What flowers can withstand the scorching sun. Favorite flowers. Sun-loving flowers for a flower bed

Long-term observations of agricultural technicians and gardeners allow us to choose the right flowers and plants for sunny places in the garden. Plants need light, air, water and nutrients, which they obtain from the soil. Lack of these essential conditions slows down growth and causes various diseases. An important stimulus that has a special effect on plant growth is sunlight. It provides radiant energy for photosynthesis, which affects the development process of the plant.

Long-term observations of agricultural technicians and gardeners allow us to choose the right flowers and plants for sunny places in the garden

If you experiment and grow a plant in the dark, it will be pale yellow and will not turn green because it will not accumulate chlorophyll, which absorbs red and blue light from the sun's rays and reflects green. If the plant is not exposed to light and does not begin photosynthesis, it will die. The main condition for the successful germination of seeds of some plants is sufficiently bright light (for example, in petunia). Most garden plants prefer to be in open areas of the garden, others bloom regardless of sunny places, and there are those that love shade.

A garden cannot be without everyone’s favorite roses and lilies. Sung by poets and composers, they are the main decoration of gardens. The lily is the only flower mentioned by Jesus Christ in the New Testament: “Look at the lilies, how they grow... and Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like any of these...”.

A garden cannot be without everyone's favorite roses.

It’s good to make your own collection of several interesting varieties of roses and lilies. You can place special pegs with tags next to the seedlings, attach information about the variety and planting date to the tags; It is advisable to start a garden journal so that you can write down all the necessary information about your favorite exhibits in your garden collection.

There are so many varieties of roses and lilies that they are classified into sections and groups according to certain garden characteristics. The classification of roses, approved by the World Federation of Rose Societies in 1976, divides these flowers into 3 groups: natural species (rose hips), old garden roses (Bourbon, Damask, Chinese, French, Scottish, tea, climbing) and modern garden roses (hybrids obtained by crossing roses of different species, they are distinguished by larger bush sizes, abundant flowering, and better winter hardiness). Roses bloom continuously from early summer to mid-autumn, unlike lilies, whose flowering period rarely exceeds 3 weeks. For planting lilies, it is better to select varieties with different flowering periods.

Currently, thanks to the work of breeders, there are thousands of varieties of lilies. The third edition of the International Register of Famous Varieties of Lilies (published in England in 1982) contains more than 3,200 varieties. Garden lilies in this register are classified into 10 sections. The first section includes Asian hybrids. Tiger lily, drooping lily, and pleasant lily are species representatives of this section that have popular, unpretentious, easily and quickly propagated garden varieties. Lilies in their diversity are also distinguished by the relationship of the flower to the stem: with flowers directed up, down or to the sides.

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Light-loving peony

If the rose is the queen of all gardens, then the peony is called the king. The large peony flowers and the beauty of the plant's original leaves make it special. It is said to be a flower with the scent of a thousand roses. Peonies are grown as herbaceous perennials and tree-like shrubs. Tree peonies are becoming very popular among gardeners. The flowers of these plants have amazing stamens, and the tree peony lives for 100 years. Growing conditions are different: tree peonies need to be planted in slightly shaded areas, unlike herbaceous peonies, which necessarily need well-lit areas.

If the rose is the queen of all gardens, then the peony is called the king

Unforgettable petunia

The beautiful petunia is what really brings joy to the soul with its lush flowering from April to November. And most importantly, it can withstand any scorching sun and is absolutely unpretentious. If the main flowers of the garden are planted in a certain central composition, then a simple multi-flowered petunia can be planted in the remaining places. It traditionally serves as an excellent garden decoration. It is worth planting petunia once, and then it will reproduce by self-seeding, and every spring it is enough to correct its numerous shoots. Petunia is traditionally planted in pots, in hanging baskets, and in all kinds of containers that can be moved around the garden.

Purslane and daisies

In order for the flowers in the garden to look harmonious, you should skillfully select a combination based on the height and shape of the plants. A beautiful composition can be created on a raised flowerbed of variegated purslane, framed by bushes of identical daisies. The name of these flowers comes from the Latin word “portula”, meaning “collar”. Its seed pod opens up as if a small gate is opening to the coming new flowers embedded in tiny seeds. Purslane reproduces by self-sowing and in some European countries it grows unpretentiously as a field weed in damp sandy places, along river banks, in vegetable gardens and fields. And garden varieties of daisies can be grown in any good soil. To prevent them from degenerating, old specimens of daisies are dug up after flowering and divided into several parts for planting.

