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By: Ines Alms
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Spring is planting time for perennials.
Some species are permanent bloomers that produce their flowers for months.
You can find the most beautiful specimens here.
When the weather is good and the location is good, perennials are grateful flowering plants.
And in most cases they are also very easy to care for and provide excellent bee pastures.
The better off they are, the more beautiful and longer they will bloom.
But some species naturally have a particularly long endurance; they produce flowers for four months or even half a year.
So if you want to have a big impact with little effort, plant a colorful selection of hardy perennials in spring.
Nine permanent bloomers from bush mallow to ornamental sage
Bush mallows are hard to beat when it comes to blooming: if the weather is good, they even last until winter.
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Since you probably won't only plant ever-flowering perennial species in your garden, you should make sure that you distribute them well in the beds.
Otherwise it will only bloom in one spot, while the splendor elsewhere will be over after just a few weeks because perennials, such as carnations or peonies, only have a limited blooming phase.
The following permanent bloomers with a flowering period from May or June are suitable for planting in spring:
Perennial type |
flowering time |
|---|---|
Catnip (Nepeta) |
May to September |
Bellflower (Campanula) |
May to September |
Spur flowers (Centranthus) |
May to September |
Cranesbill (Geranium) |
May to August |
Ornamental sage (Salvia) |
May to September |
Girl's Eye (Coreopsis) |
June to October |
Scabious flower (Knautia) |
June to October |
Magnificent candle (Oenothera lindheimeri) |
June to October |
Bush mallows (Lavatera) |
June to October |
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Perennial care in spring
Spring, starting in March, is a good time to plant perennials.
Before they go into the ground, you should loosen the soil a little and remove weeds.
Existing perennials can now be easily divided and propagated in this way - but this can also be done well in autumn.
Either way, the plants need a portion of fertilizer so that they have the nutrients they need for new growth and lots of flowers.
Organic fertilizers such as compost and horn shavings are ideal, but a long-term mineral fertilizer is also suitable.