Beautiful non-seedling annuals

Not every amateur florist knows: when and how to sow flowers, what seeds of flower crops can be planted immediately in open ground, so that without the hassle of seedlings, a beautiful flower bed with continuous flowering turns out. Only seeds of winter-hardy plants can be planted in the ground before winter, as well as before the end of spring frosts (even earlier - right in the snow); seeds of heat-loving flowers are planted a little later. Carefully read and take note of the information on the seed bags: at what time is recommended sowing, at what distance and depth you need to plant the seeds in the soil, what will be the height of the flowers, are these plants cold-resistant or thermophilic.

In a seedless way, during spring sowing, it is possible to grow annuals: arctotis, acroclinum (helipterum), ankhuza, bartonia, marigolds, tricolor bindweed, annual hibiscus, dimorphoteku, annual delphinium, sweet peas, decorative sunflowers, carnation, Chinese carnation, kenyturanium nemesia, nemophila, malope, molucella, lavatera (hatyma), nigella, limnantes, skerda, tar (viscariya), flax, kosmea, chamomile, mignonette, annual rudbeckia, ursinia, nasturtium, ornamental beans, zinnia, gayllar.

You can resort to both spring and winter sowing of such cold-resistant flowers as agrostemma (kukol), adonis, amaranth, cornflower, gilia, graceful gypsophila, godetia, iberis, calendula, clarkia, flax, lobularia (alyssum, or beetroot), poppy seeds samoseyka, nicandra, phacelia, chrysanthemum, sage, escholzia, bruise (echium), malcomia, etc.
Seeds of biennials (mallow, daisies, bells, lacfiol (heirantus), turkish carnation, foxglove, lunaria (lunar), mattiola, forget-me-nots, pansies (viola), etc.) are usually planted in summer.

For very early and long-lasting flowering, many flowers are grown through seedlings, these are: ageratum, marigolds (tagetes), aster, sweet peas, snapdragon, salvia, calceolaria, gatsania, gelichrisum, heliotrope, fragrant tobacco, nasturtium, petunia, salpia, cellosis, cleoma, cobea, dahlia (dahlia), tunbergia, morning glory, matricaria, mimulus, levkoy, limonium (kermek), mesembriantemum, annual phlox (Drummond), purslane, scabiosa, verbena, etc. Seedlings of these flowers are planted in the ground no earlier than spring frosts will pass. During the summer, if desired, you can cut some flowers (for example: ageratum, begonia, heliotrope, balsam, petunia, purslane, viola).
The grown seedlings of thermophilic perennials (begonias, balsams (touch-me-nots), dahlias, etc.) are also planted only after the end of the threat of frost, and they are dug out before the onset of autumn frosts.

To obtain a magnificent flowering, it is important, before planting cultivated plants in the soil, to process and prepare it according to all the rules of agricultural technology: loosen, add mineral and organic fertilizers in the proportions and quantities necessary for the given soil. Loosening and moisturizing compounds of both organic and inorganic origin make the soil cultivated. The soil in the garden improves when it is refilled with green manure, sawdust, rotted manure, compost, sand, low-lying peat (or rotted high moor), mineral fertilizers (a tablespoon of granular substance N, P, K per one square meter). Cultivated soil has a "sausage property": a "sausage" made of moist soil must be bent in the hands - it should not crumble, but only crack slightly when bent. It is especially important to prepare a highly nutritious and drained substrate for filling flowerpots and hanging baskets. Then, in this well-prepared soil, they plant the plants that are necessary and so dear to your heart.

For good flower growth, it is important to maintain the necessary moisture content of the substrate so that bacteria useful for plants and their roots can exist in the soil, processing manure into smaller particles. The soil in which flowers grow should never be dry to a crumbling state.

Now materials have appeared that make it possible to irrigate less often - when they are introduced into the soil, they first accumulate soil moisture in themselves when there is an excess of it, and then give moisture to the substrate as water evaporates from it. This is especially true in dry summers and when flower growers are busy, when there is no way to water the flowers on time, and the only hope is for rain. Of the natural materials found in nature, clay has such properties, and of the artificial substances that condition moisture in the soil, these include expanded vermiculite, hydrogel, used "oasis" (a porous material for compositions of cut flowers).