Chamomiles and chrysanthemums

As do daisies, daisies and chrysanthemums from the aster family. In the kingdom of flowers, these plants have the title of princesses. One of the wonderful varieties of chamomile is called “Silver Princess,” and one of the varieties of white chrysanthemum has the same name. Daisies, despite the simplicity of their flowers, symbolize a happy sunny day. It's nice to watch in the garden how daisies open their petals in the morning in the sun, and in the evening they collect them again into a bud. A bush of garden giant chamomile (scientific name - nevus) grows up to 1 m in height. A fully opened flower from a nevus bud can reach 10-15 cm in diameter. Chamomile pleases with long flowering from the beginning of June to the end of September. The plant loves sunlight and tolerates drought well.

In order for shrubs to develop optimally in the garden and delight you for a long time, you must have at least basic knowledge and comply with the minimum requirements.

• The planting location determines what shrub or tree will grow there, and not vice versa. Shade-loving shrubs, such as rhododendron, literally burn in direct sunlight. And the so-called sun worshipers, such as buddleia, languish in the shade. Only if the place is suitable for the plant does it feel good, grow and bloom.
• For each type of soil (dry, wet or damp) there is a wide selection of suitable shrubs.

Sun or shade? Dry soil or wet soil? Shrubs grow everywhere. If a place in the garden receives more than six hours of sun a day, and also at midday, such a place is ideal for sun worshipers. If the sun hits the ground for three to five hours, then we are talking about a semi-shaded place, and if the sun hits the ground for less than three hours a day, then it is a shaded place.

Under the sun's rays, perennials bloom with special splendor and beauty. The choice of their species and varieties is large enough so that every gardener can find plants of the color, shape and flowering period that suit him.

The best places for many abundantly flowering garden perennials are open to the sun.

Here such noble long-flowered flowers as lilies, peonies and phlox can show themselves in all their glory. They tolerate short-term daytime shade quite calmly, but longer shading and even openwork shade from trees and shrubs seriously affect their prosperity.

Large, lushly flowering breeding varieties of sun-loving perennials are especially sensitive in this regard. For them, the most optimal are ridges with fertile and sufficiently moist soils.

The design of sunny areas depends entirely on your taste and, of course, on the actual capabilities of your garden. Small flower beds in the front garden can be designed no less impressively than a ridge stretched along a garden path, a “ribbon” of perennials along the border of the garden, or a flower island in the center of the lawn.

In any case, it is very important to skillfully combine plants according to their growth. Such tall and lush-flowering crops as rosemary, mallow and lupine are most advantageous in the “far” section of the flowerbed. Their flower stalks will rise above the shorter crops in the foreground, which in turn will cover the bases of their shoots.

To create a beautiful transition between a ridge open to the sun and a lawn, terrace or garden path, compact cushion-shaped perennials are very suitable - bush aster, blue carnation or Carpathian bell. They will reliably cover the soil with a dense leaf cover, which will decorate the edges of the ridges at the time when flowering ends.

The most important advantage of sun-loving perennials is their colorful outfit. Their multicolor arrangement looks best against a calm background of trees and shrubs.

To achieve certain color combinations, it is necessary to take into account the periodicity of development of each individual crop.

Peak flowering of perennials occurs from June to August. At this time, such large yellow-colored “sun worshipers” as rudbeckia, heliopsis, coreopsis, helenium, as well as juicy red monarda And Kniphofia.

Calm white and blue notes are added to this color scheme by various types and varieties of bluebells and spurs (delphinium).

You can extend the flowering season in a sunny garden with the help of such attractive autumn-flowering crops as sedum, garden chrysanthemums or autumn asters.

Most perennials will bloom again in the fall if they are pruned in a timely manner after the main flowering period. Such plants include delphinium, stenactis, catnip And scabious.

The choice of spring sun-loving perennials is somewhat smaller. They bloom in April rezukha, meadow lumbago And Adonis. They are joined in May day-lily, catnip And peony.

You can enrich your spring palette with such bulbous plants as narcissus, tulip And grouse. Since bulbous crops become unattractive after flowering, they should not be planted in the foreground of garden beds.

An easier-to-maintain option for a large flower garden is a sunny lawn. Wild perennials - cornflower, yarrow, meadow sage- thrive here in colorful company with herbaceous plants. Such lawns are sown with a special seed mixture or individual crops are planted on an existing lawn.

Flowerbed of sun-loving perennials

Soft and delicate colors dominate this perennial garden.

