Annual flowers for a beautiful flower bed
With the onset of the first spring heat, flower growers face the problem of choosing which annual flowers to plant on their site. The assortment of such plants is quite rich, and often the sowing area is limited by a vegetable garden and buildings.
To make a beautiful flower bed that will delight the eye with its flowering and decorative appearance throughout the season, you can use the following flowers:
- ageratum;
- amaranth;
- arctotis;
- balsam;
- knapweed.
Lush multicolored ageratum balls
An annual flower is a compact, low bushes, no more than 30 cm, with inflorescences in the form of small lush balls of different colors depending on the variety (pink, blue, white). Flowering begins in June and lasts until frost. Ageratum is grown by seedlings. Read about:flower beds from tires original ideas with photos!
Handsome amaranth
Depending on the variety, the height of the flower ranges from 30 cm to 3 m. The color of the leaves can also be different - green, purple, purple. There are varieties with multi-colored variegated leaves. Amaranth is grown by sowing seeds in May in a sunny place, the inflorescences resemble long green or reddish panicles in the form of an ear. Amaranth blooms until late autumn.
A characteristic feature of the flower is its rapid growth and the ability of an adult plant to do without watering for a long time.
Bear ear or arctotis
The arctotis variety Set Harlequin is very popular. The flower grows in a low bush, inflorescences with a diameter of 9 cm have a different color and look a bit like chamomile. An annual flower blooms in June and does not stop forming new inflorescences until late autumn.
When growing arctotis in a seedling way, it should be borne in mind that he does not like picks, therefore, it is better to sow in separate cups immediately.
Unpretentious garden balsam
It grows in small bushes, up to 40 cm, although there are specimens only 10 cm high, for example, the Balance cranberry variety. Forms double or simple inflorescences, the color of which depends on the variety (white, pink, red, orange, pink, lemon). As for a small plant, flowers balsam rather large, up to 5 cm in diameter.
Delicate cornflowers
Simple, but at the same time very graceful annual cornflowers will also serve as a decoration for a flower bed. Beautiful balloons with star petals can be either simple plain colors or lush stuffed multicolored ones. There are even scented varieties. An absolutely unpretentious plant will bloom until autumn.