The frequency of watering plants is necessarily regulated taking into account the requirements of a given type and properties of the soil, depending on weather conditions; the same plants, taking into account many factors, have to be watered more often, sometimes less often. Moisture-loving plants need more moisture for good growth and flowering, they have to be watered regularly in the absence of rain. With a lot of rainfall, there is a risk of fungal plant diseases, so it is important not to thicken the planting of flowers.

It is possible to extend the life of heat-loving plants in open ground, in flowerpots and hanging baskets, thanks to their protection from temporary cold weather using a covering material, spruce branches and mulching with insulation (sawdust, dry peat, etc.).

The first months of the new year are the time to plan new flower beds. Not all flowering plants require unthinkable efforts and growing seedlings. We have selected a reliable assortment suitable for sowing immediately to a permanent place

Many types of annuals can be sown outdoors starting in mid-April, which means you don't have to fiddle with seedlings and take up invaluable space on windowsills.

Annual plants will cover the gazebo, divide the space into zones, beat the flower bed, disguise the lower stems of plants in mixborders and help stylize the garden.

The picture can be changed every season. To create a whole flowerbed of unpretentious summer houses is not a problem, and it does not necessarily turn out to be catchy, bright and "too much". Remember: what is good for public landscaping is not always suitable for a garden, which means that you need to be guided by a sense of proportion and the rules of combination in color, size, decorativeness of leaves, and the shape of inflorescences.

Select an area and experiment as much as you can. If the territory permits, it is good to plant the summer houses in clumps.If there is not enough space, limit yourself to a small flower garden and keep in mind that the smaller the size of the color spots, the more carefully you should select the shades.

Annual plants look interesting in containers: be sure to pick up accent, paired, voluminous and cascading species or varieties.

Annual climbing vines are able to gracefully hide outbuildings, decorate an entrance, an arch, they can be twisted around a gazebo or used as a ground cover plant. Vines on trellises divide the garden into zones.

Many annuals are good for planting next to recreation areas: patios, gazebos, benches and along walking paths.

Stylization

Some letniki fell in love with us so much that they became part of a certain style: for example, kosmeya is from Mexico, but having planted certain species and varieties, you will instantly find yourself in a Russian front garden or a village garden. Also, sunflower, ornamental cabbage are appropriate here, which will be a marvelous decoration of the autumn garden until frost.

To simulate a meadow, plant cornflower, escholzia, cosmea, calendula, chamomile, summer adonis, flax and large-flowered.

The ratio of annuals to light and soil

They put up with partial shading: always flowering begonia, hybrid coleus, winged tobacco, ornamental cabbage, seaside cineraria.

Do not plant balsams under direct sunlight: Waller ("Vanka wet"), balsamic and New Guinea - they love the northern sides. Balsam is ideal for growing in the shade, but in the sun, on the contrary, develops more slowly.

They are not afraid of shaded places: begonias, fragrant tobacco and Sandera, lobelia. Most annuals are light-requiring, they need to be planted on the south side. They are not afraid of the hot sun: verbena, forbitis, cineraria, ornamental strawberries.

Annual plants do not make excessive demands on the soil, but castor oil plants, amaranth and ornamental cabbage are best grown on highly fertile soils. On the contrary, on rich soils they “fatten”, increase the green mass to the detriment of the flowering of cosmos, ageratum, nasturtium, alissum (sea lobularia).

See also: Annuals: sowing or seedling

Seedless growing method: sowing time

The most cold-resistant annuals are sown from April 20 to May 1. These are calendula, kosmeya, samoseyka poppy, escholzia, mountain cornflower, lobularia, summer adonis.

From May 1 to May 15, asters, godetia, annual delphinium, lavatera, sweet peas, chrysanthemums are sown.

From May 15, you can sow all heat-loving, rapidly developing annuals.

To prolong flowering, cold-resistant species are sown in June-July, which will bloom again in August.

It is better to sow some annuals before winter: firstly, in summer they will bloom earlier, and secondly, you will create better conditions for their development: the seeds will wake up in early spring, when the ground is still wet and cool.

Before winter, they sow: godetia, calendula, summer adonis, cornflower, Ajax delphinium, Drummond phlox, clarkia, double-pinnate and sulfur-yellow space, lavender, lobularia, samoseyka poppy, Matthiola two-horned, Californian escholzia, chrysanthemums.

Usually they are sown in two terms: in late October - early November or in December-January. When sowing in winter, it is important to observe several conditions: sow on completely frozen soil, otherwise the seeds may hatch in a thaw and die in frost, prepare the soil and the plot in advance so that melt water does not wash away the seeds in spring. Crops from above are mulched with soil mixture (compost, humus with sand, peat with sand), covered with snow to protect from birds.

