pochvokrovok create a FLUFFY BALL, behind which even the container is not visible in which they grow

Let's take a look at some fall flowers you can use in ampel plantings and in hanging flower beds and pots.

Of the autumn flowers, these are 4 species that bloom all summer and the warm part of autumn - rock alissum, lobelia, lavatera, petunia.

Alissum rocky

These beautiful, abundant flowers bloom all summer and in warm September. When planted in a pot, they give a lush flowering cap. They are also used as border flowers for the first line of a flower bed. Planted on alpine hills between stones.

And it is also planted in the place of faded bulbous flowers (daffodils and tulips) - they quickly grow and take up all the bald spots of the flower bed.

THE SOIL. These summer fall flowers love well-drained soils - that is, those in which water does not stagnate - that is, sand. It grows well between stones, in the cracks of the sidewalk. In terms of acidity, neutral soil is either slightly acidic or slightly alkaline (that is, closer to the middle).

SOWING. You can sow alissum in March, but then the seedlings will sprout late. Better in November - the seeds will overwinter and get stronger and come out with an even carpet in early spring and bloom earlier ... and will bloom all summer and all autumn. If the seeds are poured out thickly, then the seedlings will need to be thinned out so that they do not choke each other. It is best to keep a distance of 40 cm between the bushes (then they will grow comfortably).

Seedling in a box requires slightly alkaline soil with a little lime (pH 5.5-6.2). After the first leaf, feed with fertilizer for flowers. After 2-3 leaves can be planted in the ground.

WATERING. These autumn flowers do not like excess moisture and frequent watering. To find out if it's time to water the alissum, you need to dig the soil 3 cm deep - if it's dry, you can water it - not much.

FOOD. Alyssum loves nitrogen fertilizers - 1 table meadow of Agricola-7 + 1 tbsp. a spoonful of urea - in a bucket of water.

FLOWERING STIMULATION. Before flowering, we feed with any complex fertilizer for flowers.

Lobelia

(herbaceous varieties)

Lobelia is a summer-autumn flower of several hundred varieties - both shrubby and herbaceous. We choose low-growing herbaceous varieties as our border flowers.

LANDING PLACE. This flower loves not very nutritious soils (loose and light soil with sand or loamy composition is perfect). Lobelia LOVES SUNNY flowerbed areas.

IRRIGATION - The juiciness of lobelia requires constant replenishment of water.

DIET - Lobelia dislikes heavy food like novoz, thick compost. She has enough light mineral fertilizers

STIMULATION OF FLOWERING AND BRUSHING. If you just sow lobelia and wait for a beautiful bush, you may be disappointed. It is best to trim the lobelia seedlings yourself (cut off the tops of the shoots with scissors) - so that the trimmed twigs release side shoots abundantly and a dense bush forms, without bald spots. And then the bush will take on a beautiful spherical shape by itself

SOWING. Lobelia is sown in February. First, we put a drainage layer (pebbles, expanded clay, or pieces of bark) into the boxes, that is, a layer into which excess moisture will drain. Then we pour the purchased soil upstairs, having previously mixed it with sand and coconut fiber. This will make the soil more crumbly and less heavy. Lobelias do not like heavy soils. Pour lobelia seeds directly on top of the ground and bury them (so they will not germinate), but simply sprinkle them with fine river sand. Cover with foil and set in the light. Watering from a spray bottle.

Petunia

Summer flowers blooming in autumn

LANDING PLACE - The sun, the more the better.

SOIL - neutral or slightly acidic.

GROWING - start sowing in March. The composition of the soil for planting seeds consists of peat, humus, turf and a little sand. We pour expanded clay at the bottom of the box, prepared soil on top. We spray the ground so that it becomes moist, and pour petunia seeds in rows over it. DO NOT sprinkle them with earth, just press down lightly with your finger - so that they stick to the ground. And that's all. Petunia loves light, from her youngest days - even petunia seeds love to lie openly in the light. The box is covered with glass or transparent film. And they put it on the sunniest windowsill. A temperature of 24 degrees is the most favorable for the germination of these autumn flowers.

After seed germination, seedlings begin to harden. Gradually, day after day, they remove the glass - first for 5 minutes, the next day for 10 minutes, the day after tomorrow for 20 minutes. And so they gradually increase the time, and then they remove the glass for good.

