In the gardens of any cottage or house there is no certain amount of sunlight. It happens that the entire garden or vegetable garden is in the shade or vice versa - in the sun. Shade in the garden can be created by large fruit trees- apple trees, pears, plums, vineyards, etc. They mainly create shade in the lower tier. And any gardener wants beautiful greenery to grow in these places, but practically nothing grows there.
In such cases, only shade-loving flowers or plants, be they perennial or annual, can help out. They can germinate even in places with little sunlight.
Shade-tolerant flowers and garden plants are those that also love sunny color, but they only need it for about six hours in the morning or afternoon. But long flowering you can't wait.
Shade-loving plants love grow in secluded corners, where the sun is practically absent. They differ from other plants in their rich green leaves.
There are many varieties of shade-loving flowers that can be safely planted in a shady area of the garden or vegetable garden. In hot weather, it will be very pleasant to relax in the shade, where shade-loving flowers have bloomed.
For nature, any weather is a manifestation of love for the earth, which is why there are many flowers, including shade-loving and shade-tolerant ones. Thanks to these flowers, the garden area can be decorated under any tree, near the house on the north side or under the crown of a large tree.
Shade-loving flowers - types
Several types popular shade-loving flowers for the garden:
- oak anemone (anemone) - “harbinger of spring.” It blooms for 20 days - from April to the end of May (depending on how it is planted in the ground);
- lily of the valley (goes well when planted with anemones);
- large astrantia is a perennial plant (its height varies from 40 cm to 1 m, flower up to 5 cm);
- crested hollow - flowering occurs from the beginning of spring;
- dicentra - reach up to 1 m in height, flowering begins in May and ends in early June;
- foxglove is a biennial flower, beautiful from June to August, the height of the plant reaches one and a half meters;
- geranium (geranium blooms from one to one and a half months);
- liverwort is a low plant (from 5 cm to 15 cm), its flowering shape resembles a human liver, hence the name;
- hosta is a long-liver in the garden, can grow up to 25 years, grows slowly, and blooms in August;
- fern.
They also bloom well in any shade and last for a long time. all primroses grow. They can be sown immediately under the tree, and if there are seedlings, bushes can be planted immediately.
They love the shadow of the violet. Violet is a short, fragrant flower that blooms twice a year (April-May) and in the fall.
Shade-tolerant beauty - purchased(fragrant, graceful) is a very rare plant in our gardens and vegetable gardens, but she didn’t deserve it. This is very beautiful flower, which blooms in the first half of summer with white bells. And no flower can interrupt its scent. Its advantage: it can grow and reproduce in full shade. Reproduction occurs by seeds or roots. moisture-loving plant. Propagated in spring by root cuttings. As soon as the flower fades, the above-ground part dies.
Astilbe is suitable for shady corners. It blooms first and until the end of summer with small inflorescences of different colors - cream, white, pink and all red shades. A moisture-loving plant, it requires abundant watering in dry weather. In winter, the stems are cut off and the roots are covered with dry leaves. Its growth buds are located close to the soil surface, and therefore it should be protected from frost.
Daylilies and hemerocalis can withstand a little shade. They love fertile soil and moisture. Currently, hybrids have been bred with their multi-colored colors - from white to almost black.
Annual shade-tolerant plants
Among the annual shade-loving plants that feel fully functional are fragrant tobacco, nasturtium, and lobelia.
Greens and herbs
- Fern. The most shade-tolerant plant. More than 50 species of this species grow on the territory of Russia. the oldest plant. They grew back in the time of dinosaurs. In the garden, gardeners usually use the common fern, whose feather-like leaves can reach up to 1.5 m in height. They do not tolerate drought, so they should be watered more often.
- Shade-tolerant vines. This is actinidia - kolomikta, Chinese magnolia vine. They always have good flowering, even in great shade. Also very popular among gardeners is maiden grapes (triostrum and five-leaf ornamental crops). Excellent curly annual plant is an impomea, which has large bell-shaped flowers of different colors.
Conifers and shrubs
A lot of shrubs, including conifers, are adapted to the lack of sun. The most popular of this type are rhododendrons. In the wild, they grow on forest edges. In the shade you can plant a creeping form of evergreen boxwood - they will add shine to the shade. Mahonia holly will look very beautiful in the shade and will bloom beautifully and bear fruit with blue berries.
Does well in the shade hydrangea. This the most luxurious shrub, which can spend the winter with us.
Does very well with northern exposure yew berry. Its color ranges from yellow to almost black. There are quite a few varieties of this plant, even some that do not grow large.
There are still many shade-tolerant coniferous plants- This larch, fir and a huge number of juniper varieties.
When fruit trees grow large in the garden, you should not neglect flowers and shrubs. Nowadays there are quite a lot of them: shade-loving and shade-tolerant. And this is simply salvation from dull desolation. And you should never bury your dream of flowering flower beds.
Shade-loving flowers for gardens
What flowers can be grown in the shade? - This question is relevant for any amateur gardener. In a garden with many trees and shrubs, it is sometimes difficult to find open areas for flower beds that will be illuminated by the sun throughout the day.
According to the requirements for sunlight illumination garden plants They are divided into light-loving, shade-tolerant and shade-loving. We have prepared a small list of popular shade-tolerant and shade-loving perennials. These perennial flowers are suitable for planting in shady and lightly shaded areas of your garden. They tolerate shade well.
Shade-tolerant perennials can be grown under the canopy of trees and shrubs, in the shade of a house. They can grow and bloom in more or less direct sunlight.
Hosta "Cadillac". Photo: Hardyplants.
Perennial flowers for slightly shaded areas of the garden
These perennials prefer partial shade. They will grow well in partial shade. These flowers love the sun, but they only need to be exposed to open sunlight for a few hours a day. Partial shade is when an area is illuminated by the sun in the first or second half of the day, approximately 6 hours during the day.
Of course, in sunny areas the flowering of these perennial plants will be more abundant and longer than in the shade.
 Astilbe (Astilbe Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) |
 Anemone oak forest (Anemone nemorosa L.) |
 Alpine catchment (Aquilegia alpina L.) |
 Dicentra is magnificent (Lamprocapnos spectabilis(L.)T.Fukuhara) |
 Dicentra is beautiful (Dicentra formosa(Haw.) Walp.) |
 Primrose Julia (Primula juliae Kusn.) |
 Japanese primrose (Primula japonica A.Gray) |
 Peony (Paeonia L.) |
 Scilla (Scilla L.) |
 Large sedum (Sedum maximum(L.) Suter.) |
 Corydalis nobilis (Corydalis nobilis(L.) Pers.) |
 Caucasian ash* (Dictamnus caucasicus(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Grossh.) |
Perennial flowers for shady areas of the garden
Almost every garden has shady areas under the canopy of old trees. What to plant in a shady garden?