How to sow annuals directly to the garden

In general, the annuals are unpretentious, but they have their own requirements. To know where to pour the cherished package of seeds, see the basic rules.

For spring sowing, large seeds (nasturtium, calendula, balsam) should be pre-soaked and germinated in a damp cloth.Seeds are sown in grooves in a checkerboard pattern or in nests (square-nest planting method). For small seeds, the depth of the groove is 1.5-2 cm, for medium and large seeds - 3-5 cm.

The distance between the grooves is determined based on the ability of the plants to grow. For example, for nasturtium, it should be at least 30-50 cm.

Small seeds are sown in the nests - 6-8 seeds in each nest, medium seeds - 4-5 seeds, large - 2-3 seeds each.

After watering, the crops are covered with non-woven material. The shelter is removed when shoots appear. Godetia, clarkia, ornamental cabbage are left under cover, as cruciferous fleas can destroy seedlings. After the appearance of the first 2-3 true leaves, the seedlings are thinned out with an interval of 10-14 days until the required amount remains per 1 m2 (different for each species, usually written on a bag of seeds). Seedlings are regularly watered and fed.

Annual flower care: simple but still needed

Annuals will smell and bloom longer if you provide them with watering, loosening and weeding. Remove faded buds to prevent seeds from ripening and flower buds to continue to set. If the plants are fed with nitrogen in August and September, flowering can be extended.

9 unpretentious annuals for a flower garden

Nasturtium large grows well on retaining walls, where few plants survive. It tolerates any weather conditions, has a pleasant scent of flowers and decorative leaves.

Bindweed tricolor spreads along the ground and does not need support. It is planted on rocky hills, used in mixboards, rabatkas. For containers and hanging planters, the Moorish grasshopper is ideal.

Climbing liana with delicate moth flowers is familiar to almost all gardeners: sweet pea often used for vertical gardening. Like other plants of the legume family, peas live in symbiosis with nodule bacteria, which assimilate nitrogen from the atmosphere, which means it feeds itself and, in addition, enriches the soil.

Have matthiola bicorn small, nondescript inflorescences, but they smell wonderful, and the aroma intensifies in the evening. In the flower garden, gray-haired mattiola varieties are good: among dense and more decorative neighbors, near patios and gazebos.

Fragrant and delicate winged tobacco also planted next to a recreation area, massif or in containers.

The three-month lavatera is very pleasant for the eye and smell: at a distance close to the viewpoint and in those places where guests are for a long time. Its large funnel-shaped flowers with a delicate aroma are interesting to look at up close. This is a honey plant.

Another honey plant - lobularia maritime - are widely used as edging of flower beds, in borders and ridges. It branches strongly, grows in a dense clearing and smells good. The plant is also suitable for hanging baskets - white varieties look like a "cloud". Eshsholzia Californian blooms profusely, has decorative foliage, is resistant to drought and dampness, does not fade in the bright sun, and dissipates at cosmic speed.

Godezia even when wilted, it looks neat and does not spoil the look of the flower garden. Breeders have bred many varieties, different in height, color, flower shape. Beautiful compositions with smooth transitions are obtained by choosing varieties of the same color, but in different shades.

Reference by topic: Annual flowers and plants - where to plant, care, cultivation and sowing methods

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Tips for placing annuals

Annuals are good because they are fast. You sow in the ground, they immediately sprout, endure the spring cold and bloom quickly. You do not need to waste time on seedlings, you just need to find a winning place in the garden for them in advance. They will show themselves in all their glory.

In central Russia, the seeds of the annuals named by us are sown in the first decade of May, in the northern regions a week or two later.Ornamental pumpkins or beans are also sown 7-10 days later. Crops with a short flowering period (for example, gypsophila) can be sown at several times, with a difference of 2 weeks.

Species such as bidense, blue cornflower (although it has many varieties and mixtures with different colors of inflorescences), annual flax, samoseyka poppy, helipterum, nigella, or a girl in greenery, cynoglossum can be sown in clumps in a mixed flower bed or front garden. Or, by mixing their seeds, you can make a cheerful, variegated annual flowering lawn on the front lawn or along the fence.

Blooming garden - among vegetables, green crops, poppies, ornamental sunflowers, variegated toadflax, cynoglossum like forget-me-not, cornflowers, ornamental pumpkin, beans and other species always look great.

