Flowers from bulbs are white. Bulbous plants

Bulbous flowers will be a real surprise for you. Before flowering, they look unattractive, but if you work hard, you will have the opportunity to grow a “colorful miracle.”

Planting occurs in the autumn, starting in September. The first buds will appear only in the spring. Flowers are demanding of care, so you should not let their development take its course. Thus, they do not tolerate poor and heavy soils, prefer illuminated areas, and do not tolerate dampness.

Features of bulbous

Bulbous flowers are varied. Some bloom already at the end of winter, others only in summer. A number of plants bloom in autumn. There are also flowers that produce leaves in the spring, then disappear in the summer, and bloom again in the fall - these are colchicums.

Almost all bulbous flowers are perennials. Nutrients accumulate in their bulbs. New bulbs are planted after the leaves and flowers die.

You should not cut off the leaves immediately after flowering; you need to give them time to wither.

Popular types

Bulbous indoor and garden flowers can be various types. You've probably heard many of the names mentioned in the article. All plants shown in the photo are found in the regions of our country:

Everyone has seen elegant ones with an amazing aroma. In order for lily of the valley to delight you with flowering during the Christmas holidays, it is recommended to purchase its rhizomes and plant them in mid-November.

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There are several popular types:

• Sardinian – blue flowers
• Giant - flowers up to 4 cm in diameter, planting occurs in September
• Lucilias are blue, star-shaped flowers with a white center. They bloom in late winter.

Spring Tubergen has flowers with a diameter of 5 cm. Winter has yellow flowers with a “collar” of leaves.

The plant has an impressive size. Planting bulbs goes in autumn, and in the summer, bells form on the peduncles - 20 or more.

In everyday life, other names for flowers of this type are often used, for example, crocus. Plant in the fall to produce plants in the spring.

As a rule, the color of the petals is yellow, but pink and pale blue shades can also be found. Flowering occurs from January to February. The most popular varieties are Pickwick (lilac with purple stripes), Vanguard (silver-pink).

Growing bulbous flowers (video)

Landing rules

Before planting, the soil should be thoroughly dug up and organic or mineral fertilizer applied. The composition of the soil should also be taken into account; if it is too acidic, liming is performed. Sand is then added and the soil is allowed to settle for a couple of days.

It is important to respect the planting deadlines! Spring garden flowers are planted from September to early October, summer flowers - in the spring.

The hole should be 2-3 times larger than the onion. The bottom is covered with river sand.

Rules for choosing plants

• Noble varieties of tulip will become excellent option for regular style gardens. Garden varieties of daffodil, hazel grouse, hyacinth, and lily look great in flower beds and rural gardens. They require nutritious soil and sufficient sun.
• In small gardens and alpine hills, miniature forms of flowers should be planted. You can give preference to wild daffodils and tulips. They look no less attractive than their garden counterparts. A number of varieties grow without care and run wild near bushes and trees.
• Those dreaming of a lawn where bulbs will bloom in the spring should know that mowing the grass will only be possible from the beginning of June. Daffodils, photos of which you can see in detail, cannot be mowed within 8 weeks after flowering, otherwise they will not be able to bloom next year.
• Crocuses, which, like snowdrops, are primroses, fade most quickly.
• The first spring bloom looks most impressive in a shady garden. Anemones, chionidoxas, corydalis, and spring flowers are blooming. It is noteworthy that the presented species do not require care. After the flowers die, the plant lives in the bulb. Next spring, beautiful buds will appear again.

Use in landscape design

Garden bulbous plants will decorate any garden.

Amazing lawns

A perfectly trimmed lawn is the pride of any summer resident. But if you have seen natural meadows, it is enough to plant bulbous plants on the plot, and you will get a whole sea of ​​flowers. To help you achieve what you want:

• crocuses;
• scylla;
• daffodils;
• Chionodoxa.

In autumn, planting is done in a chaotic manner. In spring, a whole sea of ​​flowers appears in blue, blue, pink and other shades.

Gorgeous borders

• One of the most popular design techniques is borders. So, you can use bulbous bulbs to dilute a pachysandra carpet or plant hosta bushes.
• IN autumn garden Lilac colchicum flowers will look great.
• Low trees, perennials and annuals, and shrubs will be excellent neighbors for bulbous plants.

Game of colors

The selection of colors depends on the appearance of the house.

Colors come in warm and cool colors. To obtain contrasting combinations, you should combine cold and warm shades. To achieve harmony, colors that are similar in tone are used. Almost every garden uses white colors.

You should use the same color scheme in every corner of the garden to avoid oversaturation.

The basic rule is to use no more than 3 shades. There is one more nuance - harmony is achieved with a color ratio of 70:15:15.

Combination with ground covers

For those who don't have time to garden, ground covers are a great option. However, on their own they look a little boring. However, apical pachysandra, creeping willow and purple willow will be ideal neighbors for bulbs in the form of daffodils, lilies or hyacinths.

Planting in containers

Bulbous plants can make even a small garden look luxurious. They can be planted in containers and placed near trees, on a balcony, loggia, or terrace.

The container must be large - at least 25 centimeters deep and of a similar diameter. The pot must have a hole for water drainage. When using spring-blooming flowers, choose a frost-resistant container.

Bulbs are buried in the same way as in the ground. The distance between flowers should be decent so that the plants do not interfere with each other. Requires periodic watering.

Bulbous plants will become a real decoration of the garden plot. They don't require much time or attention. Even with inconsistent care, you can enjoy delicate blooms in spring, summer and fall.

Bulbous flowers: site favorites (video)

Reviews and comments

(4 ratings, average: 5,00 out of 5)

Olga 09/16/2012

Another advantage of bulbous garden flowers is that they will grow even in winter. To do this, flower bulbs are planted in pots and placed in a cold cellar. Approximately 3-4 weeks before the expected flowering you need to put these flower pots into the light in a warm room.

Karry 03/31/2013

From the article I understood that crocuses are primroses, which means they should bloom in early spring. The question arises: when should crocuses be planted? In the fall?

Love 01/19/2016

But such paper sunflowers are not durable - wind, rain... I saw flowers made from ordinary plastic bottles at my friends' dachas, they last at any time of the year and weather! So I thought if I use plastic instead of paper, it will be more practical and durable. Easy to cut, paint lays flat. It will look more beautiful and more voluminous. It all depends on your imagination!

Inna 05/19/2016

Of the bulbous plants, I mainly plant daffodils, gladioli and lilies both in spring and summer. I never noticed any particular difference in height. Moreover, they always came to me heavily sprouted both in spring and summer, and it’s not worth planting bulbs in pots in the winter, they usually just rot in this pot.

Elena 05/19/2016

I, too, love lilies the most among bulbous plants. These are very delicate and beautiful flowers, planting them is not difficult, the plant is very unpretentious. Each mature bulb has spare buds that wake up and fully bloom the following summer. If the onion is too small, then just a sprout will come out and you will enjoy it only after a year.

