As of: March 29, 2024, 5:32 a.m
By: Ines Alms
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Wild perennials are not just an oasis for insects and birds. The easy-care plants grow even on poor soil and are beautifully flowering eye-catchers.
1 / 10The cat's paw (Antennaria dioica) blooms white and purple from May. The ideal place is a sunny rock garden. © Pond5 Images/Imago
2 / 10The moth mullein (Verbascum blattaria), also called cockroach, prefers nutrient-rich, sandy-loamy soil in full sun. It is an old crop against insect pests and is now endangered. © blickwinkel/Imago
3 / 10The spring sweet pea (Lathyrus vernus), which is one of the wild spring bloomers, feels at home in the shade and in the light bushes. © Karina Hessland/Imago
4 / 10This leafy perennial is attractive at any time of year: The red-leaved spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides Purpurea) wants a loamy-sandy, well-drained soil. © Pond5 Images/Imago
5 / 10The blue perennial flax (Linum perenne) beautifies the summer with numerous sky-blue flowers and multiplies by self-sowing. For sunny, dry locations. © Manfred Ruckszio/Imago
6 / 10The pretty flowers of the large star umbel (Astrantia major) are very attractive to bees, hoverflies and beetles. A must-have for every wild garden. © Chrome Orange/Imago
7 / 10Snails disdain the meadow rue (Thalictrum flavum), bees love the one and a half meter high perennial. Perfect for partial shade and humus-rich soil. © Pond5 Images/Imago
8 / 10The bellflower (Campanula glomerata) prefers soil rich in nutrients and humus and attracts numerous butterflies and bees. © Pond5 Images/Imago
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9 / 10A noble appearance in the dry sun bed: The magical flowers of the grape grass lily (Anthericum liliago) open in May. © MiS/Imago
10 / 10The red spur flower (Centranthus ruber) loves warmth, sun and dry soil. It blooms pink from June. © Zoonar/Imago
Wild perennials are so perfectly adapted to local nature that they provide insects and other animals with a better supply of food than new plant varieties. In addition, they are not sensitive to the local climate, so they are perfect for natural gardens. The most important question to ask yourself if you want to grow wild perennials: Is the desired location sunny, partially shaded (only four to five hours of sun a day) or shady? While most heat-loving wild perennials appreciate nutrient-poor and dry soil, the moisture-loving plants often thrive in nutrient-rich soil. Find out about this in advance so that the perennials give you lots of flowers and long-lasting joy.