Not all plants can grow under trees. Only species resistant to root pressure coexist under the canopy of old trees. Therefore, under trees it is worth planting flowers with a shallow root system.
Most shade-tolerant plants are spring-flowering. Nature itself took care of them: they bloom when there are still almost no leaves on the trees, and they have enough sunny color.
You should not expect abundant long-term flowering or large, double flowers from shade-tolerant plants. Shade-tolerant plants are decorative, primarily due to their foliage and appearance (habitus). Therefore, a shady garden is mainly a decorative deciduous garden.
These perennials are suitable for planting and growing in shady areas of the garden. They tolerate shade and lack of sunlight well. They can be grown under tree canopy. Use them to fill areas of your garden where the sun rarely shines. And then a beautiful shady garden will grow on your site all summer.
 Bergenia thickleaf (Bergenia crassifolia(L.) Fritsch) |
 Periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) |
 Volzhanka vulgare (Aruncus dioicus(Walter) Fernald) |
 Saxifraga shadow (Saxifraga umbrosa L.) |
 Saxifraga cuneifolia (Saxifraga cuneifolia L.) |
 May lily of the valley* (Convallaria majalis L.) |
 Lunar coming to life (Lunaria rediviva L.) |
 Lungwort (Pulmonaria L.) |
 Hellebore* (Helleborus L.) |
 Digitalis* (Digitalis L.) |
 Ferns* (Polypodiophyta) |
 Noble liverwort (Hepatica nobilis Mill.) |
 Snowdrop* (Galanthus L.) |
 Soldanella mountaina (Soldanella montana Mikan) |
 Khosta (Hosta Tratt.) |
 Astilboides lamellar ( Astilboides tabularis (Hemsl.) Engl.) |
 Darmera thyroid ( Darmera peltata(Torr. ex Benth.) Voss) |
 Rogersia concochestanifolia ( Rodgersia aesculifolia Batal.) |
 Fragrant violet (Viola odorata L.) |
 Epimedium or Horny Weed ( Epimedium L.) |
 Voronets spica* or Voronets spica black* ( Actaea spicata L.) |
 Podophyllus thyroid ( Podophyllum peltatum L.) |
 Pachysandra apex ( Pachysandra terminalis Siebold & Zucc.) |
 An ordinary lady's slipper or a real slipper ( Cypripedium calceolus L.) |
Photo: Salvor Gissurardottir, H. Zell, Epp, Jerzy Opioła, Hectonichus, Hans B., Hedwig Storch, Wildfeuer, Jebulon, Meneerke bloem, Jonas Bergsten, Redsimon, Zdeněk Pražák, Qwertzy2, nestmaker (Rbrausse), Wouter Hagens, Jerzy Opioła , Fritz Geller-Grimm, brewbooks, Andrey Korzun, Sten Porse, Algirdas, Manuguf.
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* Poisonous plants. They require great care and compliance with safety measures when contacting them. If you have small children, you should avoid growing these plants in your garden.
Most shade-tolerant plants are primroses. They bloom in the spring, when the trees do not yet have dense foliage, so they have enough sunlight to bloom.
In this article you will find plants that grow well in shade and partial shade. This will make it easier for you to find the right plants to brighten up the shady areas of your yard! The photo can be enlarged by clicking on the thumbnail. Brief description, plant characteristics:
Cladium Biocolor (Cladium Bi - Color) - originally from Thailand. It has dark leaves with bright pink spots and blue veins, such decorativeness makes it stand out from other plants. Loves full shade, and reaches a height of 75 - 95 cm. Since this tropical plant, then it should be dug up for the winter and the roots should be stored in a dry place.
Geranium (Geranium Rozanne) - has beautiful blue flowers with a white center, dark green leaves. Grows in both shade and partial shade. After the first flowering, it can be pruned, then re-blooming will occur. It reaches a height of 50 cm.
Impatiens (Impatiens - Super Sonic Magenta) - a beautiful plant, has bright, large purple flowers, dark green foliage. Reaches a height of 45 cm. Perennial. Loves both full shade and partial shade.
Arizema (Jack The Pulpit - Candidissimum) - has a fragrant aroma and decorative striped perianths. Goes well in the company of hostas and ferns. Loves well-drained soil with rotted leaves. It reaches a height of about 90 cm. Grows in full shade or partial light.
Hellebore (Lenten Rose - Golden Sunrise) - has beautiful golden flowers, reaching a diameter of 5 - 7.5 cm. The leaves are shiny, the roots are thick and deep. Unpretentious, resistant to humidity and heat.
Lily of the valley is a well-known, delicate, fabulous flower that grows well in shade and partial shade. They bloom from May to June. The flowers have a delicate, subtle aroma.
Tiarella (Pinc Skyrocket) - interesting for its decorative flowers, reminiscent of small rockets. It can be used as a ground cover or mixed with other low-growing plants. It reaches a height of 15 - 30 cm.
Astilbe - to many favorite plant for exquisite, soft flowers different colors. The leaves are green and lacy. The flowers are so bright that they reflect light well and create a wonderful effect in a shady corner. Reaches a height of 50 - 75 cm.
Trillium - has bright, decorative flowers, reaching a diameter of 5 - 7.5 cm. The flowers have a citrus aroma. Reaches a height of 45 cm, grows well in both shade and partial shade.
Lungwort (Pulmonaria - Raspberry Splash) is a beautiful plant, especially the coral flowers that create a sparkling effect in a shady garden. It reaches a height of 30 cm and grows in full shade.
Adonis, Adonis (Adonis) - varieties - spring, Amur, Siberian - are perennials, and summer Adonis is an annual. Adonis are short; They are most attractive in the flowering phase, which for many species occurs in May-June. Used in groups, borders, suitable for rock gardens or as lining of shrub plantings.
Acanthus (Acanthus) - varieties - soft, long-leaved, prickly, Balkan. Tall perennials. Plants, growing, form dense groups; used for lining tree or shrub groups, in mixed borders or as focal plants in flower beds or simply on lawns.
Alstroemeria is a hybrid. Perennials with tuberous rhizomes; highly decorative during the flowering period. They are grown mainly in group plantings.
Arum (Arum) - varieties - spotted, Cretan, elongated, Italian. Perennials with tuberous rhizomes; are in many ways similar to closely related Arizema. Used mainly in shaded rockeries.