Elvira 07/25/2017

I bought large (as big as a fist) bulbs at the market, they said camellias, but I couldn’t find anything similar on the Internet, I’m waiting for it to come out, I planted it in the garden in July for 500 rubles, I don’t know what will come out, we’re so undereducated

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The first flowers are especially beautiful.

All blooming in spring bulbous belong to, that is, “one-day species” translated from Greek. These are plants with a very short period of active growing season. In the spring they bloom, at the same time or a little later the leaves grow, soon the leaves turn yellow, the seeds ripen, and the entire above-ground part dries up. The life of the plant continues underground in the bulb.

Such life cycle associated with the origin of plants, most of them come from those regions where precipitation falls in the spring and summers are dry and hot. Nevertheless, bulbous plants grow and bloom well in temperate climate, many don’t even need to be dug up for the winter.

Over several centuries of cultivation of bulbous bulbs, techniques for caring for them, methods of protecting them from pests and diseases have been developed, and many varieties have been bred. Within 3-4 weeks, different varieties of snowdrops bloom, replacing each other.

By planting early-, mid- and late-flowering varieties, you can extend the flowering of tulips and daffodils up to one and a half months. All bulbous plants lend themselves well to forcing, but require a cold period to begin flowering. Daffodils, tulips and hyacinths all year round They are grown in greenhouses for cutting, but small-bulbous flowers can only be admired in the spring - in parks, botanical gardens or on your own plot. Crocus, scilla, muscari, pushkinia, chionodoxa, iridodictium They will decorate the rockery in the spring, while other plants are just beginning to grow.

At the beginning of summer, the leaves of ephemeroids turn yellow and dry out, which does not decorate flower beds. There are two ways to fix the situation.

The first is to plant the bulbs in mesh boxes and dig them into the ground. When the plants fade, they, along with the boxes, are moved to a secluded place until all the nutrients from the leaves are transferred to the bulbs. The second method is suitable for those ephemeroids that do not need to be dug up every year - they are planted among other perennial plants. In the summer, growing, perennials cover the drying leaves of the bulbous plants.

Bulbous plants have similar requirements for growing conditions. All of them cannot tolerate close groundwater levels, swampy soils and areas flooded with melt water; they prefer light soils. Fresh manure should not be applied to the bulbous plants, as this leads to diseases. Their active life period is short, so in addition to the main application of fertilizers before planting the bulbs, it is advisable to also fertilize them before, during and after flowering. In general, bulbous plants are quite unpretentious plants; it is best for inexperienced gardeners to start with them.

Snowdrop

The first of the bulbous plants to bloom is the snowdrop; its delicate flowers appear literally from under the snow. It is attractive due to its touching vulnerability and at the same time vitality, because its flowers can withstand frosts down to -10°C.

Snowdrop, or galanthus (translated from Greek as “milk flower”), belongs to the Amaryllis family. The genus includes 18 species. Snowdrops are cultivated: white snowdrop, Elvis p., Caucasian p., P. folded, Icarian p., etc. More than 200 are known various forms these types. Snowdrop snowdrop is popular due to its ability to grow quickly. It blooms earlier than all snowdrops, in late March - early April for 30 days. Of the 500 existing varieties, most belong to this species.

Snowdrops have drooping, bell-shaped, single flowers with a perianth of 6 leaflets, with green spots on top of the three inner ones. The leaves are linear, 10-20 cm long, appear simultaneously with peduncles. The bulb is fleshy, 1-3 cm in diameter, with brown or golden outer scales.

There are plants with simple and double flowers. The most popular varieties of snow-white snowdrop with simple flowers include “ Sandhill Gate', 'Sam Arnott', 'Lutescens', 'Scharlockii', 'Viridescens'. Variety "Snow White Gnome" low-growing, its height does not exceed 5 cm. Varieties of p. folded: South Hayes, Colossus.

U terry varieties — Ophelia, Flore Pleno, "Pussey Green Tip"— outer tepals 3-5, and inner tepals 12-21.

Popular varieties of P. Elvis: Comet, Two Eyes, Kite.

Growing snowdrops

Snowdrops are quite easy to grow, but they cannot be called unpretentious plants, since they are quite demanding on growing conditions; They love open sunny places, but also grow well in partial shade. Snowdrops are resistant to contrasting weather changes, alternating thaws and frosts. They develop best in sufficiently moist, loose, well-drained nutritious soil after adding humus or compost. Snowdrops cannot tolerate high, dry or low areas with stagnant water. When growing snowdrops on heavy clay soils, significant additions of sand and organic additives are required.

Reproduction of snowdrops

Snowdrops are propagated by bulbs, which are planted immediately after division at the end of summer to a depth of 5-7 cm, being careful not to tear off the roots. 1-3 bulbs are formed per year. Snowdrops transplanted in the spring during flowering almost always die. It is better not to grow snowdrops in one place for longer than 5-6 years. Reproduction is also possible by seeds. Sowing is carried out immediately after collecting the seeds, flowering occurs after 4-5 years.

Snowdrops - care

During the active growing season, fertilizing is carried out with mineral fertilizers in dissolved form with a minimum nitrogen content. If spring is dry, snowdrops need to be watered. Leaves are removed only when they are completely dry.

Whiteflower

The whiteflower is similar to the snowdrop, but blooms a little later. It has larger flowers with six equally long petals, unlike the snowdrop, which has 3 long petals and 3 short ones. L

The leaves of the whiteflower are wider. In addition, the white flower blooms longer than the snowdrop. There are species that bloom in spring, summer and even autumn.

Whiteflower belongs to the Amaryllis family. The genus includes 10 species. These are plants up to 40 cm high with linear leaves, drooping, broadly bell-shaped white flowers (single or in umbellate inflorescences) with a green or yellow spot at the top of the petals. The leaves appear along with the flowers and die off in mid-June. The bulbs are ovoid, multivertex, 3-5 cm high and 2-4 cm in diameter, the integumentary scales are brown. There are two types of stumps: spring whiteflower (blooms from mid-April to early May) and summer whiteflower (blooms from the second half of May).

In the white-flowered spring variety Carpaticum white flowers with yellow spots at the tips of the petals, most often there are two; plant height is 10-30 cm. In the variety " Podpolozie» two flowers on a peduncle. Variety " Gertrude Wister» double (in the center of the flower, additional segments form a rosette). Gravetye Giant- garden variation b. summer, bred in England. There are 6 flowers on shoots 50-60 cm high.

Growing conditions for white flowers

Prefers partial shade, but grows well in the sun. You can grow white flowers on the banks of streams and garden ponds. The soils suitable for it are moist, drained, rich in humus, and not acidic. When planting, it is advisable to add coarse river sand or gravel to the soil.

