Perennial garden chrysanthemums: photo varieties in landscape design

Landscaping is famous for its original approach to the design of garden plots through the use of flowers. Their advantages are the unusual structure of the buds, an incredibly pleasant smell, bright color. Usually, most plants begin to bloom only in warm weather, usually in summer. How to decorate your garden in autumn so that it pleases us until the first cold weather, we will analyze in this article. Just admire how lovely these chrysanthemums are in the landscape design of the garden, photos of which can be viewed on the site.

These gorgeous plants amaze with their beauty after the leaves in the garden have flown and all other flowers have withered.

The role of flowers in landscape design, the use of chrysanthemums

In the design of garden plots, our favorite flowers are often used. They perfectly decorate the space, create a positive mood. But you need to use them wisely. The main thing, as in any business, is not to overdo it.

Perennial chrysanthemums can become a real decoration of landscape design

Flowers are used by specialists for several purposes, such as:

• recreation of natural nature in a specific area;
• drawing attention to a special object or part of the house;
• highlighting the other most important plants;
• expanding the interior space and creating a uniform style everywhere;
• ensuring a positive mood all year round.

Today, the garden chrysanthemum is considered the most common flower for decoration. This unpretentious plant can grow on any soil, under different conditions, delight you until the first frost, and no winter is terrible for them. They are used to solve various problems: they can be planted along the paths to separate and highlight zones, make a wonderful, bright composition that will bloom for a long time, thereby giving you good mood, or grow individual bushes that grow into a spherical shape, creating an original design on your site, it is also possible to use them to highlight some plants.

Chrysanthemum stems can reach a height of 30-80 cm, depending on the variety

Chrysanthemum inflorescences come in a wide variety of colors, double or simple, large or small. Gardeners are most attracted to small-flowered varieties that are resistant to low temperatures.

Early varieties of chrysanthemums for growing in the garden with names and photos

Varieties with early flowering are gaining great popularity among lovers of chrysanthemums. They begin to delight their owners from the first months of summer. These usually include high-stemmed chrysanthemums that can grow up to one and a half meters in length. For the onset of early flowering of the plant, it is necessary that the seeds are planted from about mid-February at home. But its reproduction is possible not only by seeds, but also by lateral shoots, from the stem, and by many other known methods. Further, when the land is suitable for sowing, the seedlings must first be hardened, only after that can they be planted.

Only purchased seeds in bags are planted for seedlings, since chrysanthemums do not retain their varietal characteristics during seed propagation at home

Chrysanthemums reproduce well by cuttings, dividing a bush or root shoots

Chrysanthemums perennial photo varieties can be seen below. Among them, early flowering, the following types are distinguished:

• a variety called "Anita", is a single white flower in the shape of a ball;
  

  Large-flowered variety of chrysanthemum "Anita"

• "Lilac jigsaw", the flower petals of which are like needles;
  

  The inflorescence is distinguished by needle-like petals of pinkish-lilac or purple colors

• "Regalia" with beautiful red buds;
  

  Spectacular variety of large-flowered chrysanthemum with stems up to 1 meter

• variety "Managua", distinguished by many small red flowers on the stem, such chrysanthemums are garden luxury;
  

  Indian variety of bush chrysanthemum with small inflorescences

• "Resolute";
  

  Large-headed variety with a flower diameter up to 18 cm

• grade "Natasha".
  

  Chrysanthemum variety "Natasha" from the Nikitsky Botanical Garden

In order for the flowers to delight you all season, pay attention to the temperature regime, since early spring can sometimes bring surprises that will destroy young shoots.

Garden chrysanthemum variety "Swallow's Nest"

Variety "Coral" with bright red buds

Korean chrysanthemum "Alyonushka" - bright pink inflorescences 5-6 cm in diameter, blooms in September

Variety "Barkhan" - small orange-pink flowers, bush height up to 60 cm

Korean variety "Snowball" - lush terry inflorescences on stems 50-60 cm high

Variety "Michelle" - bright yellow flowers with a diameter of about 4 cm

Variety "Petal Rain" with curly pink flowers

Variety "White Phoenix" with hemispherical inflorescences

Choosing a place for a perennial chrysanthemum

Before planting on the ground, you need to decide on some points, namely:

• implementation of your idea;
• the right choice of place;
• selection of suitable soil.

In general, this plant is not whimsical and can grow in all types of soil, except for heavy clay. However, it is imperative to avoid strong humidity, and it is best to use a hill for such plants, which will be located on sunny side, and have a loose, well-irrigated soil, especially considering that it is a winter-hardy flower, on a hill it will be enough comfortable.

Chrysanthemums are also successfully grown in pots to decorate homes or backyards.

How to care during growth and flowering

In order for chrysanthemums to delight you as long as possible, they need appropriate care. It is very important to strictly follow the rules, requirements that determine good growth and long flowering time of a healthy plant. One of these requirements is proper watering.

The beauty and health of these wonderful flowers depends on human care.

Watering and fertilizing

This plant does not like highly moistened soil, so you need to be extremely careful with the watering process. The only thing where more frequent watering is needed than during normal times is the process of active growth, but even at this time, be vigilant with respect to the state of the flower. During flowering, the plant uses a minimum amount of water, in this regard, you can forget about this procedure for a while. It is important to know that you need to water only with warm water, since cold water leads to a deterioration in the condition of the chrysanthemum stem.

For the normal development of chrysanthemum seedlings, it is important to provide balanced nutrition in the first two months.

Also, an important component in the course of plant growth is the use of fertilizers, which helps it with active growth, during the flowering process. The main important elements for good life are nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. For the entire period, you can add these trace elements to the soil only three times:

• after wintering;
• before flowering;
• during autumn.

However, do not forget that excessive use of fertilizing has a detrimental effect on the flower.

Pruning - forming beautiful bushes

Of course, the culminating moments in the design of our compositions on the site are the flowering period of your favorite plants. In order for the area to look harmonious and stylish, it is necessary to carry out a competent design of the bushes. One of the common methods is pruning and pinching bushes. It is important to remember that such procedures must be performed before the buds ripen.

A chrysanthemum bush is formed by pinching - removing the upper part of the shoots no more than 2 cm long

A perennial with small, medium flowers must be cut off when the main shoot is ten centimeters long, and in the future, do the same with the lateral shoots. In the case of large buds, the procedure is carried out several times per season, and the shoots are harvested daily. You need to take care and do it correctly, based on the condition of the plant and the area where it grows.

It is also important to monitor the health of the flower every time. After all, improper care and supervision can destroy the plant.

With the onset of frost, chrysanthemums are cut and covered with spruce branches, foliage, branches

In conclusion, we draw your attention to the fact that whatever the plant is, it requires attention and a certain rule of self-care. It's easy to have a luxuriously blooming garden, the main thing is to competently fulfill all the requirements.

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Photo of garden chrysanthemums