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Perennial shrubs - a great option for decorating a summer cottage landscape. After all, such plants retain their decorative effect throughout the season and require an annual transplant.
Flowering shrubs at a certain time are covered with many beautiful and fragrant flowers, which looks even more spectacular than just lush greenery.
Photos and names of flowering perennial shrubs will help gardeners decide on a variety of flowers, choose the most suitable plants for their site.
How to choose the right variety of flowering shrub
Not all shrubs can take root in absolutely any conditions, therefore, when choosing flowers, it is necessary to take into account the characteristics of the site. When choosing garden flowers, you need to consider the following factors:
- Frost resistance the bush is very important, especially in the northern regions of the country. If in the south almost all varieties of perennial shrubs can grow, then for Siberia and the Urals it will be necessary to choose the most frost-resistant varieties.
- The need for shelter shrubbery for the winter period should also worry the gardener, because this requires certain skills, special material and, of course, time
- Care method behind the bushes is equally important. This question is especially interesting for summer residents who visit their site only on weekends. As a rule, perennials do not need complex care: they only need watering and fertilization.
- Removal of peduncles may be mandatory or not, it is necessary to learn about this detail even at the stage of choosing a shrub
- Soil composition significantly affects the flowering of certain perennials. Some shrubs are suitable only for fertile soils, some of them feel great on clay or sandy soils, and there are those that can grow on stones.
- The duration of "life" it is customary to call the period during which the bush will bloom and delight the owners of the site with its beauty. As a rule, gardeners prefer long-lived shrubs that do not need to be replanted for several years or decades.
- Height and volume of the crown shrub, the branching of its root system is also necessarily taken into account when buying plants, because a perennial bush must fit in the space allotted for it.
Park rose
This perennial is also called “shrub rose". There are several ways to plant this plant:
- cuttings;
- seeds;
- layering;
- seedlings.
In fact, the shrub is a cultivated rose hip that blooms profusely and for a long time, and bears fruit at the end of the season.
The best soil for a park roses is considered to be a clay soil with a high humus content. This shrub loves light soils, if the soil on the site is too heavy, you need to add a little peat or sawdust to it. It is necessary to plant rose bushes in well-lit open areas; in the shade of buildings or trees, roses begin to ache and bloom very poorly. You should take care of the bushes of park roses in this way:
- fertilize (especially young bushes) several times per season;
- roses need to be watered, but they do it with caution - these flowers do not like excessive moisture;
- the ground around the bush needs to be loosened regularly;
- a rose grafted onto a rose hip must be properly pruned so that the bush does not run wild and form normally;
- many varieties and absolutely all young shrubs must be covered for the winter, for this they spud the ground around the stems, and wrap the shoots with thick paper;
- for some varieties of park roses, it is important to cut off wilted peduncles, otherwise fresh buds will not appear.
Jasmine
This shrub is often confused with chubushnik - both plants have similar flowers, distinguished by their beauty and unsurpassed aroma. It is better to plant jasmine in early spring or autumn.
This can be done in several ways:
- seeds;
- seedlings;
- layering;
- cuttings;
- dividing the bush.
Jasmine loves the sunhowever, it is best to avoid areas with direct sunlight throughout the day. For this shrub, humidity and temperature are very important.
In winter and autumn, jasmine needs a lower temperature than in summer and spring, which is great for the domestic climate.
Many varieties of jasmine are frost-resistant - this bush does not have to be covered for the winter. Perennial blooms in June, July. Flowering is very abundant, inflorescences are white or creamy, with a pronounced exotic aroma. The shrub height usually does not exceed two meters.
In order for the flowering of jasmine to be abundant and lush, the perennial bush must be fed with humus, watered well, cut off dry shoots and removed weeds.
Lilac
Probably, there is no such person in Russia who has never seen a lilac. This is a universal shrub that adorns garden and summer cottages in all regions of the country.
The shrub is extremely unpretentious, can be grown on any soils (but does not really like sandy soils), even tolerates severe frosts.
For the proper development and formation of the bush, it is necessary to regularly cut off the root shoots and remove wilted inflorescence brushes.
The strong floral scent of lilac bushes is familiar to everyone, this scent cannot be confused with anything. Today, many varieties of this shrub have been bred: with double flowers, with multi-colored petals, with flowers from snow-white to deep burgundy.
It is recommended to grow lilacs in a well-lit area, it is better to plant it in spring or autumn.... Regular watering and preservation of soil moisture is very important for the shrub, so the ground around the stems must be mulched or loosened.
Forsythia
A perennial shrub that is one of the first to bloom in the garden. Bright yellow bell-shaped inflorescences appear on forsythia branches earlier than green foliage - this is the uniqueness of the shrub.
It is recommended to plant bushes in well-lit garden areas protected from strong winds. It is good if there is enough free space around the bush. In height, forsythia usually grows up to 1.5-2 meters, has a rather spreading crown.
You do not need to water this shrub too often and abundantly - there is a high risk of root rot. You need to fertilize the plant with rotted manure. Old shoots should be pruned so that they will continue to grow with the new spring. Also, by pruning, they form the crown of the shrub and get rid of dry branches.