You can dive sprouts from a common box into separate cups when they have 2 real curly leaves.

The first month the seedlings will stand still - they will not grow or grow. This is normal. This is due to the fact that during this period all forces are spent on strengthening and expanding the root system. As soon as the plant has strong roots, it will begin to pour forcefully into its above-ground stem part.

LANDING IN THE GROUND in mid-June, when the plant has already become an adult and even released flowers.

AUTUMN FLOWERS

Height from 20 cm

(for the second line of the flower bed)

Gatsania

Anemones

LANDING PLACE - Sun or weak partial shade.

GROWING. You can plant seedlings - but then you will see flowers only in the third year .. Therefore, it is easier and faster to root sprouts with roots from a large bush from a neighbor. These autumn flowers take root and grow very quickly. Therefore, plant them immediately away from other perennials.

WINTERING. For the winter, sprinkle these autumn cut flowers with peat or a layer of compost.

Marigold

hardy autumn flowers.

LANDING AREA: Marigolds love light, non-clay soils. Feel good in open sunny areas. In the shade, these flowers will not be strong and blooming lush.

SOWING. For seedlings, marigolds are sown in March or April. Marigold seeds - wrap them in a wet scarf, wrap them in foil and put them in heat (on a radiator) or on your body (in a bra, for example - the seeds germinate very quickly on your body). When the seeds have hatched, they can be planted in boxes with earth. Or to the prepared section of the flower bed, if it is already summer in the yard and it is warm enough for the seeds (sprinkle it with earth on half a centimeter, water it from a spray bottle, cover it with a film). We thin out the first shoots.

Snapdragon

Godetia

Nemesia

Celosia

Verbena

(Verbena)

Verbena is one of the most beautiful autumn colors that bloom until frost.

LANDING PLACE. This autumn flower feels good in any soil, provided that you carry out mineral dressing twice a year. Verbena blooms better and more abundantly in sunny flower beds, but it will give flowers in partial shade.

GROWING. Seeds are sown in March. Disembarkation is carried out in June. Before planting, the seedlings are hardened, for 10, 20, 30 minutes, the seedlings are taken out into the street, gradually accustoming the verbena to the cool climate.

AUTUMN FLOWERS

HEIGHT from 30 cm

(third line of the flower bed)

Phlox

Zinnias

Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemum

PLANTING PLACE - These fall flowers love sunny areas. They are very fond of the sun, very sensitive to light. Therefore, it is not recommended to plant them near garden lamps or windows, from which light pours for a long time in the evenings. In chrysanthemums, then the light rhythm is lost and they bloom less.

NUTRITION - these autumn flowers, like real sensitive ladies, eat little. One spring dressing and one during flowering. If you feed them more often, for the company with a neighboring bush, then they begin to behave inadequately - the stem will stretch up, thin, long and fragile and weak before any infection.

PROTECT - Spray these flowers with antifungicides to prevent slugs and aphids from eating them. And then the autumn bloom will be long.

REPRODUCTION - perfectly reproduce by cuttings. Broke off the bouquet. Stuck in the ground (in a pot. And it will take root in 2 months

Perennial asters

Asters are very different ... So much so that they seem alien colors to each other. There are asters 80 cm high. There are asters 5 cm low - which are often confused with daisies (because of the chamomile flower). There are asters with large flowers - lush and round like peonies (and then they are even confused with peonies). There are asters with small flowers (5 cm in size) - and then they are very similar to chrysanthemums. By purchasing asters of different height and size, you can create a very diverse flower bed - and everyone will be surprised to learn from you that these are all asters and nothing more.

Here are some of the varieties of autumn colors - asters.

ASTERS SMALL IN HEIGHT - the names of such asters often contain the words baby or dwarf (Royal dwarf, Baby border (bright pink), Autumn Olympiad (blue autumn flowers), snow-white aster Vologda lace.

ASTERS HIGH - Peony aster (with double round flowers - types of Rosanna, Apollonia, Gala). Needleaster with sharp petals - such types as Assol, Night star, Isadora. Pomponnaya aster (beautiful varieties Winter cherry, Harlequin)

DAHLIA

Dahlia

Dahlias are also very different flowers in their appearance. There are anemic dahlias (very similar to anemones). There are peony dahlias (very similar to peonies).