Bergenia (Bergenia) - thick-leaved, heart-leaved, Strechi varieties. Beautiful flowering perennials, but are valued not only during flowering - the plants form a very decorative rosette of leaves; in some species it becomes brightly colored in autumn. Used in groups near bushes, mixborders, in rock gardens, and as a flower bed plant. There are creeping forms grown as ground cover.
Periwinkle (Vinca) - varieties - large, small. Low perennials with attractive flowers; There are decorative leaf forms with variegated leaf colors. They are used in gardens mainly as ground cover under the canopy of trees, as well as in rock gardens, borders, and flower bed frames.
Begonia (Begonia) is an ever-flowering, tuberous variety. Varieties and hybrids of ever-flowering begonia are perennials cultivated as annuals. One of the most popular flower bed plants; It is used in landscaping on an industrial scale due to its ease of cultivation, duration and colorful flowering, and resistance to urban conditions. Varieties and hybrids of tuberous begonia are less common, but are also popular garden plants. Used in gardens as flower bed plants, as well as for growing in containers; hanging forms - for hanging baskets and flowerpots.
Whiteflower (Leucojum) - varieties - spring, summer. Small bulbous perennials that resemble the related snowdrops; decorative during the flowering period. B. vernal belongs to the primroses and is most common in floriculture. Used to create blooming spring lawns in the shade of trees along with other primroses; B. summer is usually grown near water bodies.
Fighter, Aconite (Aconitum) - varieties - hooded, Fischer, Carmichel. Tall perennials with spectacular flowering; grown mainly in group and mixed plantings in flower beds and borders. Climbing species are used for landscaping arbors and pergolas. They are decorative not only during flowering: the plants have openwork, heavily dissected leaves.
Buzulnik (Ligularia) - varieties - Przhevalsky, jagged, Siberian, narrow-leaved. Most species are tall plants with spectacular inflorescences. They are decorative not only with flowering, but also with beautiful foliage (in some species, with a jagged edge or pinnately dissected). They are planted in gardens mainly near ponds (moisture-loving). They are also used in mixborders and group plantings.
Cottonweed (Asclepias) - varieties - Syrian, tuberose, curasava, meat - red. Tall perennials with spectacular flowering. Used in group plantings. V. curasavian is cultivated as an annual.
Loosestrife (Lusimachia) - varieties - coin-shaped, ephemeral, dark purple, dotted. Perennials grown for lush and long-lasting flowering (most species). Variegated varieties have been bred for some species. Plants are used in group plantings to frame ponds (moisture-loving), mixborders in shaded areas of the garden. V. monetata is a creeping plant, it is used as a ground cover, in rock gardens, and as a hanging plant for growing in flowerpots.
Vesennik (Eranthis) - varieties - Tubergena, Cilician, winter. Beautifully flowering spring plants. Often used in joint plantings with other spring ephemerals to create vibrant flowering lawns. Also used in group plantings between bushes, in compositions on alpine roller coaster.
Anemone - varieties - columnar, felt, buttercup, oak. Graceful perennial plants with spectacular flowering. Most spring-flowering anemones are ephemeroids; their growing season ends by summer. A separate group consists of autumn-flowering species and hybrids. They are used primarily as flower beds and rock gardens.
Catchment, Aquilegia - Perennials, sometimes cultivated as annuals or biennials. Decorative during the period of long flowering. Low-growing varieties are used mainly in rock gardens; tall - for creating mixed compositions of herbaceous plants on ridges and in mixborders, for creating flowering groups in shady places near ponds.
Volzhanka, Aruncus (Aruncus) - varieties - aetus-leaved, dioecious, Amur. A perennial that forms a beautiful spreading bush with paniculate inflorescences. Used mainly in group plantings; tall species - in single plantings under trees, to form the background of borders.
Lipstick (Mimulus) - Annuals or perennials cultivated as annuals; They have brightly colored flowers and spectacular flowering. used primarily as flower bed plants; can be used to decorate the banks of reservoirs. Compact varieties are used as ground cover and in alpine hill compositions.
Dicentra - variety - magnificent. Perennials forming a spreading bush with spectacular drooping inflorescences. Highly decorative in the flowering stage; used mainly in single plantings.
Goldenrod (Solidago) - varieties - Canadian, common. Perennial plants characterized by lush flowering in late summer and autumn. Natural species are quite tall, but bred low-growing varieties, which provides a variety of uses in landscaping. Goldenrods are suitable as background plants in the background of mixborders, grown in group plantings, in flower beds (compact varieties) and for cutting.
Saxifraga (Saxifraga) - Variety introduced into horticultural culture perennial species due to the unpretentiousness and breadth of possible use of saxifrage. First of all, they are known as the most common plants for rock gardens, but are also often grown as ground cover (low-growing and creeping types), flower beds and border plants (tall). In some species, flowering is valued, but in most, it is the form of rosettes or the ability to form decorative cushion-shaped shoots. Not all cultivated species are shade-tolerant.
And also oxalis, bell, lily of the valley, daylily, lily, liriope, lobelia, moonflower, buttercup, mantle, foxglove, narcissus, nomocharis, sedge, paisandra, primrose, liverwort, peony, snowdrop, scilla, stachys, violet, fuchsia, hosta , corydalis, cyclamen, jasmine, comfrey, peppermint, rastragon, lemon balm, radiola rosea, spring navel, sweet woodruff, round-leaved tree-loaf, actinidia kolomikta, ivy, iriododictium, ornithogallum, tulips, hoofweed, kupena, doronicum, tenacious, iris, Jeffersonia, Tiarca cordifolia, Telekia, Soldanella montana, Darmera thyroid, Voronets spica, Podophyll thyroid, lady's slipper. From the bushes we offer you plant in the shade: privet, elderberry, weigella, vineyard, gualteria, wisteria, hydrangea, maiden grape, deutzia, viburnum, kalmia, dogwood, buckthorn, leukote, hazel, juniper, rhododendron, boxwood, lilac, snowberry, spirea, stewartia, mock orange, enkianthus. And trees are more shade-loving: beech, hornbeam, Davidia, spruce, serviceberry, cedar, cypress, maple, liquidambar, metasequoia, nyssa, fir, rowan, yew, hemlock, hop hornbeam.
We hope this list of shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants will help you decorate your shady corner!
Geranium (Geranium Rozanne)
This plant is native to Thailand and its blue veins and hot pink spots highlight and really make it stand out against the dark leaves. Grows in full shade, reaches a height of 75 - 95cm. In cool climatic zones Before frost, the plant must be dug up and stored in a cool, dry place.
Caladium Bi-Color.
Caladium Bi-Color.
