Do you want to create an imposing garden?
To create an original and unique outdoor space, certain plants, unusual in their size, are perfectly suited.
Here are five giant flowers to grow between the vegetable garden, beds and shrubs.
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The hollyhock
The flowers of the hollyhock are edible.
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A perennial type and from the Malvaceae family, the
hollyhock
, positioned along low walls or borders, flourishes in ordinary soils.
It is also necessary to ensure that it has direct access to the sun's rays.
Watering should not be too abundant, but enough so that the earth is slightly moist.
The result ?
You will see appearing, at the top of its leafy stems, flower stalks of all colors, from white to pink, double or single, about ten in diameter.
These flowers can easily peak at 2.5 meters in height during the summer.
The hollyhock has the particularity of producing edible flowers.
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Allium giganteum
The allium giganteum and its ball-shaped flowers.
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From the Liliaceae family, this bulbous and perennial plant can reach 1.5 meters in height.
Make sure that the soil is cool, well-drained and that its location benefits from the sun's rays.
Watering should be regular and done when the soil is dry.
Allium
giganteum
is also nicknamed "giant ornamental garlic of the Himalayas" because of the shape of its dense flower balls in the shape of small stars, 10 to 15 centimeters in diameter each.
These appear at the top of a long, thin stem in spring or early summer.
They are perfect for coloring the garden with their purple-fusina-lilac tones and green-grey foliage.
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The sunflower
The sunflower, the flower that represents the sun.
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The flower of the sun par excellence has maintained its reputation for many years.
Originally from North America, the stem of this annual plant can reach 2.5 meters in height for a summer flowering, revealing large oval and toothed leaves with bright yellow flowers in their center grouped in heads, endowed with a black heart and whose diameter can be about thirty centimeters.
For this result, the
sunflower
needs a soil that is both rich and well drained, exposure to full sun and regular watering when the soil is dry.
Birds and foraging insects love its seeds.
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pampas grass
Pampas grass, to beautify an exterior or an interior.
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Very trendy for the decoration of certain interiors,
pampas grass
, from the Poaceae family, is established in a well-drained soil, with a neutral pH, which must remain slightly humid and coupled with a sunny exposure.
This evergreen grass grows outdoors, with stems taller than 1.90 meters.
It is recognizable by its imposing panicles, supple, light and silky inflorescences, white or slightly silvery, which appear during the summer.
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The giant steppe lily
The giant steppe lily, with its long colorful spikes.
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Also called eremurus robustus or Cleopatra's needle, this plant from Central Asia belongs to the xanthorrhoéaceae family.
Requiring a soil that is both draining, sandy and dry, the
giant steppe lily
also needs a light location and frequent watering when the soil becomes dry.
Flowering occurs in late spring, with tall spikes of white to pink-hued flowers that can exceed 2.5 meters in height.
To keep them as long as possible, avoid planting in an axis of drafts.
