What plants bloom in spring. What flowers bloom in early spring. Later species

As a child, my parents often took me to the forest to look for blueberries. Today I grow many primroses myself near the house, and all the guests are sure: these modest little ones make the yard the most comfortable and “warm” on the whole street. In botany, primroses are a specific species (you will learn about them below). But we gardeners also call many other early spring plants that bloom when there is snow, primroses. I will show a photo of each of them, and also talk about their breeding.

• Almost all first spring flowers do not require care.
• These plants like well-lit places, as well as moist soil (but without puddles).
• In one garden bed you can “make friends” with perennial plants that bloom in late spring. They will replace the primroses when they fade.
• Bulbous flowers should be planted in the fall (exception: crocuses and hyacinths). As for root plants (such as lungwort, hellebore), you can think about them in the spring.
• Some species of wild plants still remain practically uncultivated. The fact is that they take root very poorly in kindergartens. These include: forest anemone, mountain adonis and swimsuit.
• The best types of cultivated primroses are: crocuses, hazel grouse, irises, hyacinths.
• Varietal types of flowers that were once wild are striking in their colors. Yes, some snowdrops can be pink, blueberries can be white and pink.

Facts you didn't know about these flowers

• Many primroses are considered endangered in the wild and are therefore listed in the Red Book. You cannot pick hellebore or winter grass, primrose, liverwort, or grandiflora corydalis in the forest (neither for sale, nor even for a bouquet). Many species of snowdrops are also under threat. Although, of course, no one forbids you to buy seeds or bulbs, grow these babies in the country, and even make bouquets from them.
• If scillas are forest flowers, then there are also steppe primroses: lumbago, single-flowered tulip, naked tulip.
• Some of these plants are used not only for decorative purposes, but also for treatment. Yes, lungwort is a diuretic, expectorant, and also a natural antiseptic, spring primrose is an anti-cold remedy, and mealy primrose is our hair’s best friend.

Snowdrop (galanthus)

A cold-resistant flower that appears simply from under the snow, even if it is still frosty outside. In the wild it grows mainly in forests.

It grows from a bulb and is not picky about soil. True, when the soil is not loose and moisture stagnates in it, rotting may begin in the bulb. There is no need to water this baby (exception: light winter and dry spring).

In the garden it is better to plant it under bushes and trees.

It reproduces using baby bulbs. They should be replanted in the summer months.

Scilla (scilla)

Another forest dweller blooming blue flowers at the end of March.

This is a perennial plant that reproduces by dividing bulbs and also by self-sowing. Plant them only once, and they will “register” on your site for many years. These kids are not capricious; they grow equally well on lawns, flower beds or gardens. They like fertile soil.

Important: they are not afraid of frost, but if the winter promises to be very cold, it is better to “wrap” the flower garden with them in the fall with fallen leaves.

Crocuses

They bloom in early April.

Most gardeners combine different types (that is, shades) of crocuses in one flowerbed, so the flower garden looks especially elegant. It is also customary to plant these flowers against the background of decorative stones. They look no less successful on the lawn, but there is one important point: such a lawn will have to be mowed late, when the last leaf of the primroses has faded.

Their bulbs are planted in the fall, and it doesn’t matter whether in the shade or in the sun (however, in a well-lit area, the flowers will grow juicier, brighter, and, moreover, earlier than the “shady ones”). The bulbs overwinter in the ground (in the cold season, the flowerbed with them can be mulched).

They reproduce by dividing the bulbs.

Vesennik (erantis)

They bloom very early, even more often than snowdrops. Flowering can last up to 14 days.

They love nutritious, moist soil. In dry spring it is better to water them a little. It is better to plant under bushes or trees (but not conifers).

This perennial flower reproduces by seeds. It is predominantly self-seeding. A plant that hatches from a seed will bloom only in the third year.

Muscari (mouse hyacinth)

Perennial bulbous plant. Loves both shade and sun. The main thing is that the soil must be drained, since the bulb is afraid of excess moisture.

Blooms from April to May. Inflorescences can be white, pinkish, blue, blue.