White flower propagation

Whiteflower is propagated by daughter bulbs (1-2 new bulbs are formed annually), they bloom in 2-3 years. Planting is carried out after the leaves turn yellow, to a depth equal to three times the diameter of the bulb. When dividing nests, it is important to plant the bulbs as quickly as possible, as they do not tolerate drying out. To speed up reproduction, the mother bulb is planted on minimum depth, in this case it produces many children. Whiteflower can also be propagated by seeds. They are sown immediately after harvest, preferably in boxes. Shoots appear the following spring, seedlings bloom after 5-7 years. The white flower can grow in one place for 6-7 years, after which it is planted.

White flower care

During active growth, apply liquid inorganic fertilizers with a low nitrogen content. Phosphorus is useful for flowering, and potassium is useful for the formation of bulbs; due to excess nitrogen, the leaves are often affected by fungal diseases. In dry spring, white flowers need watering.

Crocuses

Crocus propagation

Crocuses are extremely attractive and have large flowers in a wide variety of colors. Crocuses grow well and are very resilient plants. They belong to the Kasatikovy family, the genus includes 80 species. Mostly spring-blooming crocuses are grown, although there are also autumn-blooming ones. The flowers of crocuses are funnel-shaped, up to 5 cm in diameter, 1-3 flowers emerge from one corm, they rise 4-6 cm above the soil surface. The anthers are brightly colored and contrast with the perianth. Leaves up to 7 cm long appear during flowering. Crocuses bloom in the second half of April for about 3 weeks. The corm is flattened, covered with mesh scales.

Based on the spring crocus, many varieties with large flowers have been bred - white, lilac, lilac, violet and bicolor.

White crocuses:

• 'Albiflorus, Albion', 'Carpatian Wonder';
• lilac: “Flower Record”, “Vanguard, Jubilee”;
• bicolor 'Pickwick'.
• Varieties of yellow crocus: 'Largest Yellow', 'Golden Yellow'.
• Varieties of golden crocus: “Gipsy Girl”, “Cream Beauty’, “Snow Bunting”.

• Growing conditions for crocuses
  

Crocuses do not suffer from spring frosts, however, they grow better in well-lit, warmed areas. They need soil with a neutral reaction; light loams are best. They do not like waterlogging. Can grow in poor soils.

Crocuses are propagated by daughter corms, which are formed from buds in the axils of the scales. Different varieties produce from 1 to 10 daughter corms each year. Varieties reproduce more actively than species plants. Children bloom in the 3-4th year. Crocuses can also be propagated by seeds. They are sown immediately after harvesting in pots or boxes. Shoots appear the following spring, seedlings bloom in the 4th-5th year.

Crocus care

Crocuses can grow in one place for 5-6 years; later, the formed corms begin to crowd each other, and flowering weakens. This means that the nests need to be planted. This is done during the summer dormancy period. The dug up corms are dried for 2-3 months in a ventilated area with room temperature, cleaned of old roots. Crocus corms can be harmful to mice, so they should be stored out of reach of rodents. Before planting, add river sand or fine gravel, humus, and leaf soil to the soil. If the site is low, make high ridges. During active growth, crocuses, like all bulbous plants, need to be fed. If the spring is dry, water.

Scilla

Scillas bloom 2-3 weeks after snowdrops and white flowers. Their bright blue flowers are very beautiful, collected in racemose inflorescences, bending under the weight of the flowers. There are varieties with white, blue and pink flowers.

Plant height is 10-20 cm.

The bulbs are oval, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, with a blackish shell. Flowers appear simultaneously with leaves. The genus includes more than 80 species, mainly Siberian bluegrass is grown.

Siberian Scilla " Alba" with white flowers; " Grace Lofthouse"- with violet-blue; " Spring Beauty’, “Atrocaerulea”- with blue .

"Spring Beauty"- a powerful triploid variety with flowers up to 3 cm in diameter. Enem the flowers are also blue, the original form was found in the Krasnodar region near the village of Enem.

Pushkinia

Pushkinia is similar to woodleaf, but it has stronger flower stalks and they do not lie down. The flowers are pale blue. The bulbs are ovoid in shape. The genus has only 2 species - Pushkinia hyacinth(blooms in May) and Pushkinia proleskovidae(blooms in April)

The large-flowered form of Pushkinia proleskova is known - Lebanese (‘Libanotica’), as well as the white-flowered form - Alba.

Iridodictium

Almost simultaneously with snowdrops and crocuses, iridodictiums bloom. Their flowers, 5-7 cm in size, look like variegated butterflies: purple, blue, blue with decorations in the form of white, yellow and orange spots and various shading. Leaves grow after flowering. The bulbs are 3-4 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter and are covered with a mesh-fibrous shell. Iridodictiums belong to the Casatiaceae family. The genus includes 11 species, mainly varieties of reticulated iris are grown.

Varieties of Iridodictium reticulum are considered reliable. Cantab" with light blue flowers with a golden-yellow stripe in the center of the outer lobes and « Ida" with purple flowers with a bright yellow stripe in the center of the outer lobes. Varieties are also known « Clairetty', "Harmony', "RoyalBlue', "SpringTime" and etc.

Conditions for growing iridodictums

Iridodictiums are very light-loving. They require well-drained soil with a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction.

(clayey and chernozem soils are not suitable). It is best to grow them on a hill. In addition, iridodictiums need a cool spring with heavy rainfall, hot dry summers and winters with high snow cover, without thaws.

Reproduction of iridodictums

Iridodictiums reproduce well vegetatively, forming 3-4 new bulbs per year. If the bulbs break up into many small ones that do not bloom, this means it is time to update the variety. Plants can also be propagated by seeds. The seeds are sown immediately after collection, and friendly shoots appear the following spring. Seedlings dive on the ridge, they bloom in 3-4 years. The characteristics of varieties are preserved only when propagated by daughter bulbs.

Iridodictums care

In the first half of summer, iridodictiums are fed with small doses of complete mineral fertilizer. They are resistant to diseases in the spring, but as the bulbs mature and the soil warms up, disease resistance decreases, especially in rainy summers. It is advisable to dig up the bulbs for the summer. This is done when the top third of the leaves turn yellow. Having selected the nests, but without tearing off the leaves, dry the bulbs for several days at 23-25°C, then clean them. Store in a dry room at a temperature of 18-22°C and plant again at the end of September - beginning of October to a depth of 7-10 cm. If you don’t want to bother with digging up the bulbs, cover the plants from rain. Under this condition, they will grow in one place for 4-6 years.

Chionodoxa

Chionodoxa is good because it can grow on the lawn, covering it with a sky-blue carpet (mowing must be done after its leaves die off). Blooms after the snowdrops. Unlike Scilla, the flowers of Chionodoxa are directed upwards. Leaves appear simultaneously with flower stalks. The genus includes 6 species. Best known Chionodoxa Lucilia.