For good development and abundant flowering, it is important that the soil around the perennials is always loose, and the flower beds are free of weeds. And they will delight you with flowers from early summer to late autumn.

By benches and gazebos, near recreation areas, garden benches, you can sow fragrant flowers, such as mignonette, mattiola or low varieties of sweet peas. And near the pillars, terraces, gazebos, walls of buildings, you can sow curly summer plants, such as sweet peas (tall varieties), morning glory, ornamental bright red beans, echinocystis and others. Along the paths for curbs and ridges along the paths, Lavatera and Godetia, Iberis, Coreopsis are perfect.

For flowerpots and hanging boxes, annuals are best suited, such as nemesia, nasturtium, low sweet peas, you can decorate garden flowerpots and containers, as well as balcony boxes and even hanging planters.

Instead of faded bulbous ones, low species, such as gypsophila, Iberis, escholzia, bush, low varieties of nasturtiums and sweet peas, are best suited.

Annual care

1. After the emergence of shoots, the shelter is removed, if necessary, they sip. Dense crops are thinned out, pulling out excess plants or, after shedding the soil well, carefully dig them out and replant them to free places. The transplanted plants need to be watered and protected from the bright sun until they take root.
2. A couple of weeks after the emergence of seedlings, crops can be fed with complex fertilizers, repeat 1-2 times with an interval of 2 weeks.
3. Watering the summer in dry weather, if necessary, early in the morning or in the evening.

Sowing features

They dig up the soil or loosen it deeply, make grooves. Seeds are sown sparsely, in rows or scattered. Sprinkle with soil or mulching material (peat, compost, humus) with a layer that is approximately 3-5 times the height of the seed. Then the soil is lightly pressed from above with a hoe. Crops are watered from a watering can or a hose with small spray nozzles. In hot, sunny weather, it is advisable to cover the sowing site with a covering material so that the soil does not dry out.

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Ode to annuals

Summer residents who have recently joined the ranks of flower growers, as a rule, start with the same thing - by visiting all kinds of garden centers, Internet sites, exhibitions, collectors' sites. After all, there are so many interesting plants (mostly perennials) on offer, which "well, you just can't walk past them!"

Alas, the "buying rage" is often far ahead of planting planning and understanding which plants will actually feel good and look beautiful in your garden.

Therefore, the first advice to gardeners (and especially to beginners): do not rush to immediately acquire a lot of perennial flowers! Limit yourself to those whose landing sites have already been prepared. And the craving for variety can easily be satisfied with annuals. Most of these crops are easy to cultivate and can be renewed annually to change the look of the garden - a great planning aid! In addition, annuals are so bright and beautiful that it is difficult to imagine any garden or flower garden without them: from the simplest to the most sophisticated.

These gorgeous dahlias can be grown from seeds! F1 ‘Hello Gorgous Shades’. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Raising the "virgin soil"

Letters are especially useful when you are planning to start a flower garden in a new area with untreated soil. Many novice florists are of the opinion that it is better to start with perennial plants: they say, once planted - and no worries. But what is really going on? After all, even if you do not get involved with capricious crops, of which there are quite a few perennials, but plant the most undemanding species and varieties, but in a poorly prepared place, then:

- in flower beds of perennial plants, you do not have the opportunity to dig deeply into the soil with the introduction of organic fertilizers and thereby improve it;

- weeds, from seeds and pieces of rhizomes of which it is difficult to get rid of in one digging of the soil, are intertwined with roots with cultivated plants, and it can be very difficult to remove them;

- on new sites, it is difficult to immediately plan flower beds, and transferring perennial bushes from place to place is often not too easy.

The second advice naturally follows from this: "the development of virgin lands" start with planting annual flowers. Indeed, as a result of the autumn or spring digging of flower beds with the introduction of organic matter, you can significantly increase the fertility and structure of the soil and clear the site of most weeds.

Convinced? Already going to the store for seeds? And for what?

Calendula medicinal series 'Pacific'. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

A smart choice

When choosing summer trees for spring planting, you should not buy up all the bags of seeds with the photos you like in a row. First, assess your capabilities: can you grow them without unnecessary hassle?