Spherical (spherical), pompom, nymph.

FOR THE FLOWERS TO BE LARGE - you need to remove the extra inflorescences on the stem. 5 pieces came out, you remove two - leave only three, and then they will be large and lush. Better than five small flowers. Once the flower has faded, remove it so that it does not siphon power from the remaining flowers.

SOIL - neutral or slightly acidic. If the soil is alkaline, it can be acidified with peat or compost, or watered with water with the addition of lemon juice... The soil is prepared in spring before planting these autumn flowers - they spread compost, acidify the soil with wood ash.

LANDING PLACE - These fall flowers love sunny open area... Draft protection. Not from the wind, but from strong continuous through streams.

CARE - Every three years, the dahlia should be repotted, the ground should be allowed to rest (otherwise the dahlias will get tired and begin to bloom poorly). The soil around the dahlias should be constantly loosened. And if you are too lazy to do this, then you just need to mulch it (cover it with tree bark, straw, dry leaves. Dahlias have a heavy flower and a fragile stem. Therefore, flowers need to be tied to sticks.

WINTER - dry the tubers dug up in the fall, sprinkle with sand, wrap in paper and in a bag. We store on a loggia with a temperature of at least 5 degrees (or in the refrigerator). AND THERE IS ANOTHER WAY - that does not require cold. Melt a paraffin candle in a saucepan - dip the tuber in it twice. Wrap in a newspaper and put in a bag - wipe off the paraffin in the spring and plant.

AUTUMN FLOWERS

HEIGHT from 40 cm

(fourth line of the flower bed)

Now we will look at the tallest flowers in our flower bed. Those who throw their stems high and serve as the background of our autumn flower bed.

Montbrecia crocosmia

Montbrietia crocosmiafflora

Height 40-50 cm

This autumn flower blooms in August-September.

LANDING PLACE - sunny areas of the flower bed. It grows very well near water bodies (there is always light and moisture)

SOIL - fertile, black soil, or compost fertilization. Montbrecia prefers fertile, well-aerated soils and sunny areas.

IRRIGATION - likes watering, but does not like stagnant water.

SEEDING - it is better to buy ready-made corms or baby shoots. Then the plant will give a flower in the first year. If you sow with seeds, then you wait three years. The corms are planted at the end of May to a depth of 8 cm.The distance between the tubers is 15 cm.

FOOD - we cook in the fall. Where crocosmia will grow, you need to dig up the earth along with fertilizers of the following composition: superphosphate (40 g), potassium chloride (20 g), slaked lime (100 g) + if there are 2 buckets of humus. This composition is taken for 1 square meter of land. In the spring, after planting the tubers, we apply nitrogen fertilizers in the usual amount (30 g per meter of land). During flowering, it is good to pamper these autumn flowers with potash fertilizer (2 g per liter of water).

WINTER Before freezing, corms are dug

Autumn Gelenium

Helenium

Growth from 40 cm to 1 m.

LANDING PLACE - sun, as much sun as possible (or weak partial shade). And they also love to sit in a dense close-knit neighborhood with other flowers. That is, from above they need to shine the sun on the tops of their heads, and from the side they should feel the shoulder of a neighbor. Then they are happy. If they do not have neighbors on the side, then it is imperative to tie their tall stems to sticks - it is difficult for them to hold the heads of the flowers themselves.

SOIL - they are not whimsical to the composition of the soil. But they feel better in moist soil.

IRRIGATION - they really do not like over-dried land ... they immediately wither, arch their neck like swans, and suffer. Therefore, do not forget to water. More often.

NUTRITION - they like universal feed fertilizers.

LANDING - if you bought a finished plant with a flower. Then cut the flowers before planting. So that the root can calmly take up rooting and not be distracted by flowering and ejaculation. IF PLANTED WITH SEEDS - then this can be done directly into the ground in spring or autumn (seeds overwinter, covered with sawdust and sprout in spring).

WINTER - everything is very interesting here. Gelenium is a perennial without a bush. Every year in winter, the old bush dies completely. But before he dies, he leaves his son - a small bush with roots. And this little son hibernates, and crawls out in the spring, and gives a new bush autumn helenium... This little "son" needs to be wrapped up if the winter is snowless (with thaws and freezing of the bare earth). We wrap it with spunbond, moss, sawdust, straw.