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In every garden there is a place that, due to its shade, remains pale and dull. Such places are found under the closed crown of tall trees, along fences and walls of buildings. Sometimes this even becomes a problem, as moss begins to grow in such places. In this situation, shade-loving perennials come to the aid of the gardener. By correctly selecting and planting them, you will solve the problem of creating a shady area for more than one year.
In relation to the illumination of the growing area, all plants, including perennials, can be divided into light-loving, shade-loving and shade-tolerant.
Light-loving plants prefer places that are well lit during the day; in other conditions they can become very elongated and will not bloom. Shade-tolerant - they love sunny areas, but tolerate light shading well, although they can bloom less intensely. And shade-loving plants feel good in the shade. Such plants in the sun can get burned and dry out.
In order to choose the right place for each of them, you also need to understand what shaded areas are.
– Shade is a place where sunlight reaches less than three hours during the day. Regardless of the time of day (morning, afternoon or evening).
– Partial shade is when the sun hits the site for more than three hours a day (most often only in the morning or evening).
– A sparse shadow is formed under the thin crown of trees when they penetrate between the foliage sun rays.
– deep shadow– these are places where sunlight does not penetrate almost at all or for a very short time.
In nature, for each of these places there are suitable plants. In order to choose them correctly and form a flower garden that will look decorative all season, it is also necessary to determine the flowering time of certain shade-loving perennials.
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Spring
Although the sun is not very active in spring, while the leaves have not yet appeared on the trees, spring primroses feel good in the shade of the branches. Snowdrop (Galanthus) and scilla (Scilla) are forest dwellers and therefore it is natural and comfortable for them to grow in the shade. Muscari (Muscari), daffodils (Narcissus), frost-resistant varieties of kandyk or erythronium (Erythrónium), beautiful Puschkinia, gentle liverwort (Hepatica), as well as “broken hearts” dicentra (Dicentra) are well tolerated by slight shade.
Suitable perennials for planting even in dense shade are lilies of the valley (Convallaria). Curtains of lilies of the valley look beautiful in a shady corner of the garden.
Snowdrops 
Scillas 
Muscari 
Daffodils 
Erythronium 
Pushkinia 
liverwort 
Dicentra 
Lilies of the valley
In areas where the sun appears only in the morning, Brunnera will feel ideal. For its small blue flowers that form miniature clouds from the inflorescences, it is also called forget-me-not. Flowering begins in May and ends by July. But Brunnera is not only good for its flowers; after flowering, it is also decorative due to its large, beautifully colored leaves. Brunnera is indispensable for rockeries and mixborders. This plant will help gardeners in filling shady and waterlogged places.
Brunner 
Ayuga (tenacious)
It’s not for nothing that the cute ground cover plant Ajuga received its second name - tenacious. It can grow in almost any conditions. And what’s important is that it is shade-tolerant. In a short period of time it creates a dense, beautiful carpet. After all, its leaves can be burgundy, green and chocolate. Ayuga blooms in May. On a low (10-15 cm) peduncle it forms a false spikelet of a dozen small blue-violet flowers. Flowering lasts for a long time and therefore the carpet of tenacious takes on a bluish tint. Excellent for shady rock gardens. It can be used to decorate slopes and slopes.
You can see an example of designing a spring flower garden in the proposed diagram. The upper tier of the mixborder is represented by shade-loving shrubs.
Mahonia aquifōlium is an evergreen shrub that blooms in spring and has a spicy aroma. Grows from 30 to 100 cm. It lends itself well to cutting. Leathery leaves are very decorative. Reddish in the spring, they turn dark green and shiny in the summer, and take on a bronze hue in the fall. Shade-tolerant plant.
Mahonia holly 
Rhododendron atlantis
Atlantic rhododendron (Rhododendron atlanticum) is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 60 cm. Winter-hardy and shade-tolerant. The leaves appear at the same time as the flowers in May. The flowers are fragrant white stars with a pinkish tint, collected in a brush. The leaves turn bright yellow in autumn.
Garden azalea (Azalia, Azalea) - very beautiful. It will not grow in the sun or in dense shade. She needs partial shade. Azalea is quite demanding to care for, but when it blooms in May, the flowers cover the entire bush so that even the leaves are not visible. It looks amazingly beautiful!
Garden azalea 
The middle tier was filled with plants with beautiful leaves.
Female Kochedyzhnik
Female fern (Athyrium filix-femma) is a fern with delicate, beautifully dissected foliage about a meter high. Shade-loving plant. Frost-resistant. Unpretentious.
Bergenia crassifolia (Bergénia crassifolia) is an evergreen perennial. Its dark green leaves, thick and round, do not die in winter. In spring, its brownish-green leaf ears begin to peek out from under the snow. In the fall they acquire bright red color. Large panicle inflorescences consist of pink flowers that bloom in May. Shade-tolerant and easy to care for.
Bergenia thickleaf 
Hosta plantain
Hosta plantain (Hosta plantaginea) - has large bright green heart-shaped leaves. The leaf shape and pronounced veins resemble a plantain leaf. On a high stalk there are large white star flowers that have a delicate lily scent. Blooms in August. But all types of hosta are valued primarily for their large and beautiful leaves. Very shade-tolerant, survives in places where other plants might die.
Hosta albo-marginata is a plant with very beautiful oval-pointed white-green leaves. Purple bell-shaped flowers are collected in a raceme-like inflorescence. Blooms in July. Like other types of hosta, it is a shade-tolerant plant.
Hosta white-edged 
Fragrant violet
The decoration of the lower tier is the fragrant violet (Viola odorata). This is a gentle forest guest, and therefore shade-tolerant and unpretentious. Everyone knows its miniature purple butterfly flowers with a wonderful aroma. It blooms in May, and then again at the end of summer. There are decorative varieties with large flowers of white, dark purple and reddish-purple color.
Summer
Summer is a sunny time. But even at this time of year there are shade-loving garden flowers and shrubs. Using the example of designing a summer-flowering shady mixborder, we will get acquainted with such plants.
We are already familiar with bergenia and hosta from spring flower beds. These plants are decorative throughout the warm season, so they are often used in landscape design.
In our composition, the central place was occupied by foxglove (Digitalis), a biennial unpretentious plant. She feels quite good both in the sun and in the shade. A tall (more than one and a half meters) peduncle is crowned with a one-sided spike of large bells. Their coloring is very diverse. It can be pink, white, yellow, purple, red, as well as with a pattern of blurry spots and dark dots. Blooms almost all summer. A very beautiful but poisonous plant.