Important! This flower may not behave like a gentleman, quickly spreading throughout the area. Therefore, it is better to plant it in a closed flowerbed.

Primrose

Plants with over 500 types of colors (!). It can be planted both in a flower bed and in pots.

It begins to bloom in April.

Loves nitrogen (early spring) and phosphorus (when the flowers open) fertilizers. The soil should be moist, well drained, without puddles.

Propagated by dividing the bush. This should be done when all the flowers have faded (the first month of summer).

Spring primroses (spring primrose, rams, lady's hands)

Forest herbaceous perennial plant.

Despite the promising name, it blooms from April to June.

It has a root and reproduces by seeds and division of the root.

It is unpretentious to the soil - it can be loamy, clayey or drained. It loves moisture, so it should be watered often. It is better to plant in partial shade.

Interestingly, the leaves of this plant are considered edible. They can be added to cabbage soup or salads.

Lungwort

A low-growing perennial plant that is not afraid of even deep shade. However, if you have the opportunity, it is better to plant the flower in partial shade. Remember: a plant can “register” in this place not for a year or two, but for several decades.

Likes fertile, slightly acidic soil.

It is propagated by dividing the bush (this “procedure” also helps to thin out the bed, which is important for this flower).

Lungwort can be lightly watered and fertilized once with mineral fertilizer.

Lumbago (sleep-grass)

The earliest species of this plant pleases with its color from April to May. Not afraid of frost.

Loves well-drained, calcareous soil.

Unlike other primroses, this flower is whimsical. For example, it will not grow in alkaline soil or in damp conditions. Loves sunny places, frequent fertilizing (nitrogen, lime, less often phosphorus and potassium).

Propagated by seeds (they can be collected in late May - early June). They should be sown in early summer. The lumbago blooms in the second year of life. Has a powerful rhizome.

Lesser known primroses

Do you want your spring flowerbed to evoke not only admiring glances, but also surprise? Choose flowers whose names even experienced gardeners may not know. For example…

Iridodictium (snowdrop irises)

Bulbous perennial low (up to 10 cm) plants that can also hatch from under the snow. Sometimes they resemble simple irises, but irises bloom in May-June, and iridodictium in early spring (March).

There are different colors: blue and dark blue, violet and purple, orange and red, sometimes with colored spots and stripes.

They are not afraid of rocky soil. These small beauties are planted in groups in the flower garden.

As for care, you can handle this flower if you have already grown tulips. Iridodictium loves a lot of sunlight, light soils, and a lot of nutrition. Plant them in the first month of autumn, along with tulips. When the plant fades, it is customary to dig it up. Then separate the bulbs (one produces up to two children).

Hellebore (Christmas rose, Christ's flower)

This plant even has its own legend: many believe that it was the hellebore that shepherds brought as a gift to the baby Jesus. It was also believed that if you plant a plant under a window, black magic and damage would not penetrate the house.

It is an evergreen perennial plant with roots. Blooms after snowdrops and crocuses. Can bloom in light frosts (up to -5 degrees).

It can delight with different shades of flowers, have both one and two rows of petals.

It is not demanding on the soil, it loves partial shade (so plant it under a tree, but remember - the flower does not like transplantation, so it will grow in this place for many years). Propagated by seeds, bushes can also be divided.

Anemone (anemone)

These flowers come in different shades. Red anemones are easily confused with poppies, but they appear in the spring, while poppies appear in the summer.

In the wild, they grow in forests and bloom white, covering the clearings with a carpet.

In the garden they like nutritious (with humus), alkaline, moist soil. They grow from a root and reproduce by dividing it (this should be done in early spring). In winter, the flowerbed should be mulched, as the roots lie high and can freeze.

Liverwort (copse)

So named because the shape of the leaves resembles this organ.

Grows in forests. Flowers can be pink or bright blue.

It has a root and reproduces itself (you can divide the bushes). It should be planted in late spring or early autumn. Afraid of open places (with direct sunlight), loves moisture.

Grouse

A perennial plant with a bulb, a relative of the lily.

The best garden species are considered to be imperial and chess hazel grouse (pictured).

There are many cultivated garden primroses. But still, wild snowdrops are the first to bloom.