Rudbeckia

LANDING PLACE - any: sun, partial shade, shade.

SOIL - loves sand. If you have sticky, heavy clay soil, dig it up with sand where these beautiful fall flowers will grow. Likes when the soil contains compost, humus.

SEEDING - sow seeds directly into the ground in June, one year before the bushes appear. In the first year, the seed will produce short bushes with leaves without flowers. In the second year there will be tall flowers.

If we sow seedlings, then they must be hardened before planting in the ground - they must be taken out into the street for several days, or the balcony - in the cold for several hours. Planting seedlings in the ground only at the end of May, when there will definitely be no frost.

IRRIGATION - abundant. After watering, it is better to loosen the soil (so that a crust does not form). Better yet, so as not to loosen every time, you need to overlay the rudbeckia bush with mulch (bark or straw, or compost) - then there will be no need to loosen it after watering.

NUTRITION - this autumn flower loves a special cocktail - one tablespoon each of three substances - nitrophoska, potassium sulfate and Agricola-7. We dissolve all this in a bucket of water. On 1 square meter the earth needs to be poured out 3 liters of such a solution.

Salvia (Sage)

Salvia

LANDING PLACE - sun, wind.

SOIL - sandy soil, with lime (that is, slightly alkaline).

IRRIGATION - we wait until the soil dries up, and only then we water. Not much, the roots do not like to be in wet soil for a long time. FEED - complex fertilizer 2 times a year - in spring and when buds appear.

SEEDING - in February. The box is 10 cm earth. We put the seeds and sprinkle it on 2 mm with soil (not deeper) ... wait for the shoots ... when there are 4 real adult leaves, we dive (we deepen the plant along the lower leaf) ... We wait for the leaves again and we dive again. That is, we do not allow the sprouts to grow - this is important and necessary in order for the power of the plant to go to the root part (you need to develop the root system, then we will get a powerful and beautiful plant.

After 3 weeks, we dive again - each sprout into a separate box-cell. When 4-5 leaves appear, pinch the top (pinch off the top leaves) - this is necessary so that the plant begins to grow as a bush - not only upwards, but also to the sides.

IMPORTANT - in April, the crops begin to harden. At night, we take them out in the cold up to 10 degrees Celsius. They are planted in early June, when there is definitely no risk of frost. This autumn flower is very delicate and is very afraid of sudden changes in temperature.

Amaranth Amaranthus

Unfading flower

These autumn flowers have a lot of names - squid, cat's tail, cockscomb, velvet, aksamitnik. How many peoples were in the USSR and so many names turned out

SOIL - this autumn flower loves alkaline soils (we dig acidic soils with lime or wood ash).

WINTER - although it is a perennial, it winters poorly. Therefore, in the spring you need to sow it again.

LANDING - in April, directly into the ground by 1.5 cm. Dig up the ground with mineral or complex fertilizer (30 grams per 1 square of land). The seeds are small, so we mix them with sand - we plant them to a depth of 1.5 cm, in rows 45 cm one row from another. After germination, trowel, loosen the soil around the rows. The grown bushes can be transplanted.

Gladioli Gladiolus

Tall autumn flowers

SOIL from sandy to loamy - gladioli are autumn flowers that are tolerant of soil composition. They even like to change the soil from year to year, to transplant into a different soil composition.

But in terms of acidity, they are whimsical. They do not like either acidic soil (flowers do not open) or alkaline (leaves turn yellow) - only neutral soil or slightly acidic pH 6.5-6.8. ... If the soil is acidic, then we dig it up with lime (150 grams per square meter). If alkaline, then acidify with kefir.

IMPORTANT - when the sprouts reach 5 cm, it is better to mulch the soil around them (with compost or straw) - this will cover the ground and it will not dry out, will not overheat.

IMPORTANT - water the soil under the bush, not on the leaves. This autumn flower does not like when water stagnates between leaves.

IMPORTANT - loosen once every 10 days (they do not like the earth, caked with a crust).

NUTRITION - loves bird droppings (horse droppings CAN'T), liquid mineral fertilizing once a month. Spraying boric acid, or copper sulfate, or potassium permanganate GIVES A LOT OF COLORS. In the spring - add nitrogenous fertilizers 25 gr. per sq.m. (ammonium sulfate or ammonium nitrate). If these autumn flowers lack nitrogen, their leaves turn pale and they bloom poorly.