The flowers are blue, blue, white, pink. Chionodoxa Lucilia variety "Pink Giant" stands out for its large bulbs and darker color of flowers. Chionodoxa Forbes and Scylla bifolia readily interbreed (if there are bees), forming hybrids called Chionoscilla. They have dense inflorescences of 10-15 small blue star-shaped flowers.

These three bulbous plants (Scilla, Pushkinia, Chionodoxa) have similar requirements for soil and light, and almost the same methods of cultivation and propagation. They can grow in sunny areas and in light shade. They grow well in rockeries. Requires well-drained, fertile soil.

Reproduction

These three plants are propagated by bulbs and seeds. After 4-5 years of cultivation, a nest of 5-7 bulbs is formed in one place. They are dug up after the leaves have dried and stored in a cool room. It is better to immediately plant the blueberries in a new place. Seeds are sown before winter, young plants bloom in the 3rd-4th year.

Chionodoxa: care

When digging before planting, add compost and wood ash. In early spring It is advisable to fertilize with complete mineral fertilizer. If the spring is dry, watering after flowering is useful. Transplantation and division of Scilla and Pushkinia should be carried out after 4-5 years. Chionodoxa can grow in one place longer.

Daffodils

Narcissus can be seen in every garden plot. What is the reason for such popularity? Apparently, only new selections are capricious when it comes to ease of cultivation. Daffodil bulbs need to be dug up and dried only once every 4-6 years; they bloom consistently every year and reproduce well. In addition, the bulbs of these flowers are poisonous; rodents do not touch them.

Narcissus belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. The genus contains about 60 species. Garden daffodils appeared as a result of hybridization of various species. Grow and natural views. Daffodils are perennial bulbous plants with linear leaves and single or clustered flowers (2 to 10 cm in diameter), often fragrant.

They bloom in May - June. Daffodils have 6 petals and a crown in the center, often in a contrasting color. The bulb is perennial, flask-shaped, ovoid or round, covered with brown membranous scales.

More than 30,000 varieties of daffodils are known. The result of the work of breeders was the production of varieties with large petals, unusually shaped crowns, and flowers of various colors. All garden forms and varieties of narcissus are divided into 13 groups. Among the most unpretentious varieties that grow well even on heavy loamy soil are Dutch Master, a large bright yellow variety from the trumpet group, early flowering, and also miniature " Tet-a-Tet"from the cyclamen group, which is suitable for gardens in a natural style.

Among the new products, interesting varieties are “ Taurus"with a large split pink crown, " Clear Day» with orange-pink terry center, lemon yellow Fashion Parade, densely double large-flowered Acropolis, "Gentle Giant" with a bright orange crown. There are even varieties with a terry center, for example Wave. Interesting varieties of poetic daffodils: late blooming Actaea, Milan with a green eye; multi-flowered - "Grand Soleil" and Paper White Ziva.

Conditions for growing daffodils

Daffodils grow well in sunny places and tolerate some shade. It is only important not to plant them in the zone of the root system of trees and shrubs. The soil should be well drained and fertile. Calcareous and swampy soils and areas flooded with meltwater are unsuitable for daffodils. The soil reaction should be neutral or slightly acidic.

Propagation of daffodils

Hybrid varieties and forms are propagated by children. In order not to injure the mother's bulb, only those babies that break off easily are separated. When planted sparsely, daffodil bulbs produce more babies. If you need to propagate an interesting variety, plant the bulbs leaving a distance of 20 cm between them.

Wild species can be propagated by seeds. Freshly collected seeds are sown before winter in boxes or bowls. Most species bloom in the 6-7th year.

Daffodils care

Daffodils are replanted when the nests grow so large that the number of flowering shoots begins to decrease. It makes no sense to dig up bulbs earlier than 3 years after planting. The narcissus bulb lives up to 5 years. During one season, from 3 to 7 babies are laid; they do not separate immediately. The baby can bloom while inside the mother's bulb.

Bulbs are dug out after the leaves turn yellow, those damaged by pests and diseases affected are inspected and destroyed. Healthy bulbs are disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate and dried indoors. Store at 17°C.

The soil for daffodils is dug up to a depth of 30-35 cm 2 months before planting. Humus is added - 10-20 kg per 1 m2.

How to plant daffodil bulbs. however, other bulbous plants can be used no earlier than 3 years after application fresh manure. Before planting, the soil is dug up again and complex mineral fertilizer is applied - 50 g per 1 m2. The bulbs are planted in early September. The planting depth depends on the height of the bulb.

50-100 bulbs are planted per 1 m2, depending on their size. In dry weather, plantings are watered. Mulching with peat and covering with leaves will not hurt (this is done in late autumn). Many varieties are winter-hardy and can survive the winter without additional shelter, but in snowless winters there are attacks. In spring the cover is removed.

The period of intensive nutrition for daffodils is short, so they are demanding of soil fertility. The maximum consumption of nutrients occurs during budding and the beginning of flowering. At this time it is formed a large number of leaves and peduncles, therefore, in addition to the main filling of the soil, it is advisable to fertilize. Daffodils love moisture.

If there is no rain during the flowering period and for a month after it, they need to be watered. Stop watering when the leaves turn yellow. Withered flowers are torn off so that plants do not waste energy on producing seeds.

Tulips

Tulips are the most popular bulbous plants. Every year the Netherlands exports around two billion tulip bulbs around the world.

Tulips are also grown in open ground, and in greenhouses, so they can be found on sale at any time of the year.

There are about 10 thousand varieties, differing in height, color, shape, and flowering time. Among such diversity, it is easy to choose varieties that will bloom from mid-April to early June. The height of the plants ranges from 10 to 100 cm, the color - from white to almost black (there are only blue and dark blue tulips), there are two-color and three-color varieties, the flower shape is goblet-shaped, cup-shaped, star-shaped, peony-shaped.

Tulips belong to the Liliaceae family, the genus has about 140 species. The primary center of origin of these flowers is considered to be the mountainous regions of Central Asia, where summers are hot and winters are cold. That is why modern varieties can withstand even snowless, frosty winters. By the way, tulips do not grow in tropical areas, since they require a cold period to produce and accumulate growth hormone. In the northern regions, tulips have taller peduncles and larger flowers than in the southern regions.

There are 15 classes of tulips, grouped into 4 groups (three groups - according to the timing of flowering, the fourth group - wild species and varieties obtained from them).

I. Early bloomers (bloom in late April)

1. Simple early tulips. Peduncles are tall 25-40 cm, strong and durable. The flowers are yellow and red, goblet-shaped, and open wide in sunny weather. In open ground, varieties of this class are often subject to spring frosts. Well suited for forcing. The "Apricot Beauty" variety with apricot flowers has a delicate aroma.

2.Terry early tulips. Peduncles 20-30 cm high, durable, however, large flowers (8 cm in diameter) can bend to the ground after rains. In a resistant variety " Verona» double flowers of a delicate yellowish color. In the variety "Peach Blossom"(translated as “blooming peach”) the flowers are white and pink, the variety Monsella- two-color, yellow and red.