1. Miscanthus - Miscanthus sinensis.
2. Annual three-cut malope, or hole - Malope trifida.
3. Hybrid yarrow variety - Achillea "Schwefelbluete".
4. Campanula lactiflora.
5. Perovskia wormwood - Perovskia abrotanoides.
6. Annual hybrid of verbena - Verbena.
7. Sedum-squeaky, or hare cabbage - Sedum telephium (before flowering).
8. Decorative round-headed onion - Allium sphaerocephalon.
9. Foxtail featherweed - Pennisetum alopecuroides (before the appearance of flower stalks).
10. Louis's wormwood - Artemisia ludoviciana.
11. Hybrid variety of yarrow - Achillea "Lachsschoenheit".
12. Hybrid shrub aster - Aster dumosus (before flowering).
13. Hybrid coreopsis - Coreopsis.
14. Fassen's catnip - Nepeta fassenii "Six Hills Giant".
15. Himalayan geranium – Geranium himalayense.
16. Annual fragrant tobacco – Nicotiana.
17. Santolina chamaecyparissus.

Examples of compositions from sun-loving perennials

Cascades of flowers Thanks to well-thought-out planting, geraniums, sedums and mantles get as much sunlight as the tall mallow (Malva sylvestris) in the background.

Warm colors of autumn The delicate and soft palette of Echinacea purpurea, Helenium and Aster amellus hybrids is simply delightful!

Sunbathing Daylily (Hemerocallis), gaillardia (Gaillardia) and loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata) simply glow in the sun.

Beautiful sun-loving perennials

Large-flowered perennial with long candle-shaped inflorescences; supports are desirable; re-blooming after pruning. The erect peduncles of spurs, densely strewn with bells, are spectacular in any corner of the garden.

Phlox paniculata- long-lasting large-flowered perennial with dense pin-shaped peduncles; re-blooming after pruning. A pleasant aroma and lush floral appearance make phlox one of the most popular garden crops.

An unpretentious large-flowered perennial with basket-like inflorescences; produces root suckers; pruning increases the flowering period. If you provide rudbeckia with enough space, it will gradually form dense flower thickets.

An abundance of star-shaped inflorescences above dense, dark green foliage; good ground cover plant. The warm lights of the autumn bush aster (Aster dumosus) glow in the garden until October.

Catnip- long, arched shoots with numerous small two-lipped flowers; loose bushy growth. It is not difficult for him to find company. Regular pruning maintains the compact shape of the bush.

Oriental poppy (Turkish)- large cup-shaped flowers of luminous color; short flowering time; spreads by self-seeding. It is loved for the freshness of its bright flowers and the expressiveness of its seed pods.

A hardy, large-flowered perennial with sunflower-like inflorescences on long, straight stems and long-lasting flowers.

Lavender- a compact, long-lived perennial with evergreen pubescent foliage and fragrant flowers. Thanks to its woody stems, lavender is classified as a subshrub. She is very good in borders.

Day-lily- large-flowered perennial with star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers; grows to the size of a large bush.

Gaillardia- attractive multi-colored ray-shaped inflorescences on strong stems; Protection from cold weather is recommended.

Plant name	Image (clickable)	Height, cm.	Flower coloring	Flowering time
Spur high (Delphinium elatum)		100-200	Blue, purple, white	June-July, September-October.
Phlox paniculata(Phlox paniculata)

July has arrived, and in my area, in the south of Russia, a truly hot time has begun, and in the literal sense. The temperature in the sun goes well beyond forty, and the soil sometimes warms up to sixty degrees, plus there is no precipitation for a long time. Not all plants can withstand such inhuman conditions. Therefore, the selection of flowers for sunny flower beds and lawns must be made taking into account local characteristics. It’s these types of heat- and drought-resistant plants that I want to talk about today. Well, and also about how to help flowers survive such a difficult time for them.

I'll start with how we can alleviate the plight of our green pets.

• Even when planting plants, it is worth taking care of the soil structure. Soil containing a sufficient amount of compost retains moisture better.
• When planting, you should leave enough distance between plants so that each one has enough moisture and nutrients.
• During the growing season, weeds should be removed in a timely manner; they absorb the moisture that flowers need so much.
• It is better to water plants late in the evening to reduce moisture evaporation. The most effective is watering at the root.
• Mulching will help retain moisture in the soil. To do this, you can spread crushed leaves, straw or sawdust between the plants.

Well, now about some plants that tolerate heat and drought well. First of all, I want to mention bulbous plants, such as tulips. By the beginning of summer, these plants already finish their growing season and go into a dormant state, and, therefore, no longer need watering, although by this time they also lose their decorative effect.

I really want the plants to not only withstand the heat, but also to delight with their flowering all summer long. My further story will be about such flowers. And I want to start with unpretentious perennials.

sedum - one of the most unpretentious plants, numbering more than 500 species throughout the planet. Sedum is a succulent and requires almost no watering, and also tolerates heat well and is undemanding to soil.