In front of the buds we give superphosphate and potassium chloride (30 g per sq. M.)

REPRODUCTION - bulbs. Small to a depth of 10 cm, large bulbs 15 cm. Between them 15 cm distance. It is very good to pour sand or moss into the hole with the bulbs. This will protect the bulbs from direct contact with the ground and they will not rot, but simply put antennae roots, and they themselves will lie in such a protective closet made of sand or moss.

WINTER - the tubers of these autumn flowers dug out for the winter should be stored in the refrigerator wrapped in paper. In the spring, the paper will get wet (the roots will breathe) - then you need to get it out to dry, wrap it in paper and return it to the refrigerator. Overwintered and dried tubers can be soaked in a growth promoter before planting.

Delphinium - Perennial.

Tall autumn flowers.

Blooms May-June + September-October.

Height 70 - 80 cm (fourth line of the flower bed). It will bloom in September only if you cut off its first summer already wilted flower stalks.

SOIL - These fall flowers love slightly acidic or neutral soils. If your soil is acidic, add lime to the delphinium planting site and dig it up along with the earth (150 grams per 1 square of land)

FEED - moderate watering (often a little), manure, compost, potassium salt, superphosphate. ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate. Feed three times a year - in early spring, when the buds appear in August.

WINTER - in the fall we cut it under a stump 20 cm high. The roots tolerate frost well.

IMPORTANT - so that the flowers are tall and lush, you need to THINK. We remove the stems from the middle of the bush ... so that air passes into the middle and the flower breathes. To prevent the flowers from breaking from the weight and wind, we tie them to thin pegs.

ROOT REPRODUCTION can be done if the delphinium bush is already three years old. Roots mode into pieces of three seedlings each. After dividing, it is best to place it in a pot in a warm, shaded place for a few days.

REPRODUCTION BY SEED It is better to buy seeds with a one-year shelf life (so the more likely that they will sprout) the longer the seeds lie in a paper bag, the more dead they become. By its nature, the delphinium seed loves the cold (a freezer is better for it than a paper bag). Therefore, take the seeds from your neighbors, and store them in the refrigerator in a jar for the winter (such seeds will germinate in 10 years and after 15).

We sow on seedlings in March-April - we pour at least 10 cm of soil into the box (otherwise the seed will give a frail sprout). The soil mixture is equal proportions of sand, humus and black soil. We put the seeds at a distance of half a centimeter (the closer the better the shoots will be - they like to sprout in a bunch). Sprinkle with soil 3 mm (no more, otherwise the seed germination will be delayed). Cover with gauze ... and on top with a film (for the greenhouse effect). Water directly over the gauze. We will remove the film when the sprouts appear (strong, dark green, with three leaves). ALWAYS CARRY OUT ON THE BALCONY - in warm apartment we get dead shoots. Temperatures between 8 and 15 degrees are most suitable for growing these autumn flowers.

Watering the sprouts only from the sprinkler - from the jet irrigation, the sprouts will lay down and will no longer rise. We water just a little - they really don't like dampness, they die right away.

Penstemon hybrid

(Penstemon hybridus).

Blooms from July to September.

Height 70 - 80 cm (fourth line of the flower bed)

LANDING PLACE - loves a well-consecrated place warmed by the sun. No drafts.

SOIL - These fall flowers do not like dampness. Therefore, do not plant in deep, poorly ventilated corners and backyards.

REPRODUCTION - by seeds February, March. Seedlings in May in the ground.

Buddley of David

(Buddleja Davidii)

blooms until October.

A flower that is also called AUTUMN LILAC.

LANDING AREA - sunny, no drafts.

SOIL - this autumn flower loves loose soils (heavy clay soils are not suitable for it. It is better to mulch the soil under the bush with straw (so that the low stems do not touch the ground and do not rot)

WINTER - for the winter it freezes over the root collar, but in the spring it gives powerful new shoots even higher and more magnificent than last year's.

FEED - This autumn perennial loves abundant watering and manure (or liquid multi-component fertilizers).

These are the autumn flowers you can choose for your blooming flower bed. I specially made such a large selection so that you choose flowers for your soil acidity, for sunny or shaded areas of the flower bed.

Successful landscaping.

Olga Klishevskaya, specially for the site