As of: March 28, 2024, 1:33 p.m
By: Ines Alms
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The trend is towards hot summers and rather dry soils. Not every garden plant can tolerate this, but some flowering perennials feel right at home with it.
1 / 10The giant steppe candle shows its beautiful flower candles in midsummer. A feast for the eyes and a feast for the bees. © imagebroker/Imago
2 / 10Most ornamental allium species (Allium) with their huge flower heads love a very sunny location that should also be rather dry. © IMAGO/bodenseebilder.de
3 / 10The more sun they get, the more magnificent flowers the daylilies produce, which are available in countless varieties. © Design Pics Editorial/Imago
4 / 10As a solitary plant, the steppe sage seems somewhat inconspicuous, but planted in a group it is an eye-catcher and an excellent bee perennial. Ideal for stony soils. © blickwinkel/Imago
5 / 10The magnificent candle blooms until October in a sunny, nutrient-rich location. © agefotostock/Imago
6 / 10In the prairies of North America, the compass plant showed the indigenous people the direction of the compass: the tips of the leaves are usually in a north-south direction. © Shotshop/Imago
7 / 10The Ährige Prachtscharte accepts almost anything except waterlogging. © IMAGO/McPHOTO
8 / 10The evening primrose prefers sandy-loamy soils. At dusk it unfolds its flowers with an intense scent within a few minutes. © Shotshop/Imago
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9 / 10The squill bush blooms sky blue to white in early summer, but needs some time to develop its full beauty. © agefotostock/Imago
10 / 10Great in terms of mass: The flat-growing carpet phlox is a sun-drenched ground cover for stony areas. © Panthermedia/Imago
You can't change much about the changing climate, especially quickly, but you can change the planting of the beds in the garden: by planting perennials that can grow in their original home in steppes and other rather barren, dry soils. Of course, the plants need to be watered every now and then, but it shouldn't be too much, otherwise they won't form deep roots. Even though many species like stony or sandy soils, some still appreciate nutrient-rich substrates.
The perennials, which are accustomed to sun, are generally undemanding and still produce very attractive flowers. In autumn and winter you can leave them to their own devices and sprout again in spring with a little care. If you don't insist on flowers, you can supplement the prairie garden with many species of sweet grass, which form the majority of the plant growth in prairies.