Digitalis 
The backdrop is lush bushes of two types of hydrangeas: tree hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) and large-leaved or garden hydrangea (Hydrángea macrophýlla). This type of shrub loves light shade. Blooms in summer. Beautiful caps of pink, blue and white flowers cover almost the entire bush and look incredibly beautiful.
Hydrangea 
Large-leaved hydrangea (garden)
Phlox paniculata
Also occupying the upper tier is paniculata phlox (Phlox paniculata), a perennial with many varieties. Their coloring is very diverse, there are also two-colored ones. The height ranges from 60 cm to 1.3 m. The flowers are collected in fairly dense inflorescences of various shapes. They bloom all summer and some varieties even in autumn. Shade-tolerant and unpretentious plant, but sensitive to drought.
The middle tier, along with hostas and bergenia, is occupied by perennial shade-loving flowers - astilbe (Astilbe) and aquilegia (Aquilegia). Astilbe can be called a universal plant; it can grow almost anywhere. But the ideal place for it is partial shade. Valued by designers for its beautiful paniculate inflorescences of small flowers different colors. Blooms in summer. (You can find out more about this elegant plant). Aquilegia is also a lover of partial shade. The unusual shape of the flower with a spur gives it its charm. The colors of the flowers are varied - both one-color and two-color. For its ability to collect droplets of water in flowers, it was given a second name - catchment.
Astilbe 
Astilbe 
Aquilegia
The lower tier is decorated with soft mantle (Alchemilla mollis), heuchera (Heuchera) and garden primrose (Primula).
Cuff is a creeping perennial with inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers. The main advantage of this plant is its rounded fan-shaped leaves, with pubescent, slightly concave blades, on which droplets of dew miraculously linger, giving the plant additional charm. Practically does not suffer from the illumination of the area. Feels normal everywhere.
Cuff (flowers) 
Cuff
Heuchera is a very popular plant due to its decorative leaves and small (up to 50 cm) height. The round-lobed, pubescent leaves are collected in a rosette. Their colors are varied: green, red, yellow, silver-gray. The flowers, similar to bells, are collected in small loose panicles of white and reddish-pink shades. Loves shaded places.
Heuchera 
Primrose or primrose is a beautiful flower, the variety of its species allows flower beds to bloom from spring to autumn. In our case, we present a primrose that blooms in summer. Primroses are mostly low-growing, rounded leaves form a rosette. The flowers are collected in a group (bouquet) and have a variety of colors, both monochromatic and bicolor. They do not like direct sunlight and prefer to grow in partial shade.
Primrose (primrose) 
You can also recall such summer shade-loving garden flowers as periwinkle (Vinca), Helenium (Helenium), bells (Campanula), forget-me-not (Myosotis), kupena (Polygonatum multiflorum), Rogersia (Rodgersia) and others.
Periwinkle 
Helenium 
Bells 
Forget-me-not 
Kupena 
Rogersia
Autumn
In autumn, the sun gradually loses its activity, the flowering of plants begins to decline, but nevertheless, it is still possible to create an attractive shady flower garden at this time. Let's look at the diagram.
As you can see, the autumn composition does not spoil us with blooms. Now plants with beautiful leaves are coming to the rescue again. These include a variety of hosta varieties, namely Siebold (Hosta sieboldii), swollen (Hosta ventricosa) and wavy (Hosta undulata). The hybrid astilbe (Astilbe) also helps us out, blooming in early autumn with pretty panicles. The spreading black cohosh (Cimicifuga rasemosa), which grows up to 2 m, also pleases with its flowering. Its flowers are small, white, collected in a pyramidal inflorescence, and have a specific medicinal smell. The stem and leaves of this type of black cohosh are green-violet in color, which is also decorative. Since black cohosh is a forest plant, it grows well in the shade.
Hosta Siebold 
Hosta Siebold 
Hosta swollen 
Hosta wavy
Dacha is not only vegetable beds, berry bushes and fruit trees. Perennial flowers help create beauty on the site. For the garden, unpretentious, long-flowering plants are indispensable, like a magnificent frame for a canvas created by the labor of a summer resident.
Beginner gardeners may think that setting up a flower garden and caring for it is too troublesome. But with the right selection of crops, caring for flowers will not take much time, and the buds will open from early spring until late autumn.
The most unpretentious flowers for spring
Early spring in middle lane not happy with the colors. Annual flowers have not yet been sown; even the most unpretentious ones are just emerging from the ground.
Are there really plants that are ready to bloom for the first time? warm days? Yes, wintering bulbous crops have formed the rudiments of buds since the fall and in the spring they are the first to illuminate the flower beds with all the shades of the rainbow.
Crocuses
Almost from under the snow, corollas of crocuses appear in white, blue, yellow and even striped colors. Plants with a height of 7 to 15 cm bloom from March to May, and after the flowers fade, they go into rest. Planting of bulbs is carried out in the traditional time frame for spring bulbous plants, from August to September. Best place for crocuses - well-lit areas or partial shade, for example, under the crowns of bushes or trees that have not yet blossomed.
Tulips
Tulip is not only the most common summer cottages perennials, but also the most unpretentious flowers. Today at the disposal of lovers spring flowers– hundreds and thousands of magnificent varieties. However, not everyone knows that these garden plants belong to several species, differing both in appearance and in terms of flowering.
By skillfully selecting varieties, using only tulips from 10 to 50 cm in height, you can decorate the area up to an alpine hill. The first tulips begin to bloom in March, and the most late varieties wilt at the end of May.
Tulip bulbs are planted in the first half of autumn in sunny areas with loose, rich nutrients ground.
During growth and flowering, plants need regular watering, which is stopped in the summer when the bulbs rest.
Types of garden tulips react differently to frost. If in southern regions The most lush terry and lily varieties can be considered unpretentious plants for the cottage and garden; in the northern regions, the common Greig, Gesner and Foster tulips require annual digging.
Low-growing botanical tulips or Kaufmann tulips, which can easily winter in any climate, will help replace them.
Daffodils
Along with the tulips garden beds daffodils appear. Flowering lasts from April to the last days of May, while the flowers illuminate the garden not only with bright sunny shades, but also with an exquisite aroma.
Depending on the variety, plants reach a height of 30 to 60 cm. Flowers can be either simple or double, with a short or long crown. Daffodils prefer areas with loose, fertile soil. They grow well in the sun and under the crowns that bloom at this time. The main thing is that the soil in which the bulbs were planted in the fall is not oversaturated with moisture.
Daffodils are long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, successfully used in mixed plantings with tulips, garden varieties, dicentra and other plants. Daffodils feel great in one place for several years. As they grow, they form very dense clumps, which are planted after the foliage withers, that is, at the beginning of summer.
