The dream of many summer residents is a flower bed, living its own life and not requiring special care. This is feasible, you just have to plant unpretentious flowers.
Lupine
Lupine, or "wolf bean," is a popular plant in the legume family. This is a perennial flower with many varieties. It reaches 120 cm in height. Lupine blooms in late June-first half of July and in September. It tolerates frosts up to -8 ° C. Seeds are sown at the end of March, 2-3 pieces per hole. "Wolf bean" blooms in 7-9 weeks. Flower care consists only in pruning faded shoots and a single top dressing in spring.
Clarkia
Annual up to 90 cm high, belongs to the Cypriot family. In nature, there are more than 30 varieties, but gardeners mainly plant the three most beautiful - terry, pretty, Fantasy. Seeds are sown in late April or early May. Clarkia is watered only as necessary, fed 2 times a month with mineral fertilizers. As the fading inflorescences are pruned.
Primrose
This is a perennial decorative primrose. Primrose is often used by landscape designers. For planting, 19 plant species are suitable.
The most common primrose - spring, pink, ordinary, high. A flower is planted in late spring or before winter. With spring planting, seedlings appear after 2-4 weeks. Water abundantly, be sure to keep the soil around the plants moist. In this case, there should be no stagnation of water. Nitrogen fertilizers once every two weeks are suitable for feeding.
Terry Calendula
An annual unpretentious plant, grows in height up to 80 cm. Low varieties are suitable for border plantings. The smell of calendula repels pests. In the world there are about 500 species of plants. Popular varieties are Indian Prince, Russian Size, Orange King. Sowing is carried out in autumn and spring, at the end of May. Minimum care - moderate watering as the soil dries. Buds need to be cut after withering.
Viscari
Annuals, grows in different climates, even in regions with severe winters. Viscaria is short and tall, can reach 105 cm in height. It blooms for more than one month, does not have a bright aroma. Common varieties are Holiday, Blue Angel. Seeds are planted both on seedlings and in open ground. 3-4 pieces are sown in one well. The viscari blooms after 3 weeks. Water the plant every 7 days, and fertilize it every 3 weeks.
Ptilotus
One and perennial plants with fluffy flowers. The name from Greek translates as "feathers". In total, there are 16 species, one of the most popular is the elevated poulotus.
The height of the flower is from 15 cm to 1.5 m. Great for cutting, as it can be stored for two weeks. Ptilotus does not tolerate frost, this should be taken into account when growing it in open ground. The flower tolerates dry weather and does not like moisture, so it is rarely watered. Fertilize enough once a month, top dressing should contain zinc and copper.
Nasturtium
The second name of the flower is "capuchin". Annual or perennial plants, there are a total of 90 species. Nasturtium is unpretentious and has healing properties.
In open ground, seeds are planted in the second half of May. 3-4 pieces are sown in the hole, the first seedlings will appear in 7-14 days. It’s very easy to take care of “capuchin” - occasionally water and weed. If you put a layer of mulch on the ground, then you will avoid unnecessary weeds. Plants bloom very brightly, so they are great for decorating the house area.