The plant prefers nutritious soils that are friable and saturated with oxygen. In the first years after planting, forsythia is sheltered for the winter; for this, the branches of the bush are pinned to the ground and wrapped with insulation.
The earth around the bush must be dug up by about half a shovel. So, the soil and roots of forsythia will be saturated with oxygen.
Weigela
A very interesting perennial shrub. Firstly, it belongs to deciduous species, secondly, the shade of flowers changes from pale pink to rich fuchsia, and thirdly, weigela blooms twice during one season (in May and August).
The shrub is planted in the spring, until the buds have blossomed.The place is chosen sunny, warm, protected from drafts and wind. Loamy or sandy loam soil is suitable. If several weigela bushes are planted nearby, an interval of at least 1.5 meters must be observed between them, otherwise the plants will not have enough air, nutrients and moisture - the flowering of the shrub will become less abundant.
Watering perennial bushes should be abundant, especially do not forget about watering on hot days. Cut off old shoots, too thickened crown must be done once every three years. Do this in the spring, until the buds and flowers have blossomed. Every spring, the shrub is fed with urea, superphosphate and potassium.
Weigela is a thermophilic shrub, so it must be covered for the winter. For this, dry leaves, spruce branches or sawdust are used. Cover the shrub from above with a film or polymer covering material.
Hydrangea
This exuberant shrub is quite capricious, especially with regard to the level of moisture and soil composition. For planting bushes, choose a place in partial shade, since in the sun the hydrangea foliage will be sluggish.
You can plant a shrub in spring or autumn, in cold regions it is better to do this in the spring, so that before the onset of winter cold weather the bush is fully strengthened and grown a little.
Hydrangea bushes will have to be watered at least twice a week, 30-50 liters of warm water will have to be poured for each adult bush. So that the ground under the bush does not dry out, it is better to mulch it (with peat or sawdust). If this is not done, you will have to dig up the ground around the bush at least three times per season.
Pruning faded inflorescences is a must for hydrangeas. It is also necessary to prune young twigs every spring to stimulate their growth and shape the crown.
As a preparation for the winter period, in the fall, the hydrangea is pruned to the fourth bud - this will ensure the density of the bush for the next season and protect it from freezing. After the first frost, the shrub is spud and mulch the territory adjacent to the hydrangea.
Brugmansia
A very interesting plant from the nightshade family. This shrub grows like a liana, its height can reach five meters. The inflorescences are very large - their length is about 50 cm, their shape resembles pointed bells.
The shrub will have to be watered daily - the vine loves moisture very much. In this case, you also need to spray the foliage, trying to prevent water from getting into the open flowers. Water for watering the bush should be warm.
It is necessary to plant brugmansia in partial shade, to protect the bushes from wind and drafts. During the flowering period, the branches become very heavy, it is better to strengthen them with supports. Top dressing is very important for a flowering shrub; it is performed with complex fertilizers throughout the summer season.
Outcomes
When choosing a shrub perennial for your site, first of all, you need to find a place for a new flower. After all, the bushes can be quite high, they require a certain level of illumination, humidity.
For lush flowering, absolutely all shrubs, at least occasionally, need to be fed. However, you should not abuse mineral fertilizers - this can lead to excessive planting of the bush, and flowering, on the contrary, will become scarce.
It is better to plant perennial shrubs on the territory of Russia in spring, so the plants can grow and get stronger before the onset of frost. In the first few years after planting, it is better to cover young bushes for the winter using vapor-permeable material.
Simple rules of care and planting will help to decorate the garden with spectacular shrubs, which for several seasons will delight the owner with abundant flowering and the sweet aroma of the bushes.
Good afternoon, Angiza!
If you decide to bring good, fertile land to the site, then the flowers must be transplanted without fail. And there are several reasons for this.
1. How many years do you have flowers growing on the site? Probably long enough. In any case, the land, as you yourself wrote, is already quite meager. And it does not interfere with enriching it with nutrients and vitamins.
2. Any flowers, even those that can grow in one place for quite a long time, need to be transplanted and planted at least once 4-5 years. During this time, the root system of flowers grows strongly, and often the flowers simply do not have enough minerals and nutrients. Over time, flowers grow worse, do not bloom so luxuriantly and brightly, and lose varietal characteristics. Transplanting your flowers will not hurt; on the contrary, it will breathe new life into them. The main thing is to follow the recommendations of experts on plant transplantation and meeting deadlines.
3. Bulbous, and there are a lot of them in your flower beds - tulips, daffodils - they must be planted. For several years, the bulbs grow strongly, and they have to "fight" for nutrients in the literal sense. Otherwise, it threatens with degeneration and loss of varietal traits.
It is, of course, possible to add soil. But the fact is that by scattering soil over the surface, you will not solve the problem of impoverishment. In this case, you need to dig up the earth so that the nutrients are well mixed with the poor soil. And this can be achieved in only one way - by carefully digging up the soil.
In the spring, we plan to get good land on our site (the land is depleted). On the site grow: roses, clematis, spiraea, action, hydrangea, tulips, daffodils, buttercups, daisies. If you add earth, will the bushes and flowers grow and bloom as before, or do they need to be dug up and planted again. Answer please.