Overwintering bulbous crops appearing “out of nowhere” in the spring, are unpretentious and bright, but at the same time their foliage cannot remain decorative for long. It dies off, exposing the space in the flowerbed, so you should take care in advance of planting nearby “replacement” crops, such as peony bushes, perennial poppies or aquilegias.
Periwinkle
It's one thing to choose long-blooming perennials and low-maintenance flowers for a garden in the sun. Another is to find the same plants for both open and shady areas.
There are not so many shade-tolerant garden crops - a striking example of one of them is periwinkle. or small subshrubs bloom in the midst of spring and spread quickly, easily taking root upon contact with the ground.
Cultivars of periwinkle create showy clumps of fresh greenery with splashes of every shade of blue, white, pink and purple. Gardeners have at their disposal specimens with simple and double corollas, smooth and variegated foliage.
Romantic legends are associated with many ornamental plants. No exception - which, thanks to such a story, is better known not by its real name, but as a “broken heart.”
Thanks to its powerful rhizomes, dicentra tolerates winter cold without loss. The foliage that dies off in autumn rises above the ground again with the arrival of warmth, different varieties reaching a height of 30 to 100 cm. In May, the spectacular plant is covered with white, pink or two-colored corollas of a bizarre, heart-shaped shape collected in racemes. Flowering lasts about a month, and under the transparent shadow of young foliage, the drooping inflorescences of this unpretentious plant for the garden look brighter and last longer.
Dicentra will be indispensable in a flowerbed next to primroses and daffodils, muscari, ferns and decorative varieties of onions.
The flowering plant is worthy of admiration in a single planting, and after the inflorescences wither, it will become an excellent background for other flowers.
Lily of the valley
The classic spring flower bed is forest flowers that bloom in May. Thanks to creeping rhizomes, plants survive the winter. In spring, leathery leaves rolled into tight tubes first appear in flower beds, then flower stalks up to 30 cm high rise above the unfolded rosettes. Each inflorescence contains from 6 to 20 white or pinkish, fragrant bells. Flowering lasts until early summer, and then red round berries appear in place of the flowers.
The dignity of these unpretentious garden perennials– flowers that do not lose their beauty in the sun and in the shade, the ability to grow in one place for up to 10 years.
Kupena
In the forest next to clumps of lily of the valley you can see graceful kupena plants. Blooming from May to June, the perennial is not as colorful as other spring flowers.
But in shady areas, near conifers and shrubs, a crop with a height of 30 to 80 cm with drooping white or greenish bell flowers is simply irreplaceable.
Brunner
May is the month of the brightest greenery and unusual lush flowering garden perennials.
At this time, blue brunner flowers appear under the treetops, near paths and ponds, under the protection of walls and fences. Plants from 30 to 50 cm in height, with decorative pointed-heart-shaped foliage, prefer to settle in partial shade, where there is enough moisture and nutrition for lush leafy rosettes and inflorescences towering above them.
Soft blue, unpretentious garden flowers enliven the most shady corners and do not require special care, thanks to the attractive, often variegated foliage, they protect their decorative properties for a long time and can survive for many years without replanting.
IN favorable conditions Brunnera grows excellently and is propagated by dividing the bush.
Summer, beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden
Bright, fast-growing annuals color the flower beds in the most incredible colors 1–2 months after sowing. But autumn comes, and the plants end their short life. The summer resident begins the next spring with the selection of annual, ornamental crops, sowing and caring for young seedlings. This takes a lot of precious time, which could be devoted to planting vegetable seedlings and caring for fruit and berry plantings.
Long-blooming, unpretentious flowers specially selected for the garden that bloom in different seasons and do not require painstaking care will help you save energy and time. Although they bloom only in the second half of summer or in the second year, they live in one place for several years without transplantation.
Summer is the most fertile time for flowering plants. An incredible number of species are ready to give their flowers to the summer resident. The main thing is to choose those plants that can rightfully be called unpretentious and beautiful.
Aquilegia
When the late tulips and daffodils fade in the garden at the end of May, the decorative foliage of aquilegias or columbine plants begins to rise above the ground. The whimsical bells of this, one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, like on, open on tall, erect peduncles.
Flowering lasts almost without interruption from late May to September. And even without flowers, plants do not lose their charm. Their leaves turn purple and lilac tones in autumn. Depending on the variety, aquilegia can grow from 30 to 80 cm in height. All of this species grow well both in the shade and on open areas. Already from the name it is clear that the catchment loves moisture, but even with a shortage of watering it can find water thanks to its powerful taproots. Aquilegia grows best in light, well-drained soils.
Flowers appear in the second year of life. Mature plants can be divided. This can be done in early spring or autumn.
Although in favorable conditions aquilegia reproduces by self-seeding, this method does not allow preserving the properties of hybrid and varietal specimens. Seedlings are most often purple or pink in color and can become a kind of weeds, if immature seed pods are not removed in time or flower beds are not weeded.
Swimsuit
The moisture-loving, unpretentious garden flowers are also loved by many summer residents.
Its yellow or orange flowers open in May and with regular watering do not disappear until the second half of summer. The plant, with a height of 50 to 90 cm, is noticeable enough to take the lead in group plantings near and in shady corners of the garden. Tall flower stalks will be safe next to fences and ornamental shrubs.
Arabis
Although Arabis flowering begins in the second half of spring, this unpretentious perennial can rightfully be considered a summer one, since its flowering does not end until frost.
A ground cover or creeping plant with stems 20 to 30 cm long, when planted, it quickly forms dense, cushion-like clumps covered with clusters of small white, pink or purple flowers.
Trimming helps prolong flowering and maintain the shape of the plantings. Arabis feels best in open areas with light, aerated soil. This crop with variegated foliage is indispensable when decorating gardens, slides and other areas of the garden.
Doronicum
At the junction of spring and summer, many rhizomatous perennials take up the baton of flowering from bulbous plants. The bright doronicum with large yellow basket-shaped inflorescences reminiscent of daisies is no exception. Flowers open on erect, bare or leafy stems 30–80 cm high. Unpretentious flowers for the garden and garden are planted in the sun or in clear shade, but not under the canopy of trees.
Doronicum plants love moisture; in order to save it in the soil under light green foliage, the soil is mulched.
When flowering ends, the greenery also fades. Decorative ferns, clumps of cornflower and aquilegia, with which doronicum goes well together, will help hide the gap that forms in the flowerbed.
Astilbe
It's amazing how one type of perennial can brighten up an entire garden. Numerous flowers blooming from June to September can do this. Racemose or panicle-like lush inflorescences are not the only decoration of this plant. Shade-tolerant carved foliage no less enlivens the area. To do this, you just need to trim the flower stalks with dead inflorescences in time.