What is a dacha without flowers! Spring flowers in the flowerbed have become a must-have decoration, especially those types that require minimal effort to grow and at the same time have an excellent aesthetic appearance. A flowerbed of spring flowers can be created either from plants of the same species with different colors of inflorescences, or it can be arranged from flowers of different types so that they harmoniously combine with each other in height, spreading and color scheme.

In this article we will look at the most popular spring flowers for flower beds.

Belongs to plants of the Liliaceae family. It is perhaps the most popular perennial decorative spring flower. His homeland is Asia. Today, more than 150 of its species are known, and breeders continue to work on developing new ones. The tulip is often called the “king of spring flower beds” for its unique appearance, special decorativeness and colorful variety of petals and types of inflorescences, as well as for the fact that these are the first and earliest flowers in the country in the spring.

Did you know? Early varieties of tulips - Candy Prince, Cooler Cardinal, Duke van Tol (simple), Abba (the smallest of tulips - up to 10 cm in height), Monte Carlo, Peach Blossom, Beauty of Apeldoorn, Ice Cream (terry).

Tulips are suitable for any gardens, flower beds, flower beds. They look great in group compositions, rockeries, alpine slides, borders and flowerpots. They are combined with almost all flowers, but a spring flower bed consisting of tulips, daffodils, lilies of the valley, and crocuses looks especially advantageous.

Particularly beautiful are compositions of tulips of different colors and/or shades with lawn grasses and low-growing shrubs. Also, beautiful spring tulip flowers are cut for vases and often decorate homes and premises, and are used for interior decoration during a variety of events.

Did you know? Crocuses are spring flowers, the name of which is also familiar to everyone. Crocus is a perennial from the Kasatikov family. In appearance, it is a bit like a tulip, only with narrower leaves, much lower in height, since it does not have a ground stem, and the inflorescence blooms directly from the root tuber. Its homeland is the Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and Crimea. Crocuses are also the earliest flowers to appear in spring after winter. They are very decorative, with delicate petals of various colors and always a rich orange pistil.

The colors of the inflorescences are lilac, white-lilac, pink-lilac, yellow, pink, orange, white, purple, etc. Today there are more than 280 varieties of crocus, including 14 separate groups - spring flowering. Popular varieties of spring crocuses are Zubflaus, Zwanenburg, Doctor Lotsi, Confidence, Albus Biflorus Veldenii, Alexander, Princess Beatrice, Lady Killer, Blue Pearl, Nanetta, Marietta, Albion, Inchantress, Harlem Jam, Pickwick, Negro Boy.

Crocus is an unpretentious flower, it takes root and reproduces well, is resistant to many garden pests and practically does not get sick. Flowering period – up to 1 month.

Grouse

Or fritillaria. The name hazel grouse is a folk one, given because of the variegation of the flower inflorescences, after the name of the hazel grouse bird of the same name. Fritillary is a magnificent decorative, tall, perennial bulbous flower of the Liliaceae family. Its homeland is Central Asia, the Caucasus. More than 90 types of fritillaria are known, among which such beautiful spring varieties are especially popular - Imperial, Aurora, Orange Diamond, Maxima Rubra, Maxima Lutea, Prolifera, Flava.
The hazel grouse stands out among all the flowers for its exoticism - it has a long, powerful stem (90-140 cm) with large drooping cup-shaped inflorescences (5-6 pieces), on top of which the leaves gathered in a bunch rise from the crown. Low, lush foliage also surrounds the stem at the root. The flowers are orange, yellow and all shades of red, and inside them there are spots and rims along the edge of the petals. Fritilaria is absolutely unpretentious and looks great in a park, garden, alpine hill, lawn, rocky gardens, rock gardens.

Flowering duration is 2.5-3 weeks. Important!

All early flowers are planted in winter - at the end of summer or beginning of autumn. The plants have time to take root, overwinter, harden, and in early spring “wake up” and begin to grow.
More than 16 species of galanthus are known, growing in their natural environment in Europe, the Caucasus, Asia, and Crimea. The flowers are low - up to 15-18 cm in height, with delicate tiny drooping milky-white bell-shaped inflorescences and two linear pointed leaves. Galanthus appear already in March and bloom for 2-3 weeks. Today you can buy bulbs for seedlings of the following varieties of snowdrops - Flore Pleno, Galanthus Voronova, Galanthus Nivalis, Galanthus Elvis.