It is better for an inexperienced or busy florist to pay attention to those species that are sown directly into the ground. These are: pink helipterum (acroclinum), calendula, cosmos, clarkia, lavatera, annual poppies, mattiola, blue cornflower, godetia, dimorphoteka, eschscholzia, venidium, nemesia, iberis, mignonette, etc. sow some "seedling" crops - callistefus (annual aster), marigolds, especially - b. rejected, gelichrizums, zinnias, Drummond phlox, sweet peas and some other species, but their flowering in this case will come late, only in the second half, or even at the end of summer.

Crops grown through seedlings are somewhat more complex than the previous ones. However, they, in turn, can also be divided into several groups. Seedlings of species such as marigolds, zinnias, amaranths, annual dahlias, coleus, celosia, annual chrysanthemums are the easiest to grow. Their seeds are sown in boxes (on window sills, loggias) or in the soil of greenhouses in mid-April, and planted in the ground at the end of May, when the threat of return frosts has passed.

The next group of summer growers has a longer period of obtaining high-quality seedlings and requires a little more patience and experience. Their seeds are sown about a month earlier - in mid-March, boxes with crops are placed on light windowsills or in greenhouses, greenhouses.Such crops include ageratum, alissum, arctotis, annual aster, verbena, gatsania, Chinese carnation, gelichrizum, sweet pea, kochia, levkoy, lobelia, snapdragon, perilla, petunia, salvia, scented tobacco, Drummond phlox.

And, finally, the last group includes species that have the longest period of development in seedlings. They are sown in January - February in heated greenhouses or indoors on special racks with light installations. The first month or two boxes with crops and seedlings must be supplemented with special lamps, since otherwise the seedlings stretch out and die. Such crops include: Shabo cloves, tuberous begonia, viola (violet Vitrokka), statice, heliotrope, fuchsia and some other species. I would not recommend to inexperienced growers to grow them from seeds.

Living rainbow

Let's get acquainted with the most interesting and relatively simple annual flower crops for novice florists.

Calendula

Calendula officinalis (Calendula officinalis) is one of the most common and well-known plants that bloom in many country flower gardens and rural front gardens. Over many centuries of cultivation, dozens, if not hundreds of varieties of calendula have been created, differing in plant size - from low, curb, about 25-30 cm in height, to large bushes up to 80 cm in height; the shape of inflorescences, which can be non-double, chamomile, and double, tiled and even anemone. But the greatest variety is in its color: from common yellow, orange, apricot to cream, dark brown, burgundy, pinkish or greenish, monochromatic or variegated.

Calendula officinalis 'Apricot Twist'. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

In the garden, calendula looks good in front gardens, mixborders, flower beds, ornamental gardens, on annual flower lawns. Low-growing varieties can be grown on balconies and in containers, made from them for ridges and curbs. In addition, its inflorescences are excellent cut.

If you do not have the desire or opportunity to grow seedlings of annual flowers on your own, then they can be purchased at numerous markets and garden centers.

How to grow?

Calendula is an extremely undemanding crop and easy to cultivate. Its seeds are sown in open ground from April to June inclusive, as well as before winter - in November. It is better to choose a bright place for it, but it is undemanding to soils, although it prefers neutral loams. If the seedlings are too dense, it is advisable to thin them out to a distance of 5–10 cm. Water the plants sparingly, only in dry times. On soils poor in nutrients, it is advisable to feed them once every 2-3 weeks with complex mineral fertilizers. The flowering of plants begins 45-50 days after sowing and continues until late autumn.

What's in a name?

At home, in the Mediterranean countries, calendula blooms all year round, for which it got its name: calendae in Latin means "the first day of every month." The Russian name - 'marigold' was given to the plant for the shape of the seeds, which really resemble the claws of animals and birds.

Calendula officinalis 'Orange Button'. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova Calendula is a valuable medicinal plant. Gargling with inflorescence of its inflorescences perfectly heals a sore throat, compresses with calendula decoction will help to heal wounds, bruises and dislocations faster, and calendula extract is widely used in cosmetics for skin and hair care.

Kosmeya

Cute multi-colored "daisies" of Cosmos, or Cosmos, can often be found in backyard flower gardens and rural front gardens. They have long won the hearts of flower lovers with their cheerful disposition, variety and unpretentiousness.

Currently, two types of cosmos can be found in our gardens.The most famous and familiar to us species, the double-pinned space (C. bipinnatus) forms powerful (or not very) branched bushes 50–120 cm high, with heavily cut leaves and rather large chamomile-shaped inflorescences (from 5 to 12 cm in diameter). The color of the reed flowers can be white, pink, red, burgundy, the disc of tubular flowers is yellow.