Depending on the variety and type, plant height ranges from 40 to 120 cm. Astilbes bloom better when the soil is regularly moistened, but do not like stagnant moisture. IN garden plantings These beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden look great against the background of conifers, and will themselves be a luxurious frame for.
Geranium
Many cultivated varieties of garden perennials are descendants of wild species, which can be found literally behind the fence of a summer cottage.
From May until the end of summer, amazingly vibrant flowers continue to bloom. Single or collected in inflorescences corollas of all shades of pink, purple, lilac and blue colors short-lived. Just a day, and a new one appears in place of a withered flower.
When the flowering season ends, the garden is not empty thanks to the decorative cut foliage of geraniums. By autumn, it turns into bright golden, orange and purple tones and revives dull flower beds and hills right up to the snow.
The height of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, depending on the type, ranges from 10 cm to a meter. All plants are unpretentious and do not show special requirements to the ground, grow in the light and under the crowns.
Loosestrife
If there is room in the garden for, or it is necessary to plant tall plant With bright colors and the same decorative leaves, there can be only one answer - !
How is this possible? It's about different types loosestrife, equally unpretentious and suitable for decorating the site.
Depending on the variety and type, the flowers, which easily adapt to different conditions, have a height of 20 to 80 cm.
For shady corners and partial shade, coin or meadow loosestrife with long recumbent stems covered with coin-like rounded leaves is excellent. This crop is indispensable next to a pond, in damp areas, which will be successfully enlivened by light green foliage and yellow flowers.
To decorate flower beds, mixborders and rocky hills, upright types of loosestrife with green or variegated foliage and yellow flowers, forming spectacular spike-shaped inflorescences in the upper part of the stem. All loosestrife are unpretentious, tolerate frost well and are rarely affected by pests.
Perennial cornflower
Annual cornflowers relatively recently moved from the meadow to the garden. They were followed by their long-term relatives. Flowering from June to September, the plants form spectacular clumps of 40 cm to a meter high thanks to their carved, rich green foliage.
One of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, cornflowers grow well in both sun and partial shade. They do not make any special demands on the soil, get along well with other crops and will be an excellent background for peonies, cornflowers, low-growing flowering and decorative foliage plants in flower beds.
Today, gardeners have at their disposal varieties of perennial cornflower with flowers of violet-pink, lilac, purple and white colors. Large-headed cornflower has fluffy flowers of an original yellow color.
Turkish cloves
In June, multi-colored caps open Turkish cloves. The bright flowers with jagged petals are quite small, but collected in dense inflorescences, they will perfectly enliven a summer cottage, create a summer mood and color the flower beds in all shades from white to deep purple.
A distinctive feature of the plant is its flowering, which lasts until September, the possibility of propagation by self-sowing and incredible combinations of colors. The height of the Turkish carnation, depending on the variety, ranges from 40 to 60 centimeters. Plants show maximum decorativeness in light or partial shade if they are planted next to decorative foliage crops.
Lupine
They are not only among the most unpretentious garden flowers. This perennial crop alone can bloom the entire area. Blue, white, pink, purple and bi-colored spike-shaped inflorescences appear in the first half of June, and then bloom again in the second half of summer.
Plants up to one meter in height bloom magnificently in the sun, do not like overly fertilized soils and, thanks to their powerful rhizomes, are able to survive in conditions of moisture deficiency. In the garden, lupine is an ideal neighbor for cornflowers, colorful aquilegias, and perennial poppies.
Poppy
In terms of the splendor of flowering, perennial poppies can only be compared with. Just one plant with corollas of scarlet, pink, white and purple is enough to change the appearance of the most inconspicuous corner of the garden.
Despite their exotic appearance, poppies are completely unpretentious. They are not afraid of frost, grow excellently in any soil and tolerate drought without loss. But they react negatively to excessive moisture. Once settled on a site, with the help of very small seeds, poppy can spread independently, creating spectacular clumps of densely pubescent carved foliage.
Irises
There are more than a hundred species of irises in the world, many of which are actively used as ornamental plants. Flowering of garden varieties begins at the border of spring and summer, and continues until mid-July.
Despite the difference in color, size, and places of habitual habitat, these perennial rhizomatous plants are similar in the appearance of pointed sword-shaped leaves collected in flattened bunches, as well as the graceful shape of the flowers. Although the corollas, which open for a day or a little more, cannot be called long-lived, amia plants bloom profusely and for a long time thanks to the many simultaneous rising peduncles.
In the garden, irises prefer light or barely shaded areas with light, loose soil.
During the growing season and flowering, plants need regular soil moisture. But you need to intervene carefully in the development of the curtain. Loosening and weeding can affect powerful rhizomes located close to the surface.
Flowering shoots of irises rise 40–80 cm above the ground. White, yellow, pink, purple, cream, blue or teal flowers make a great addition to the garden and are ideal for cutting.
Nivyanyk
Daisies, together with cornflowers, are traditionally considered a symbol of Russian open spaces. Garden varieties of cornflower are the same as daisies, only much larger and more expressive. Simple and double inflorescences-baskets are crowned with erect stems from 30 to 100 cm in height.
In the garden, cornflower prefers to grow in open, well-lit areas with loose, nutrient-rich, but not too light soil. The plant responds to a lack of moisture and organic matter by producing smaller flowers over time and rapid wilting of the baskets.
Nivyanik propagates by seeds, division of adult clumps, and also by self-sowing. This must be taken into account if all crops in flower beds and mixborders have clearly defined boundaries. For the most magnificent flowering, it is advisable to divide the nevberry rosettes every few years.
The best neighbors for one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, as in the photo, are flowers, gypsophila, bright poppies and bells. White inflorescences look great against the background of carved greenery and cornflower inflorescences, next to ornamental cereals and onions.
Bell
Growing bells in the country is not difficult even for beginners. The plants are unpretentious, resistant to diseases and pests, and winter well without shelter. The only thing that hinders the perennial is an excess of moisture and dense, poorly drained soil.
In nature, there are many types of bells with simple, semi- and double flowers in white, blue, lilac, pink and deep purple. Plants from 20 to 120 cm in height, depending on the type and shape, find a place on hills and as part of group plantings with cornflower, pyrethrum, lush peonies and strict grains.
Stock rose
Easily tolerant of drought, with luxurious ornamental greenery and racemose inflorescences, it can rightfully be considered the queen of a summer cottage. Plants up to 2 meters high are among the largest in Russian gardens. They rise above other flowers and even fruit bushes.