Did you know? By growing snowdrops on your property, you will not only get aesthetic pleasure while admiring the wonderful flowers, but you will also contribute to the protection and preservation of the galanthus population.

Snowdrops go well with all the early spring garden flowers without exception; they also look great on their own, especially their different varieties planted simultaneously in one area.

Hyacinth

This is a perennial original corm flower belonging to the Liliaceae family. The flower, at the top of a thick, erect short stem in the shape of a cone, has many, up to 43-45, adjacent bell inflorescences. The color of their petals is white, purple, blue, pink, yellow, red, orange, lilac, cream, lilac. The height of the peduncle is 12-40 cm, the smallest of hyacinths are centellas, no more than 12-14 cm high. Centella varieties are Lady Derby, City of Harlem, Jan Boss. Other early flowering varieties of hyacinths are Amethyst, Anna Marie, Ostara, Bismarck, Lord Baflour, Pink Pearl, La Victoire, Delft Blue, Carnegie, Innosance.

Did you know? Hyacinths of various shades look great with the same height in the center and shorter ones along the edge, planted in a circle or in a round open flowerpot - they look like a multi-colored curly hat.

Primrose is a perennial rhizomatous primrose with a bright three- and four-color color, belonging to the Primrose family and numbering more than 480 species. This is a flower up to 30 cm high with a basal rosette of green wrinkled rounded leaves and a strong peduncle, with flowers collected in an inflorescence or single flowers. Petal color – blue-yellow, white-yellow, lilac-yellow-white, yellow-pink with white, red-yellow, lemon-yellowish-orange, yellow-beige-orange, pink-purple-yellow, crimson-orange with yellow and etc.
In the natural environment it grows in Asia, Europe, America, mainly in the mountains or on flat areas with a humid climate. In our country, primrose is bred everywhere, the flower is unpretentious, cold-resistant, with excellent survival rate and rapid reproduction. In addition to its beauty, primrose is good for its early, friendly, abundant and long flowering. Blooms for 4-4.5 weeks. Some primroses also bloom again in the fall, and the decorative foliage of faded flowers remains throughout spring and summer. Primrose is combined with all primroses, herbs, shrubs and is used to create combinatorial complex compositions on lawns, alpine slides, ridges, flowerpots, for edging flower beds, and borders.

And primroses of various varieties and colors planted together in a chaotic manner form a picturesque, multi-colored, bright carpet that can decorate any corner of the site. The earliest flowering primroses are large-cup primrose, Voronova primrose, spring primrose, Julia primrose, stemless, serrated, auricula (eared primrose).

This little flower with an affectionate Russian name is correctly called bulbocodium and belongs to the Liliaceae family. Its homeland is Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean. Brandushka is a herbaceous flowering plant up to 8 cm high with a delicate, elongated bell-shaped single flower on a corm (has no stem). Inflorescences are pink or pinkish-lilac. The leaves are green with a slight blue tint, linear, collected in a bunch around the inflorescence.
Brandushka fully justifies such “affection” in its name - small, cute, with thin translucent petals of delicate shades and at the same time a real primrose - frost-resistant, undemanding and unpretentious in care. Blooms for 3 weeks. Types of brandushka for our gardens are bulbocodium versicolor (it has white buds, and the blossoming inflorescence is lilac-pink) and spring bulbocodium. Bulbocodiums are very decorative, combined with all early spring vegetation, often used for alpine slides, rocky gardens, borders and multi-level garden compositions.

Or our adapted name anemone. This is a perennial herbaceous tall (up to 75 cm) primrose of the Ranunculaceae family. More than 45 species of anemone are found in Russia and the CIS countries; in total, almost 150 of them are known. Under natural conditions, the anemone is common in North America, Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Far East. Anemone has large cup-shaped flowers, solitary or collected in an inflorescence. The leaves themselves are incredibly decorative - carved, openwork, rich green in color (sometimes brown or purple below), gathered at the base into a bush on which the flowers seem to lie. Inflorescences of different colors - lilac, blue, light blue, white-pink, pink-yellow, lilac with pink, red, white-lilac-violet, red-black-white, etc. Depending on the type of petals, there are double and simple.