Another species, which appeared in our country relatively recently, but quickly gained popularity among flower growers, is the sulfur-yellow space (C. sulphureus). It has smaller inflorescences (4–7 cm in diameter), the petals of which are slightly bent inward in the shape of a rose and are painted in yellow-orange-red colors. Plant height can be from 30 to 150 cm.

Double-feathery double space. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Cosmos are very similar to calendula in their use in the garden. They are grown in flower beds and in mixborders, in the front gardens of rural houses. It is convenient to make backstage from high grades of cosmes, to decorate fences and walls of buildings with them. From low grades, especially since sulfur-yellow, you can create borders, decorate containers and balcony boxes with them. Low, small-flowered forms because double-feathery are often included in annual flower (Moorish) lawns.

Cosmos is double-feathery, a mixture of colors. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

Double-pinnate space is a cold-resistant and light-loving plant, since sulfur-yellow is more thermophilic and feels good only in a relatively hot summer. Both species are drought-resistant and undemanding to soil, but grow better on loose, not too nutritious - "overfed" plants grow vigorous, but bloom poorly.

Just like calendula, cosmea is sown in open ground starting in April.

What's in a name?

Сosmos is translated from Greek as "decoration". Indeed, the name matches the plant!

Cosmosus yellow. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Lavatera

A bright three-month lavatera, or hautma (Lavatera trimestris), always attracts attention in the garden. But not only for this, gardeners love her so much, but also for the long abundant flowering and docile nature. Lavatera is a rather powerful, branchy, fast-growing plant with a height of 60 to 150 cm. During flowering, from late June to autumn, it is covered with large (6-10 cm in diameter), funnel-shaped flowers, painted in white, pink or red.

Lavatera is a three-month ‘Novella’. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Long-lasting, generous, bright flowering and unpretentiousness make the lavender desirable for any flower garden - flower beds, rabatka, border, mixborder. Flowers stand well in cut. Compact varieties can be used for containers or garden vases.

Lavatera is a three-month ‘Mont Blanc’. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

Lavatera is cold-resistant, photophilous, drought-resistant, does not like waterlogging. It grows well on various soils, but it feels better and blooms more abundantly on light fertile soils.

Seeds are sown directly into the ground in early May, in nests of 2-3 seeds at a distance of 25-30 cm. It is also possible to sow seeds in a line at a distance of 10-15 cm from each other. In dry weather, plants need to be watered, otherwise their growth will slow down and flowering will not be plentiful. In May - June, it is desirable to carry out 3-4 additional fertilizing with complex fertilizers at intervals of 10-15 days.

What's in a name?

The Lavater got its name in honor of the Lavater brothers, famous German doctors and naturalists.

Eschsholzia

The multicolored silky flowers of the Californian Eschscholzia (Eschscholzia californica) are very similar to small poppies, for which they received the popular name Californian poppy. The plant forms a low, branched bush 15–30 cm high with numerous, rather long (up to 60 cm) lodging shoots. At the top of the shoots are bright, shiny, large (up to 5-8 cm in diameter) single flowers: double or non-double, with smooth or corrugated petals of various colors - creamy white, yellow, orange, salmon, red. Escholzia leaves are also extremely elegant: strongly dissected, openwork, covered with a gray waxy bloom.

Eshsholzia Californian terry. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Californian poppy can be grown in flower beds, in ridges, mixborders, made curbs from it, planted in spots on lawns, in rockeries, ornamental gardens. They look beautiful in vases, containers and balcony boxes. Escholzia is often included in mixtures for annual flower ("Mauritanian") lawns. Flowers stand well in cut.

How to grow?

Eshsholzia is cold-resistant, light-requiring, drought-resistant and very unpretentious. Prefers dry, sunny places and does not tolerate excess moisture. It blooms better and remains compact on nutrient-poor soils. In rainy weather, the flowers close.

Propagated by seeds, which are sown in early May in open ground. In areas with light soil, you can do winter crops. Too dense seedlings are desirable to thin out at a distance of 5-10 cm. Flowering begins in the first half of July and continues until frost. Some varieties of Escholzia can produce abundant self-seeding.

What's in a name?

Eschsholzia is named after Dr. IF Eshsholts, a naturalist from the Baltic States who lived in 1793-1831.