II. Medium flowering (blooms in late April - early May)

3.Triumph-tulips. The height of the peduncles is 40-70 cm. They bloom for a long time, retain the shape of the glass well, and have a high reproduction rate. In the variety "Paul Scherer" The shiny flowers are almost black and look great next to the pink tulips.

4. Darwinian hybrids. The height of the peduncles is 60-80 cm, the diameter of the flowers can exceed 10 cm. They tolerate spring frosts well, are resistant to the variegation virus, and are preserved for a long time when cut. Popular variety "Banja Luka" perfect for forcing.

III. Late flowering (blooms in the second half of May)

5. Simple late tulips. The height of the peduncles is 60-75 cm, the flowers are large. This class also includes multi-flowered tulips (3-5 flowers on one peduncle). In the variety "Shirley" cream petals decorated with purple strokes and stripes.

6. Liliaceae. The height of the peduncles is up to 50-60 cm, the shape of the flower is similar to a lily. I Petals, pointed at the ends. In the variety " Queen of Sheba» red-yellow flowers that look like flames. Flowers of the variety " Mona Lisa"- the most delicate combination of yellow and red.

7. Fringed tulips. The height of the peduncles is 50-80 cm. There is a fringe on the edges of the petals. The variety "Canasta" is pink-red with white fringe, characterized by long flowering, varieties " Lambada» yellow fringe on a red-orange background. It blooms for a long time, reproduces well, does not get sick. In the purple variety " Cummins» white fringe. Variety " Valery Gergiev» stands out in a rich crimson-red color. Breeders have even bred terry fringed tulips, for example the variety “ Mascotte"(translated as olet) of a delicate purple color.

8. Green flowers. The height of the peduncles is 60 cm. The thickened middle of the petals is green, the edges of the petals different color. In the variety " Esperanto“—the edges of the petals are white, pink, red or yellow. In the variety " Greenland» green flower with a wide bright pink border, does not open in the sun.

9. Rembrandt tulips. The height of the peduncles is up to 70 cm. The petals have strokes and spots of different colors. In the variety " Jack Line» purple with a brown tint flower with yellow feathery spots and streaks.

10. Parrots. The height of the peduncles is up to 80 cm. The edges of the petals are deeply indented, sometimes wavy, reminiscent of disheveled bird feathers. A wide-open flower can reach a diameter of 20 cm. In the popular variety " Black Parrot"The flower is large, dark burgundy, close to black. Red variety " Rococo"Blooms for 2-3 weeks. " Estella Rijnveld" - a very elegant red and white variety.

11. Terry late tulips. Strong peduncles 45-60 cm high. Densely double flowers, similar to peonies. The “Miranda” variety is the most powerful and large-flowered among the late terry varieties. "Carnaval de Nice"- an elegant white and red variety. Very attractive lilac " Blu Diamond" Yellow with red " Golden Nizza", red-brown "Uncle Tom", orange " Orange Princess».

IV. Types of tulips, their varieties and hybrids (bloom at the end of April)

12. Kaufman's tulips. The height of the peduncle is 15-40 cm. They differ most early flowering. Star-shaped flowers. "Giuseppe Verdi"- yellow and red variety, 20 cm high.

13. Foster's Tulips. Peduncle height 25-50 cm. Large cup-shaped flowers. The flowers are usually goblet or cup-shaped, elongated, up to 15 cm high. “ Candela"(translated as “candle”) is a plant 30-40 cm high with a yellow flower up to 15 cm high.

14. Greig's tulips. The height of the peduncle is 25-40 cm. The leaves are speckled or streaked. The flowers do not fade for a long time. Interesting varieties: orange-red with yellow edges " Compostella" 20-35 cm high and red " Fire of Love» 25 cm high with brown and white stripes on the leaves.

Conditions for growing tulips

Tulip bulbs are planted in a well-lit place, protected from the wind. A slight slope to drain excess water would not hurt.

Tulips need fertile, loose, moderately moist soil with a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction. If the bulbs were grown in acidic soils, underdeveloped flowers will form. In heavy clay soil you need to add sand, peat, and humus.

On sandy soils, plants suffer from a lack of moisture; in this case, add organic matter (compost, peat) and a small amount of clay. Plots with high level groundwater is not suitable for growing tulips. Tulips are returned to their original place no earlier than after 5-6 years; they cannot be planted after other bulbous plants that share pests and pathogens with tulips, as well as after plants of the Solanaceae family. Tulips can be planted no earlier than 3 years after applying fresh manure.

Tulip propagation

Tulips are propagated by bulbs. The old bulb dies after flowering, and a nest of replacement bulbs and daughter bulbs forms around it. The number of daughter bulbs depends on the size of the mother bulb, and in cultivated forms, on the variety. The nests are dug up, cleared of soil, and dried. Large bulbs (more than 4 cm in diameter) are planted in flower beds, while smaller ones are grown. They are planted in a separate bed, the depth of placement depends on the size of the bulbs (8-12 cm). During the growing season, provide careful care for the plants (loosening, fertilizing, weeding, watering).

If buds appear, they are removed so that the plant spends energy on growing the bulb. Tulips are propagated by seeds for breeding purposes; seedlings bloom only in the 5th-7th year. The characteristics of the variety are not repeated in the seed progeny.

Tulips care

There is no consensus on whether tulip bulbs should be dug up every year. Professional flower growers do this every year, amateurs do it in different ways. Much depends on the growing area, some on the variety. Experts have suggested several varieties for use in urban flower beds, which can be dug up no more than once every 5 years: ‘Ad Rem’, ‘Apeldoorn’, ‘Elisa Volta’, ‘Juan’, ‘Littl Princess’, ‘Fusilier’(red) and also yellow ‘ Summit' and species - false two-flowered tulip, late tulip, Urumi tulip. All of them are unpretentious. drought resistance, but they are not particularly attractive.

If you want to grow truly beautiful, exquisite varieties of tulips, it is better to dig up the bulbs every year. This is done in June - July, when the leaves dry out and the covering scales of the bulb turn light brown. The bulbs are dried in the fresh air under a canopy for two days, then kept for 2 weeks at a temperature of 22-24°C, peeled and stored at a temperature of 20°C until mid-August, and then at 17°C until planting.

1-2 months before planting the bulbs, the soil is dug up using a spade, and dolomite flour, slaked lime, chalk, and wood ash are added to neutralize the acidity. Before planting, the bulbs are kept in a solution of potassium permanganate (3 g per 10 liters of water) for 1-2 hours. Tulip bulbs are planted in late September - early October so that they have time to take root before frost.

At this time, the soil temperature at a depth of 15-20 cm drops to 10°C, the rooting process takes place intensively, within 2-3 weeks. If the temperature is higher, the bulbs take root slowly and are more often affected by diseases. If the bulbs are planted late, the soil is covered with dry leaves and humus (3 cm layer).

