A lot of people want to plant flowers in their gardens but don’t have the time to study them in detail and find out what would be more appropriate. A common complaint is that they keep hearing words like annuals and perennials but don’t have a clue what it means.
So here’s a little tutorial in layman’s terms.
An annual flowering plant as the name suggests will bloom only once a year. A spring annual flower will bloom in spring, a winter annual in winter and so on. However if you want the flowers to bloom again the next year you will have to plant them all over again.
Perennial flowers on the other hand will bloom again and again year after year as long as the conditions for their flowering remain suitable. It is considered wiser to invest in perennials as they yield results year after year. Therefore most people have their gardens filled with different kinds of perennial flowers with an annual tossed in once in a while. However keep in mind they are expensive and bloom for a shorter duration as compared to annuals, and you may get bored seeing the same flowers in the same spot year after year. The choice though is yours.
Popular And Long Lasting Perennial Flowers
Roses
The John Cabot rose to be precise. A beautiful magenta perennial flower with loose petals and a wonderful fragrance, it grows to about 10-15 feet in height. One of the hardiest roses ever, it is renowned for its color, which just manages to add a splash of cheer to you garden. The John Cabot rose should be planted in a sunny spot. It generally blooms in early summer and repeats itself just before winter, in the fall to be more exact.
Blanket Flower
Also known as gaillardia, it has the rare honor of being one of the long blooming perennial flowers. Its yellow petals with a brown center are almost impossible to ignore in a garden. All they ask for is enough sunlight and they will continue blooming all through summer! The stems begin to droop if there’s too much shade so make sure you plant these flowers in a sunny spot.
Maintaining A Perennial Garden
Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths are also very popular perennial flowers which give your garden a very elegant look, not to mention makes it very fragrant as well. So your garden is blooming with all those beautiful perennial flowers, you must also know how to maintain it. Your plants need to be watered regularly, you would do well to invest in a good fixed or portable watering system. Do not over water the flowers as a whole lot of plants die due to over watering. You should carefully study which plant needs how much water.
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