Eshsholzia Californian 'Apple Blossom'. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Marigold

Marigolds, marigolds, tagetes (Tagetes) - one of the most famous and beloved by many annuals.

In gardening, two types of marigolds are most often used: b. rejected, or French (T. patula), - with a strongly branched, spreading bush form 15-50 cm high, with non-double or double inflorescences of a monochromatic or variegated color, and b. erect, or African (T. erecta), - with more powerful and less branched plants 30–120 cm high and densely double inflorescences of a uniform color with a diameter of 10–15 cm. thin-leaved, or Mexican (T. tenuifolia, sin. T. signata), with thin stems 20-60 cm high, graceful strongly dissected leaves and a huge number of small non-double inflorescences 2-3 cm in diameter. Monochromatic or with a contrasting spot in the center, they painted in bright yellow, lemon, orange tones.

Marigolds rejected by ‘Carmen’. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Marigolds look harmonious in any flower beds, in flower beds, in borders, mixborders, ornamental gardens. They can be used in containers and hanging baskets, and can be planted in balcony boxes. Despite their love of light, they can tolerate a little shading, so they can be used to decorate areas on the north side of buildings. In addition, they have a sanitary effect on the soil, destroying or repelling nematodes by excreting their roots. For the same purpose, crushed marigold leaves can be added to the soil.

Marigolds are thin-leaved, a mixture of colors. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

All marigolds are thermophilic (cannot withstand even slight frosts), photophilous (but can tolerate slight shading), drought-resistant and very undemanding to soils. They easily tolerate transplanting at any stage of development, even during full flowering.

Propagated by seeds, in the conditions of central Russia - through seedlings, in the southern regions - by sowing in the ground. For seedlings, seeds are sown in the second half of April in greenhouses, but for earlier flowering, sowing is possible in March and even in February. Seedlings dive into boxes, pots or greenhouse ridges at a distance of 5–7 cm from each other. During the period of growing seedlings, it is advisable to make 2-3 fertilizing with nitrogen or complex mineral fertilizers with an interval of 7-10 days.

Seedlings are planted in open ground in early June, when the threat of spring frosts has passed. The distance between plants when planting is from 15 to 40 cm, depending on the variety. Care consists in weeding and loosening the soil around the plants, and on poorly fertile soils, another 1-2 complex fertilizing is carried out.

Flowering at b.rejected starts 2–2.5 months after sowing, b. erect - after 2.5-3 months and b. thin-leaved - after 2 months.

What's in a name?

The common name - marigolds, or marigolds, was given to these plants for the velvety petals of flowers, especially in dark-colored varieties, and they received the scientific name Tagetes in honor of the Etruscan god Tages, famous for his beauty and ability to predict the future.

Marigolds are erect. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Dahlias

Who does not know the slender beauties of the Dahlia (Dahlia) with huge bright inflorescences that color our gardens in late summer and autumn? True, most large-flowered varieties are perennials, and their tubers must be dug up and stored in cool rooms before the onset of cold weather. But it is not always possible to do this, so annual dahlias can be an excellent replacement for them.

For a long time, it was believed that annual dahlias are medium-sized plants with medium-sized non-double flowers, painted in various shades of white, yellow, orange and red. People called them so - "Merry guys", by the name of the most famous, ancient variety. To date, many annual dahlias have been created, which are not inferior in beauty and variety to their perennial relatives.

Dahlia is annual, collar-shaped inflorescences. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Annual dahlias are planted in flower beds, in rabatkas, and massifs. Low varieties can be grown in containers and balcony boxes.

How to grow?

Dahlias are a rather demanding crop in terms of cultivation conditions. They are very thermophilic, they like fertile, moderately moist soils and sunny, windless areas.

Dahlia one-year 'Art Deco'. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Seeds are sown in boxes in the first half of April, later the seedlings are planted at a distance of 7–8 cm in pots or boxes. Young plants tolerate transplanting well. They are planted in open ground in early June. The distance between plants depends on the variety and can be from 20 to 40 cm. It is very important to loosen the soil around the bushes in a timely manner, in hot weather - water abundantly and periodically, once every 2 weeks, feed with a complex mineral or organic fertilizer. In August, feeding is stopped. Annual dahlias bloom in the first half of July and bloom profusely until the first frost.

What's in a name?