In early spring, immediately after the snow melts, mineral fertilizers are applied (20 g of ammonium nitrate per 1 m2), the next fertilizing is carried out when buds appear (20 g of nitrophoska per 1 m2). In dry weather, tulips are watered regularly. Ugly and diseased plants are immediately destroyed.

Hyacinths

Hyacinths are not only beautiful,

but they also have an unsurpassed aroma and lend themselves well to distillation. Garden hyacinths are descended from the oriental hyacinth from the Hyacinthaceae family and its varieties. They bloom in mid-April. The height of the inflorescences ranges from 15 to 30 cm, they are dense or loose, white, yellow, orange, pink, red, blue, light blue and purple. The hyacinth bulb is perennial, 4-6 cm in size, it can bloom for 10 years.

Of the white varieties, 'Top White', 'Carnegy', 'White ReagG' are very impressive; varieties with salmon inflorescences 'Gipsy Queen', 'Orange Boven', with pink inflorescences 'Queen of Pink', 'Pink Frosting', and red 'La Victoire' are interesting ', 'Jan Bos', lilac 'Amehtyst', 'Anna Lisa'. The varieties 'Double Eros', 'Annabelle', 'Isabelle' have double inflorescences.

Growing conditions

Hyacinths are more thermophilic than daffodils and tulips. They are planted in sunny, wind-protected places. It is good if the flower bed is raised by 15-20 cm. An area with a slight slope is also favorable. The soil must be permeable; river sand and peat are added to the clay soil. Hyacinths do not like acidic soils.

Propagation of hyacinths

Hyacinths are propagated by baby bulbs. Over the course of a year, an adult 5-6-year-old bulb produces 1-3 children. If they are well separated from the mother bulb, they

grown separately. If the children separate poorly, the mother bulb is planted along with the children. To increase the reproduction rate, cutting or incision of the bottom is used. Bulbs with a diameter of 5-6 cm dug up in early July are washed, disinfected and dried. The bottom is cut out or cuts are made intersecting in its center. Then the bulbs are laid bottom up and kept at a temperature of 22-25°C. Small bulbs form on the cut. The mother bulb is planted with them in October. Dig out new bulbs after 2 years, when they grow up. They bloom in 3-4 years. Seed propagation is used in breeding. Seedlings bloom only after 5-7 years.

Hyacinth care

In order for hyacinths to bloom well, their bulbs must be dug up annually. This is done after the leaves turn yellow (in early July). The bulbs are dried, cleaned of roots and leaves and stored in a well-ventilated area for 2 months at a temperature of 25-26°C, and then a month at 17°C.

They are planted at the end of September - beginning of October to a depth of 15-20 cm. If no fertilizer was added to the soil when digging, then compost or peat is added to the holes when planting. To protect against infections, it is advisable to place a 3 cm layer of river sand at the bottom of the hole. Plant an onion in the sand and cover it with sand and then soil. In the spring, fertilizing is carried out: when sprouts appear, when buds grow and after flowering ends. In times of drought you need to water.

Muscari

Bright blue, blue, purple racemose inflorescences of muscari, consisting of small barrel-shaped flowers, appear in April - May, they have a pleasant musky aroma (this is where the name comes from). The plant is also called mouse hyacinth, viper onion, and the British dubbed it grape hyacinth because of the resemblance of the inflorescence to a bunch of grapes. Muscari is distinguished by its unpretentiousness, winter hardiness, and long flowering period. It can be grown under canopies fruit trees, since the planting depth of the bulbs is small - 6-8 cm. This genus belongs to the Hyacinth family and has about 60 species. Plant height is 10-30 cm, the bulbs are ovoid, up to 3 cm long and up to 2 cm in diameter.

Muscari varieties

Muscari grapevine is the most common type. Blooms in early May. Peduncle up to 20 cm high, inflorescences smaller than those of Armenian m. There are forms with white and pink flowers. The winter-hardy Armenian m. is also cultivated. In the variety ‘ Blue Spike’ cluster-shaped inflorescences bear 150-170 blue fragrant flowers. Peduncle up to 25 cm high. Blooms at the end of May for 3 weeks. The variety is quite unpretentious and is used both for decoration and for cutting. In the variety Cantab the flowers are bright blue, bloom late, the plant is low-growing. In the variety ‘ Fantasy Creation’ double flowers, blue-green, blooms from mid-May to late June. In the variety Sapphire, blooming in April - May, inflorescences are dark blue, Sky Blue’ - pale blue. There is a form with white inflorescences. Also grown muscari racemosus and muscari broadleaf(its leaves are like a tulip).

Growing conditions

Muscari grows well in both sun and partial shade. Does not tolerate stagnant water. The soil should be permeable and loose. The plant can be successfully grown on rocky hills.

Reproduction of muscari

Muscari is propagated by daughter bulbs, which are planted to a depth of 6-8 cm immediately after digging up the bulbs that have been growing in one place for 5-6 years. This is done in the fall, at the end of October (at the same time, purchased muscari bulbs are also planted). The plant reproduces well by seeds. They are sown immediately after harvest, as they quickly lose their viability. Seedlings bloom in the third year.

Muscari care

Muscari is responsive to the application of organic fertilizers - it forms larger bulbs and more powerful inflorescences. When digging the soil in the fall, add compost - 5 kg per 1 m2. During the flowering period, plants require a lot of moisture and, conversely, during the dormant period they need a dry environment.

Poultry farmer

The most spectacular are the African species of poultry; in our climate they are grown in greenhouses. European species look more modest, but they winter well in open ground and are unpretentious. Poultry plants belong to the Hyacinth family, the genus includes 130 species, about 15 are cultivated. Plant height ranges from 30 to 150 cm. Belt-shaped leaves appear before flower stalks. The flowers are white or slightly yellowish with a green stripe on the outside of the petals, collected in racemes or corymbose inflorescences. The bulbs are ovoid or round, covered with durable covering scales.

Types and varieties of poultry grass

At the beginning of May, the low poultry plant blooms Balance(10-15 cm high) with a few but large flowers (up to 3 cm in diameter). The most common type is parasolum, or white brandushki. This is an unpretentious plant up to 25 cm high, the leaves are grooved with a longitudinal white stripe. White flowers with a diameter of 2.5 cm are collected 15-20 in an umbrella-shaped inflorescence. The flowers point upward and close at night. This species blooms in May. The plant forms numerous baby bulbs, which are easily separated from the mother bulb and can even clog the area.

Poultry drooping up to 50 cm high, it looks like a hyacinth, its leaves are gray-green with a white stripe, and the peduncle is decorated with a dozen drooping silver-white flowers. Blooms in June. Overwinters without shelter.

Large poultry farmer reaches a height of 150 cm. Flowers up to 3.5 cm in diameter are collected in a loose raceme. Blooms in mid-July. P. caudate is familiar to lovers of indoor plants under the name “Indian onion.” It has a large green bulb with a diameter of 8-9 cm.

