Low-growing varieties of flowers for flower beds: a selection of the best options
Create a spectacular multi-tiered compositions on the beds is impossible without the use of miniature flowering plants. Undersized flowers versatile flower beds in landscaping, since they can act as soloists carpet flowerbeds or serve as background mixborders clearance or curb-edging for taller flowering of flora. Assortment of miniature flowers, height not exceeding 30 cm, variety: to create striking compositions can be used as annuals and biennials, and perennial low-growing flowers. We propose to consider the most popular types of flowering plants, which can become an original complement of low songs.
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Miniature handsome annuals
To create a colorful composition that will delight the exuberant flowering in the first year of planting, quite simply, if you apply for green areas, low-growing flowers annuals.
Handsome purslane, known since the time of Hippocrates as «blessed» the flower is widespread in horticulture thanks to its ability to grow in arid areas
Surprisingly, it was during the hot dry days of miniature semi-double and double flowers of purslane cream, orange, pink and purple shades show itself in all its glory. Fishnet green mats with variegated flowers of purslane can be found in the joints of concrete slabs in rockeries, retaining stone walls and dry slopes.
Among the beautiful low-growing annual flowers that prefer Sunny areas, you can also select ageratum of Houston.
Dense cushion globular inflorescences are painted in white, Carmine-pink, blue or purple-blue colors, blooming in early summer, do not lose their decorative appeal until the first frost
Worthy decoration of the flower beds may also make such low-growing flowers: Sunny marigolds, dwarf varieties of annual asters, nasturtium, gazania, Alpine poppy, Lobelia, iberis.
To give an unprecedented charm flower with bright shoes like flowers calceolaria
Extraordinarily beautiful flowers with a unique two-lipped bubble shape is dotted with a scattering of dots and spots. Blooming in early March, calceolaria become vivid decoration for the spring. Shade-loving exotic plant prefers to grow on very moist soils.
Low-growing biennial flowers
Decoration of flower beds in the Sunny areas there may be a Pansy. Beauty violet Pansy, blooming in late April, the ability to enjoy a long flowering period throughout the summer.
Incredible combination of colors, ranging from pale blue, and finally deep blue with intermediate shades of yellow and red, are the cause of the enormous popularity of the viola in floriculture
Small delicate flowers daisies resemble scattered pearls. Not surprisingly, in Greek margarites means «pearl».
Graceful baskets Terry inflorescences daisies a variety of colors, the first of which bloom in late April, continuing to bloom until the cold weather
For shady and moist sites are best suited touching me-nots. Young covered with hairs leaves forget-me-not outwardly resemble a mouse eye, so the plant got its name, which translated in Latin means «mouse ear».
White, blue and pink flowers with a yellow eye bloom in racemes in early may, flowering lasts for two months.
The most impressive look of the forget-me-nots in combination with bulbous plants, acting as a backdrop for the daffodils and tulips, ornamental onions and grouse
Low-growing flowering perennials
Wishing to create a flowerbed, which every year does not need to be regenerated, in the preparation of floral arrangements, the key role should be given to perennial species.
The first to enliven the flower garden miniature primrose. Blooming blossoms painted in pink, crimson, yellow and Burgundy shades that are able to please others flowering from April to June
In early may, the baton of flowering adopts a bold, handsome Phlox subulate. Sun-loving plant easily tolerates drought and prefers loose and dry soil.
Dense inflorescence of numerous flower buds gradually transformed into an amazingly beautiful five-pointed stars, the palette of which varies from white to purple and even purple hues
In may-June on thick green densely pubescent Mat yaskolki bloom white miniature flowers.
Snow pillows sun yaskolki look good in the neighborhood with fescue and bells
Among low-growing annuals most attractive: saxifrage, cloves, orietta, pechenocna lobed, creeping Speedwell, dwarf globe flower, Alpine Aster. To for autumn types include: chrysanthemum Korean, Crocus, Aster shrub.
When planning the arrangement of the beds of low-growing flowers, it is important to choose plants so that they harmoniously fit into the overall composition, pleasing the eye and beautifying the landscape. Offer you to view one of the examples of the design of the suburban area flower arrangements: