Evergreen Herbaceous Plants In The Garden. Part 2

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Fern (Polypodiophyta)

One of the most interesting ornamental ground cover plants.

There are few evergreen species among ferns. One of them is a multi-rower. His vai are collected in a rosette that resembles a shuttlecock.

There are dwarf multi-row plants for ground cover plantings and rock gardens, there are large ones for borders and flower beds in wooded gardens. In frosts, the fern can freeze, so the rosettes are covered with peat or other covering material, and opened in the spring. Vai of this fern reach 1.2 meters in length.

The leaves of various varieties are strongly or slightly dissected, resembling a feather in shape. Varieties vary in size and leaf shape. Ferns reproduce in spring by dividing the bush. It should be remembered that they love the soil fertile, well-drained and prefer partial shade.

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Wormwood (Artemisia)

Wormwood is loved by gardeners for its feathery silvery fragrant greens.

Wormwood comes in different shapes and sizes. Among the types of wormwood there are half-shrubs, there are border perennials, wormwood is often used as a ground cover plant for a rock garden. But not all varieties of wormwood are evergreen.

Primroses (primroses)

Of the many species and varieties of primroses in winter, only the ear primrose retains its green leaves. But even among the ear primroses, not everyone can withstand our cold.

The most stable border hybrid Aurikula is noted, with fleshy spoon-shaped leaves and fragrant flowers on peduncles 10-20 cm high. Flowering begins in early summer.

The flowers of this primrose not only have a pleasant aroma, but also delight with their beauty and richness of color combinations - there are yellow, gray-blue, raspberry-blue, red-brown-yellow. Successful cultivation requires well-draining soil and partial shade.

Rezuha - Arabis

A charming, unpretentious groundcover, winter-green plant with many flowers on overwintered shoots.

The flowers are simple, double, white and pink. They create luxurious curtains or are used in rockeries. Rezuha reproduces well by seeds and vegetatively. Periodic rejuvenation is required. After abundant flowering, pruning of faded shoots is necessary - this provokes the regrowth of new ones.

Loose, fertile, drained, non-acidic soil is preferable for razuha. This plant is photophilous and drought-resistant, but suffers from stagnant waters, and requires shelter in severe frosts. Rezuha can be used to create decorative groups, curtains, borders, green "spots" in rocky gardens and to anchor slopes.

Tiarella

An ornamental plant with panicles of white or creamy white foamy flowers.

Small and delicate, they are placed on peduncles up to 45 cm high and bloom from mid-spring for four to six weeks, towering above the clumps of beautiful sharp-toothed fluffy leaves. Heart-shaped leaves, moderately green in summer and reddish-bronze or dark purple in autumn, remain until winter.

They may have black streaks or spots that give them a peculiar beauty. Growing vigorously, tiarella creates a charming ground carpet up to 30-45 cm high. It is used for planting along the edges of curbs, in rocky gardens or for creating a spectacular array in shady areas. To grow it, a slightly acidic soil is required, enriched with organic matter and moderately moist.

Thyme - thyme (Thymus)

Thyme is a creeping deciduous ornamental plant 7-10 cm high; rosetteless taproot evergreen dwarf shrub.

Creeping shoots, flowering branches rise above the ground. Over time, dense tufts form. Thyme leaves are narrow and oblong, densely cover the shoots; flowers are small, inflorescences are capitate. Thyme is winter and drought resistant. It reproduces by seeds and dividing bushes.

In the Leningrad region, the most popular variety is Alpine with a bush diameter of up to 40-50 cm. Vegetative shoots are long, numerous, densely leafy, form thick cushions, the color is dark purple.

The Creeping variety is distinguished by an interesting shape of leaves - they are oblong-elliptical, and long ciliate along the edge. Inflorescences are compact, 2-3 cm long, bright pink-purple color.

Stachys

It is one of the best ground cover plants with silvery foliage.

Thick oval and lanceolate leaves are completely covered with white or gray hairs. In the middle of summer, in the middle of summer, in the middle of summer, the majority of Chisinians have pubescent peduncles on which small purple flowers are located in whorls, which are not of particular decorative value. There are also non-flowering varieties.

The height of the chestets in various varieties is from 10 to 45 cm. The most popular species among gardeners is the woolly chester (stakhis) or bear's ear, which grows in luxurious large loose clumps. The shortened shoots hibernate under the snow. The rhizome is short, weakly creeping, and the root system is strong.

Vegetative propagation is more often used: by cuttings, layering or dividing bushes. Chisetz is undemanding to soil, but prefers loose soil under the sun or in partial shade. It is resistant to winter cold and does not even require shelter. This beautiful silvery plant is used for planting in curbs or in single groups.

All the information given in this article, of course, does not highlight the versatile properties of evergreen herbaceous plants in as much detail as possible, but should help you choose worthy decorations for your garden.