Feverweed - a perennial, less often one- or two-year-old plant with leathery leaves ending in spines and small blue or blue spherical flowers. This plant is also distinguished by its exceptional heat and drought resistance and is not picky about soil.

- is mostly familiar to everyone as a wild medicinal plant, but several decorative species of this flower are used in gardening. The plant is also not picky about growing conditions and soils and does not need frequent watering.

Gaillardia - also an unpretentious perennial plant. Prefers dry, fertile, light soils, does not tolerate excess moisture and does not require special care.

Echinacea - a beautiful perennial plant that looks like a large chamomile. The plant has become widespread due to its unpretentiousness and high degree of adaptation. This flower can tolerate heat and drought quite easily.

Well, now a little about unpretentious annuals. These plants have a longer flowering period, so they should not be overlooked either.

– grown as an annual plant and classified as a succulent, it blooms profusely from June until frost, grows quickly, forming a flowering “mat.” Purslane is unpretentious to soils, prefers sandy soil poor in fertilizers; adult plants can easily tolerate heat and grow excellently on dry soil.

Anyone, even a not very experienced gardener, can have a beautiful and colorful plot. And even if it is not possible to provide daily watering and they need to be planted in an open, dry area, it does not matter. Let's look at some drought-tolerant plants as examples for planting in a sunny flower bed that will bloom, delight with lush greenery and create coziness in your garden.

Drought-tolerant grasses

When designing a sunny flower bed, you should pay attention to which will help complement your flower garden with lush greenery and give it volume.

Examples of such drought-resistant plants:

• tortuous meadow grass- forms hummocks of thin blades of bright green grass. It is not picky, tolerates frost well and is excellent for planting in an open area;
  
• gray tonong- a low, drought-resistant grass of green-gray color, which explains its name. It takes root well in sunny areas and does not require any specific care;
  
• reed canary grass- grows well in both sunny and shady areas. Its main feature is its white leaves;
  
• - an excellent plant that absolutely does not need watering and loves sunny places. There are many varieties of tenacious, which differ in a variety of colors.
  

Sun-loving flowers for a flower bed

There are a lot of plants in nature that we can plant in a sunny flowerbed. And when looking for drought-resistant flowers for a flower bed, we advise you to pay attention to those that do not need to be sown every year. Another advantage in favor of perennials is the fact that they are quite unpretentious and do not require special care.

• In April-May you can plant cornflowers. They prefer sunny places and are unpretentious to soil. These perennials must be planted at a distance of at least 30 cm, otherwise the plants will shade each other. Cornflower does not require special care after planting and is resistant to pests and diseases. To keep your sunny flowerbed looking neat, you need to remove flowers that have faded.

  Did you know? Cornflowers are perennials that are widely used in classical medicine. They are part of antiseptics and drugs for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, liver and biliary tract. In folk medicine, inflorescences are used to make various tinctures that help in cosmetology and even gynecology.

  
  
• A sunny mood in your flowerbed will create doronicum. While other plants are just gaining strength, and the bulbous ones have already faded, Doronicum will delight you from May to June. More than 40 species of this plant are known. The flower adapts perfectly to any conditions, so a sunny flower bed is perfect for planting it. When caring, you need to take into account that the plant has a shallow root system, and carefully weed and loosen the soil so as not to damage the perennial.
  
• Lush and bright, which are also planted during this period, are not only unpretentious, but also bloom twice: in June-July and August-September. They can be planted either one at a time or in groups of 2-3 plants, in which case in a couple of years you will get powerful ones. The root system of this plant is very strong and goes to a depth of 1 meter. It should be borne in mind that the seeds of this perennial are poisonous and it is necessary to cut off the flower stalks in time. But the stems of faded lupine will be wonderful for your flower bed.
  
• The list of flowers that are perfect for an open sunny flower bed includes small petal, blooming throughout the summer. This plant is deservedly preferred by novice gardeners and designers. After all, when choosing this perennial, you get fluffy green bushes that also bloom profusely. The small petal is a frost-resistant, not capricious and sun-loving perennial.
  
• You can also plant it at the end of May. This herbaceous plant with bright flowers has about 90 species; it can be either erect or hanging. The plant does not require special care, but during flowering it is advisable to provide moderate watering. And, of course, to maintain the well-groomed appearance of your flower bed, you should remove dried flower stalks.
  
• It comes in many colors and is perfect for a sunny flower bed. In addition to the abundance of colors, it also has a pleasant aroma. All varieties of carnations go well with other plants in the flowerbed and are not fussy about their surroundings.