Rose hollyhocks or hollyhocks can easily create a living wall or become the focal point of a lush flower bed. Beautiful, unpretentious flowers for the garden grow on light, well-drained soils and are propagated by seeds, including self-seeding. But moving a large plant to another place will be problematic. Transplantation is hampered by powerful long rhizomes, damage to which leads to weakening and even death of the mallow.
Simple and double, white, yellow, pink and red, burgundy and bright crimson flowers on powerful erect stems are used to decorate hedges and walls, in flower beds and as background plants. Group plantings of hollyhocks of different shades are incredibly beautiful. In front of them you can plant the same unpretentious phloxes, bells, decorative forms of onions, cornflowers and low-growing varieties, as well as any annuals.
Spicy and aromatic unpretentious perennials for the garden
When choosing long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, one should not lose sight of plants that are often popular as spicy, medicinal or fragrant herbs. At the same time, many of them are in no way inferior flowering perennials, their flowers will decorate flower beds and can be used for cutting.
Today, gardeners have access to numerous varieties, lemon balm, and catnip. If desired, you can plant hyssop, thyme and even lavender on the site. These plants look great in a separate, “pharmaceutical” bed, but they are easy to imagine as part of a mixborder, in a flowerbed in rural style or in the form of loose curtains near a fence or wall of a house.
Unpretentious and useful perennials, thanks to their lush greenery, are decorative from spring until frost. And during flowering they attract a lot of bees and other pollinating insects.
Oregano
Oregano is a native inhabitant of the European part of Russia. The plant, familiar to many by its characteristic aroma of greenery and pink-lilac caps of inflorescences, prefers to settle in open, well-lit areas with light soil. In nature, oregano can be seen in clearings and forest edges, in oak groves and dry meadows.
The first green oregano appears in March, literally from under the snow. By June, the plant forms a lush cap of densely leafy shoots ranging from 20 to 50 centimeters in height. And a month later, stems with delicate inflorescences-baskets rise above the greenery.
The entire above-ground part of the plant, incredibly revered in France, Italy, and the USA, has a spicy aroma. Here, oregano is grown as a natural seasoning for sauces, salads, pasta and poultry, baked goods, in particular pizza. Tea with herbs and oregano flowers is no less tasty. Oregano or oregano is collected from July to October, while the perennial is in bloom.
Flower-strewn herbaceous shrubs of oregano are magnificent in the company of cornflowers, lupins, rudbeckia, clouds of white-pink gypsophila and cereals.
Lofant
Lofant or polygonum with lilac-violet or white spike-shaped inflorescences is one of the most noticeable medicinal and ornamental perennial plants. In the garden, the crop easily inhabits the lightest areas, does not feel discomfort even in the hottest sun and winters well, showing everyone the first greenery with a purple or bluish tint from early spring.
Lofant is so unpretentious that it grows and blooms not only with a lack of moisture, but also on poor soils. Simple care and a little attention - and the unassuming plant will generously share with the summer resident a fragrant herb that smells like anise or licorice, rich in essential oils and useful for colds, diseases of the digestive system and urinary system.
In the garden, the spectacular inflorescences of lofanthus will not go unnoticed by either people or bees. The plant, which blooms from June until the end of summer, is suitable for decorating front gardens and can easily be cut.
Monarda
Monarda with white, pink, lilac and purple inflorescences is also a resident of sunny, wind-protected corners of the garden with light soil.
IN decorative purposes this fragrant perennial is planted next to other similar plants, as well as in the vicinity of coreopsis and cornflower and low-growing annuals, for which monarda up to a meter high will be a luxurious background.
It is interesting to combine this plant with annual, blue and white large-flowered bells, sedums and other crops, which allow you to imitate a corner of a wild meadow in the garden.
In summer cottages you can often find lemon monarda. Its greenery during the flowering period, that is, from July to September, accumulates a lot essential oils, close to the oils of lemon balm, hyssop, and other spicy-flavoring and medicinal plants their family Yasnotkovyh.
Autumn unpretentious flowers: long-flowering perennials for the garden
With the onset of September, autumn comes into its own more and more quickly. But it’s too early to part with the beauty of the garden. Until the snow falls, they amaze with the game bright colors clumps of garden geraniums, bergenia dresses up in purple tones, and sedum surprises with its bizarre shapes on the hills and borders. There are also many unpretentious garden perennial flowers in the garden.
Phlox
It is considered one of the brightest “stars” of the autumn flower bed. These plants overwinter excellently in most regions, form green clumps in the spring, and bloom in the second half of summer, maintaining an incredible variety of colors and splendor of inflorescences almost until October.
Depending on the type and variety, phlox will be indispensable in alpine hills and traditional flower beds, near small ponds and next to buildings where tall plants perfectly decorate at any time of the year.
The list of cultivated phlox today includes more than four dozen species, among which only Drummond’s phlox is an annual. All other creeping, bushy, semi-lodging forms with stems from 20 to 150 cm in height are ready to settle in the garden of a lover of decorative and unpretentious perennial flowers for many years.
Perennial asters
Annual asters are the constant leaders of the list of garden annuals for the dacha and garden. However, the true ones are often and undeservedly forgotten.
From August until the snow, these plants bloom, illuminating the entire area with flashes of blue, white, pink, purple shades. There are more than 200 species of perennial asters, varying in size, lifestyle and shape. The Alpine aster is quite small, and its inflorescences-baskets are located on herbaceous erect stems, reminiscent of the familiar chamomile. And the Italian variety has the form of a herbaceous, densely leafy shrub, completely covered with medium-sized flowers. Moreover, all types are extremely decorative and unpretentious.
The height of perennial asters varies from 20 centimeters to one and a half meters. Flowers can be not only of different colors, but simple and double. These perennials form dense dark green clumps in the spring, easily tolerate excess light and lack of moisture in the summer, and completely transform the garden in the fall.
Bush forms can be shaped and can be used to create dense living borders and picturesque groups with other autumn plants.
The only drawback of perennial aster is inherent in many perennial crops. A plant that takes root in the garden begins to multiply uncontrollably, quickly developing new territories. To prevent a previously variegated flowerbed from turning into a “kingdom” of asters, you will have to monitor the spread of the shrub and regularly remove the shoots.
Each of the 30 described ornamental plants can claim the title of the most unpretentious perennial flower for the garden. They are all beautiful and amazing in their own way. In fact, the list of non-capricious cultures that require minimal attention and generously share their beauty is not three dozen, but much larger. You just have to look around, notice and move interesting plant into the garden, choosing a suitable place and neighborhood for the flower.
Video about ground cover perennials in the garden