Flowering duration is 2.5-3 weeks. The juice of these flowers is highly irritating to the skin and causes an allergic reaction. Be careful when working in the garden - do not pick flowers or wear gloves.

Early types of anemone - Lyutichnaya, Nezhnaya, Dubravnaya, Lesnaya. In general, anemone is a stunningly decorative flower that never gets boring, and some of its species can bloom all spring and summer until the beginning of autumn. Suitable for rock gardens, rocky slides, mixborders.

Vesenniki, or erantis, are spring yellow flowers, the name of which is literally translated from Greek as “spring flowers”. Erantis is a perennial herbaceous low-growing (up to 15 cm tall) primrose of the Ranunculaceae family. Their homeland is the Far East, Siberia, Asia, and are found naturally in Southern and Eastern Europe.
The spring flower has a low stem with a spherical six-petalled inflorescence surrounded, like a frill, by short, strongly or weakly divided leaves at the ends. Over time, the foliage bends in an arc and sags downwards.

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Every gardener is waiting for them, they are the harbingers of spring, blooming already in March, when the sun melts the snow. Don't think that the list of spring flowers is small; there is a wide range of plants that bloom in March and April. By planting several types of early flowers in the garden, your spring garden will be decorated with flowers before the first greenery appears on the trees. Buy planting material for spring flowers; you can study their names, photos, and planting rules further.

The very first spring Flower - blooms when the last snow still lies in shady places on the ground. Snowdrops are a symbol of the onset of spring; small white bells hang like crystal drops on thin green stems. These seemingly delicate flowers are unpretentious. Small galanthus bulbs are planted in August–September; they will take root before frost and will bloom in early spring.

very similar to snowdrop or lily of the valley, only with single white bells. The whiteflower blooms simultaneously with snowdrops and spring flowers, in March-April. Whiteflower bulbs can be planted from July to September. Bury them to a depth of 5 cm in heavy clay soil, 10 cm in light sandy soil. Snowwhites can be placed under trees or shrubs; in early spring, before the greenery has yet appeared on the branches, the first flowers receive enough sunlight, and in the summer, in the shade, they develop well in fertile, moist soil.

Vesennik or erantis will keep company with snow-white snowdrops. Spring flowers are yellow-golden in color, up to 4 cm in diameter, and like the rays of the sun they will illuminate areas in the garden that are still lifeless after winter. The green, dissected leaves of the spring flower die off in June. Erantis prefers to grow in partial shade under the crowns of tall trees in loose, moist soil; these flowers can be found in forests and meadows in spring. Spring spring tubers are planted in September October; they are pre-soaked for a couple of hours so that they come to life and have time to take root in the ground to a stable sub-zero temperature. The first sprouts of spring flowers appear when the last remnants of snow still cover the ground. Opened flowers are not afraid of frost.

Flowers of extraordinary beauty, they are also called snow roses, as they are among the first to bloom in the garden. Hellebores remain decorative throughout the season, and large leaves that have overwintered under the snow green up the flower garden in early spring. Hellebores grow well in partial shade. Plants do not like transplanting, as they develop a powerful rhizome with cord-like roots extending from it. Reproduction of the flower by dividing the bush is carried out in early spring, before new leaves begin to grow. Hellebore seeds are sown in early autumn, before winter, they will germinate in the spring, and the seedlings will bloom only in the third or fourth year of life.

The snowdrops are followed by the blossoms. The Siberian Scylla requires virtually no care. By planting the bulbs of this plant in August-September, this place will be decorated with blue bells every spring. Scylla reproduces by daughter bulbs and self-sowing, forming lush curtains.

also called saffron. They bloom after snowdrops, and spring crocuses continue to bloom for up to two weeks. Large-flowered varieties of crocuses bloom a little later; the bulb produces one flower. Natural types of crocuses have smaller flowers, but one plant can produce several flowers and they bloom earlier. Spring crocus bulbs are planted in late summer - early autumn. These flowers look impressive in groups; in one place several bulbs are placed at a distance of up to 10 cm from each other.