Dahlias, natives of Mexico, appeared in Europe in the 18th century, where they received two names at once - dahlias and dahlias. The first of them was given in honor of the famous Swedish botanist A. Dahl. And in 1803 the German botanist K.L. Both names have existed together for a long time, but recently the name Dahlia has become the official botanical name of the genus. The name "dahlia" has taken root only in our country.

Aster

The one-year-old aster, or Chinese callistephus (Callistephus chinensis), is perhaps the most beloved "folk" summer in our country. In nature, this plant is about 80 cm high, with chamomile inflorescences of lilac-purple color. However, over several centuries of cultivation, the appearance of this culture has changed dramatically. Many hundreds of varieties have been created, differing in plant height (from 20 to 100 cm), bush shape (spherical, oval, columnar, pyramidal, spreading), leaf color (from light green to dark green with a purple bloom), flowering time ( from early, blooming on the 70th day after germination, to late - on the 120-130th day).

But the greatest changes have undergone the inflorescences of callistephus - in color, shape, size, doubleness, their number on the plant, etc. In what colors they are not painted! White, pink, red, salmon, yellow, blue, purple - almost all colors of the rainbow, with the exception of bright orange and black. There are varieties with bicolor inflorescences.

According to the method of application, asters can be divided into casing (curb) - low, compact, abundantly flowering, cut - high, with long strong peduncles and universal - suitable for both gardening and cutting.Most varieties of asters belong to the latter group.

Callistephus Chinese, 'Milady' series. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

In garden plots, annual asters are planted in flower beds, rabatkas, in mixborders, low varieties - in borders, containers, balcony boxes, rock gardens. Dwarf varieties are used as a pot culture. And, of course, do not forget that annual asters are one of the best garden cut crops.

Callistephus Chinese 'Gala'. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

Most of all, aster varieties differ in the shape of the inflorescences. On this basis, they were combined into more than 40 varieties, or garden groups. One of the main reasons for the huge popularity of the annual aster is its undemanding nature. This plant is cold-resistant (it can tolerate frosts down to –3–4 ° C), light-loving, prefers sandy loam or loamy, loose, nutritious soils with a neutral reaction.

Aster propagates by seeds in both seedling and non-seedling methods. In the first case, seeds are sown in late March - early April. In open ground, seedlings can be planted from mid-May. With a seedless cultivation method, seeds are sown into the ground in early spring, as soon as the soil is ready. In the phase of 2-3 true leaves, the seedlings are thinned out or planted at a distance of 10-15 cm.

Depending on the variety and method of growing, asters begin to bloom from late June to mid-August and continue until frost.

Callistephus Chinese 'Minuet', a mixture of colors. Photo: AiF / Elena Kolesnikova

What's in a name?

The name Callistefus was given to this flower by the French botanist Antoine Jussier: translated from Latin it means "beautiful wreath".

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

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

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

Content:

• Annual flowers for a summer residence with photos and names
• Annuals in the garden - my own experience
• Annual flowers in the country photo gallery

Annual flowers for a summer residence

Mirabilis

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

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

Mirabilis

Reproduction

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

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

Care

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

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

There are several varieties of mirabilis differing in the color range of buds.

Marigold

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

Marigold

Seed propagation

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

Seedling

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

Care

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

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

There are many varieties of marigolds:

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

Snapdragon

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

Reproduction

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

At a temperature of 24 degrees, sprouts will appear in 15 days. After the appearance of the first shoots, the container is transferred to a place where direct sunlight does not fall in order to avoid burns of the seedlings. After 4 days, you can completely remove the glass.

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

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

Snapdragon

Care

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

Snapdragon seeds are harvested only when they are incomplete and placed in a shady place to ripen.

Datura

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

Reproduction

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

Datura

Care

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

Zinnia

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

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

Reproduction

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

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

Zinnia is the most common annual for summer cottages and gardens

Care

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

Kosmeya

These annuals grow up to a meter tall and have all shades of pink, white and blue. Due to the fact that its leaves are very delicate, the dill-like flower looks very delicate and airy.

Reproduction

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

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

Kosmeya

Care

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

Gazania

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

Reproduction

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

Gazania

Care

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

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

Nasturtium

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

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

Annual flowers for a summer residence - nasturtium

Reproduction

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

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

Care

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

Annuals in my garden - my own experience

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

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

Here are some annuals blooming in our garden today:

1. Annual phlox

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

Annual phlox

2. Annual dahlias

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

Annual dahlias

3. Lenok

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

4. Petunia

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

Petunia - annuals for giving

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

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

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