The flowers are small greenish white on a high peduncle. Valued for beneficial features hot juice, used as an external pain reliever for bruises and joint pain.

The poultry farmer is doubtful It has brightly colored flowers and is cultivated as indoor plant. Two varieties are known: ‘ Ballerina' with orange color and ‘ Sunshine'- with yellow. These varieties do not overwinter in open ground.

Growing conditions

Poultry growers prefer sunny places, but also grow well in the shade of bushes and trees. Sandy soil is more suitable for them than clay soil. They cannot tolerate stagnant water and acidic soils and tolerate poor soils.

Poultry breeding

Poultry breeders produce a lot of children, and large groups are planted once every 4-5 years. Planting depth - 3 times the height of the bulb, approximately 10 cm. Propagation by seeds is possible; they are sown before winter and bloom after 5-6 years.

Poultry care

Planting and replanting are carried out in September-October. Sand is added to heavy clay soils. Peduncles with faded flowers are cut off. Poultry farms are rarely affected by diseases and pests.

The earliest flowers that delight us after the winter cold are bulbous plants that have a delicate and refined aroma, and their stems and leaves are distinguished by rich, rich colors.

and their names (photos)

There are several categories of bulbous plants in the central zone of the country.

Lilies, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils - these flowers can often be found in flower beds and home gardens.

Crocuses, muscari, hazel grouse, freesia, snowdrops are plants with small bulbs. They are one of the first to bloom after a long winter.

Gladiolus is a corm plant. It differs from other bulbous plants by its late flowering.

Choice

Planting flower bulbs before winter will make your garden sparkle. bright colors in the first days of spring.

In open areas, exquisite small-bulbous plants look great: crocuses, muscari, scylla and snowdrops. They are planted in early September, in warmer areas - in mid-autumn.

Flowers with large bulbs: lilies, daffodils, tulips are planted throughout October.

A special feature of bulbous plants is that they can be grown as both annual and perennial flowers. If flower bulbs (photos of which are above) are not dug up after flowering, they will bloom on next year.

Place and soil

Scylla and crocursus look great in the rock garden. You can also organize small flower beds under large shrubs and trees.

The land for planting bulbs is prepared in advance. Choose places with fertile soil, excluding areas with stagnant water.

Winter storage

Flower bulbs are stored (photos and names of garden plants are varied, and they are described below) under the following conditions: optimal temperature and air humidity.

We will describe the storage features of some bulbous plants below.

Flower bulbs that will be used are placed in containers, covered with moss and covered with sand. Store the boxes in a cool room (cellar, basement) with moderate air humidity.

Proper storage of bulbs is the key to ensuring that your garden grows strong and healthy plants with a long flowering period.

Landing rules

Before autumn planting, flower bulbs are carefully inspected for damage and rot. Slightly defective ones are soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate. The sick and rotten are thrown away.

At the selected location, the top layer of soil is removed and the bulbs are laid out at a distance of 5 to 10 cm from each other, depending on the type of flower, covered with earth, lightly pressing the bulb, mulched and watered.

Flower bulbs for flower beds (photos and names of some of them are given above), after proper planting in the ground, will decorate any summer cottage with their blooms.

• Tulips attract attention with their variety of colors and unusual flower shape. Undemanding in care.
• Lilies have many varieties. The land for planting them must be drained and fertilized. The planting period depends on the specific plant variety.
• Muscari grows in sunny places in loose and well-drained soil.
• Crocuses. For these flowers, high-quality lighting and permeable soil are very important;
• Daffodils are unpretentious and can grow well in both sun and partial shade.

Digging out small bulbous

Scylla and muscari grow in one place for about five years. They are divided when the nests have grown greatly and the flowers have become small. Flower bulbs are dug up starting at the end of August. The bulbs are cleaned of roots and soil, dried and immediately planted.

Crocus - this plant can not be replanted for 3-4 years. If you need to get large bulbs or replant a plant, you can dig it up every other year. The timing of harvesting the bulbs depends on the flowering period of the plant. The planting material is dried, disinfected, and the wounds are sprinkled with charcoal. Weak and diseased bulbs are thrown away. Store in boxes in a cool, dry place.

Cleaning daffodils and tulips

Daffodils are dug up once every five years for lush flowering. The bulbs are harvested when the leaves turn yellow, usually in the third decade of August. During this time, the bulb manages to take all the nutrients from the green part of the plant.

Daughter bulbs are separated from the mother bulbs by slightly shaking them. If there is a wound at the fracture site, then sprinkle it with crushed coals or ash. Next, the bulbs are treated with fungicides, dried in the fresh air, protected from sunlight, and stored in a room where the air temperature is +20 degrees. The bulbs are laid out with the wounds facing up to scar them.

All varietal tulips are dug up and planted annually to preserve the characteristics of each variety. Other types of tulips are not replanted for an average of five years.

The flower head of tulips must be removed 4 days after the flower opens in order to obtain strong and healthy bulbs. The stem and leaves of the plant are left to feed the underground part of the plant.

When cutting flowers for bouquets, you need to leave 3-4 leaves so that a large bulb can form and the plant will be able to bloom next year.

Plants tolerate winter well in open ground. If you dig up the bulbs immediately after flowering, there will be few flowers the next year. Tulip bulbs begin to be harvested after the stems and leaves dry out in clear and dry weather. They are sorted by variety and put under a canopy, protected from the sun. The bulbs are cleaned and freed from old scales after a few days. Strong and healthy bulbs have light brown scales. Then they are placed in storage containers and put into a room where the temperature is from +20 to +23 degrees. Large bulbs are stored in such conditions until they are planted in the fall. Boxes with small onions are transferred to a cool room so that they do not dry out.

Digging up gladioli

The bulbs are harvested in September-October, when the air temperature is +15 degrees. In order to prevent infection of corms by vesicopods, the stem of the plant is almost completely cut off. Young onions are cut from the roots, leaving them a centimeter long. The mother corm is discarded. Next, the onions are washed in running water and treated with fungicidal or insecticidal agents according to the instructions.

It is important to dry the onions thoroughly. They are stored for three weeks at a temperature of 25 to 35 degrees, the next six weeks at +25 degrees, then put away for permanent storage, maintaining a temperature of +7 degrees, laying out the bulbs in cardboard or wooden boxes. Planting material is best preserved on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. The bulbs should be inspected from time to time.

Propagation of plants, for example, through flower bulbs (photos and names are given above), regardless of their variety, is carried out according to the same rules. Following them, your garden will be fragrant with beautiful lush flowers, starting from early spring and until late autumn.

In most of Russia, the climate is quite harsh, especially in winter, which is why so many modern and fashionable selections are not suitable for cultivation in our country. Even those bulbous plants that are considered winter-hardy in Europe easily freeze out in the same Urals, unable to withstand temperatures of -25°C, let alone, for example, about Siberia - here things are even worse.

But do not despair, there are a great many local varieties, which are sometimes even more spectacular than foreign ones, and with the right approach they can easily withstand the harsh winters of their native land.

Frost-resistant bulbous perennials

As mentioned earlier, there are many of them, and only with the help of them can you create a magnificent composition on.

Landing period

All of the above species are permissible for planting even on the eve of winter. In general, the time for sowing depends on the flowering period of a particular species.

Blooming in spring or early summer months Perennials are usually planted in early autumn, but if it turns out to be warm, then in early November, but no later than five weeks before the onset of the first serious frost. This is necessary so that the root system of the bulb has time to form.

Perennial plants that bloom in summer and early autumn are planted at the junction of spring and summer; if this is done, as is the case with primroses, the first buds will appear only after a year.

Immediately before planting bulbs in open ground, it is necessary to take a number of measures to prepare the plant itself and the place, adhering to the following recommendations:

Caring for bulbous perennials

Watering and fertilizing the soil should be moderate, bulbs cannot tolerate excess, for them better disadvantage. Minerals are much better suited as fertilizer than organic matter; in this case, the effect will not take long to arrive.

After the flowers fall, the stems must be cut to ground level., so the bulb will quickly replenish the supply of necessary forces and elements.

Frost-resistant bulbous perennials are absolutely unpretentious and do not require shelter even for the winter.

Features of the root system

The peculiarity of such plants lies in their root system. In most cases, after flowering, the stems of the plant and part of the root (sometimes the entire bulb as a whole) die off, forming new and daughter bulbs in their place.

Growth begins in the fall, but it is insignificant. With the onset of the first frost, a dormant period begins, and with the first warming, the plant begins to actively grow due to the accumulated reserves of microelements before the onset of winter.

The vast majority of bulbous plants are unpretentious, with the exception, perhaps, of the latest modern selections.

Preparing for winter

In the plant itself, it begins long before the onset of frost, immediately after flowering. During this period, it is advisable to feed the bulbous plants to help replenish the energy spent on flowering.

Immediately before the onset of frost, it is necessary to cut off all dried parts of the flower to ground level. Before freezing, the planting site can be mulched with peat or humus.

If you are afraid of mice appearing in winter, you can sprinkle the flowerbed tightly with spruce needles.

Bulb flower garden

Flower garden with bulbous plants

Bulbous plants look ten times more impressive when planted in small groups, alone they risk getting lost among their neighbors. There is an opinion that such a group should consist of at least 7 specimens, while the ideal number is considered to be 15-17 plants.

There should be no symmetry between different groups of such colors; completely different intervals and a certain element of chaos will significantly enliven the overall picture. Those species that bloom last should be planted in the foreground, and the earliest ones should be planted in the back positions.

Any plants, both short and giant, can be decisive in a flowerbed; it all depends on the personal tastes and preferences of the gardener.

Due to the abundance of species of bulbous perennials and their unpretentiousness, residents of even the most northern regions have a great opportunity decorate your garden with stunning spring and summer colors long years, in return you will only need a little attention and patience towards your charges.

Let's be realistic - it is impossible to refuse perennial bulbous flowers in the garden and on summer cottage! After all, they are not only the first to please the eye in the spring, but also continuously create a magically beautiful and harmonious ensemble in the summer and autumn due to different terms flowering. In addition, they do not require particularly complex personal care. With titles and appearance(photo) of the most popular garden perennial bulbous flowers you can find below.

Bulbous flowers: choosing a bulb, its preparation and proper planting

When buying bulbous flowers, it is very important to choose a high-quality bulb: it must be dense (especially the bottom), not have damage (scratches, cracks) or any rot or plaque. In addition, the bulbs in the package should all be approximately the same size. Flowering also depends on the size of the bulb: if the bulb of tulips or daffodils is small, then you may not see flowering this year.

Note! If you want to make a bulbous flowerbed, then you need to plant small-bulbous plants (as a rule, they are not tall), for example, freesia or muscari, in the foreground, and large-bulbous plants, which are longer in height, in the second.

Tulips of different varieties and muscari

It is equally important to properly treat the bulbs before planting, for example, with such a popular product as Maxim, or with the most common potassium permanganate.

Recommendation! Try not to plant bulbs individually. It hardly looks beautiful when there are only 1 or 2 tulips growing. On the other hand, it is incredibly impressive when many bulbs (10-15) are planted at once, preferably in different colors.

The basic rule for planting all bulbous plants is to plant at a depth of 3 times more than the bulb itself, in other words, at 3 times its height.

Important! There is no need to be afraid to plant bulbous flowers under large and branchy trees. After all, in the spring the trees are not yet covered with dense foliage, so the bulbous plants will definitely receive a sufficient amount of light and nutrition.

Popular bulbs for the garden: top 17

Large-bulbed and corm flowers

Large bulbous and tuberous flowers are the most popular bulbous plants in our gardens. These flowers are quite large in size and require a lot of care. Most often, they begin to bloom in the second half of April and have a long flowering period. The diameter of the bulbs of such crops is more than 3 centimeters.

By the way! For the winter, every autumn you must dig up the following bulbous plants: begonias, gladioli and dahlias. But, for example, lilies, as a rule, can overwinter in open ground.

Gladiolus

Lily

Anemone

By the way! If you decide plant anemones, then it will be useful for you to familiarize yourself with it on your site.

Narcissus

Important! Information about when and how to plant and grow daffodils in open ground you will find .

Hyacinth

Freesia

Note! About, how to grow freesia in your garden, you will find out

Tulip

Note! Find out more information about when and how to plant and grow tulips, you can

Dahlia

Begonia

Video: how to plant and replant bulbous plants

Small bulbous flowers for the garden

As a rule, small-bulbous plants are more unpretentious in care. It is advisable to plant them more densely. Once again it is worth repeating the fact that these bulbous flowers, so to speak, get lost in large flower beds. That is why it is better to always plant them in the foreground or among other low-growing plants. They begin to bloom much earlier than others: in fact, as soon as the snow melts on the site (except for Muscari and Ryabchik - only from April). This is explained by the size of the bulbs - small bulbous ones need much less time to awaken. The diameter of the bulbs of such crops is about less than 3 centimeters.

Muscari(mouse hyacinth)

Crocus (saffron)

Important! Information about planting and growing crocuses presented .

Iris bulbous or reticulate (iridodictium)

Hazel grouse ( fritillaria)

But it is worth noting that the imperial hazel grouse has a very large bulb.

Imperial

Decorative bow

Chionodoxa

Snowdrop (Galanthus)

Pushkinia

Video: how to plant small-bulbous flowers

It is bulbous perennials that top the popularity rating among garden flowers in spring. And all thanks to the ease of care and cheerful shades of its flowers, which are the first to appear in the garden and create an indescribable rainbow mood.

Video: top 10 best bulbous flowers for spring at the dacha

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