Charming liverwort spring flowers appear immediately after the snow melts. Delicate azure flowers decorate the still lifeless earth after winter for a month. The plant can be propagated by dividing the bush in August. The liverwort feels best in shady places under the canopy of trees in fertile, loose soil.

appear in early April. Flowers in different shades of blue, purple and yellow decorate spring flower beds. The reticulated iris, unlike other species, has a bulb; it is often called the bulbous iris, due to the similarity of the shape of the flowers. Iridodictium bulbs are planted in September or October in a sunny location with well-drained soil. The bulbs do not tolerate stagnant water, so it is better to plant them on elevated areas or alpine hills. After flowering and the death of the ground part of the iris bulbs, it is recommended to dig them up and store them warm until autumn, the time of planting.

will decorate the earth in spring with a green carpet of carved leaves and daisy-like flowers, up to 7 cm in diameter, white, blue or pink. Anemone grows as a ground cover plant thanks to its long creeping rhizome. This spring flower will develop well in both sunny and partial shade, with well-drained, nutritious soil. The plant does not like prolonged waterlogging of the soil. Anemone can be propagated by dividing the rhizome in autumn or early spring.

- decorative perennial It pleases the eye not only with large leathery leaves, but also with beautiful inflorescences with small bright pink bells. Bergenia leaves overwinter under the snow; in spring they turn purple. As the weather gets warmer, inflorescences appear from the rosette of leaves in the spring and persist until summer. Bergenia is decorative all year round; it is a very easy-to-grow perennial that is propagated by dividing the rhizomes in the spring. Bergenia grows well both in partial shade and in sunny places with sufficient soil moisture.

Spring is not only a pleasant, but also a long-awaited time of year. This is the time when nature awakens after a long winter sleep. Feeling the first rays of the sun, birds begin to sing, streams gurgle, animals and insects wake up. Primroses peek out from the melting snow - the first spring flowers, having traveled a long way through the frozen ground and cold snow. They are in a hurry to be the first to please others with their flowering.

Spring primroses

There are quite a few primroses in nature, despite the fact that the plants are considered fragile.

There are many species and varieties on the list of the first flowers of spring.

The most famous first flowers:

How to plant in the garden

Spring is a real holiday for gardeners and flower lovers, because you want to quickly put things in order in your flower beds and see the first sprouts of plants. In addition, spring is the time to think about planting new plants.

Primroses are often found not only in forests, clearings, meadows, but also in gardens. They are actively planted by flower fans so that they can admire the beauty in early spring. Many primroses are perennial and do not require special care.

Rules for planting primroses

In order to plant primroses in the garden, you must adhere to the following rules:

1. To plant primroses in your summer cottage, it is better to give preference to autumn. At this time, young plants will be able to strengthen their roots, but will not germinate until the onset of frost.
2. Before planting, it is important to dig up the soil, remove weeds and add fertilizer to the soil.
3. Next, the bulb is planted to a depth several times greater than itself.
4. After some time, when the ground freezes and there is a constant low temperature outside, the planting site is mulched with dry leaves, peat, and straw.

Primroses are beautiful plants that are not afraid of snow, frost and are in a hurry to please everyone with their appearance. You can meet them in a variety of places, and by planting them in your summer cottage, you can admire the flowers every spring.

In early spring, your favorite garden lacks color. The lawn is just on the way to lush greenery, and the trees and shrubs are still sleeping. This is the time when primroses reign in flower beds and alpine hills. We present to your attention the best early flowers for the garden with a wide variety of colors.

About the features of cultivation

All primroses have a special development cycle. During the period when all nature is reborn after winter and begins to actively vegetate, they have already experienced the most active phase of their life. This occurs in April-May depending on the type of plant and variety.

Primroses are always planted in open ground in the fall from September to November in order to admire their flowering in early spring. Places chosen are open, drained, and sunny. Suitable areas are between stones, under trees that do not yet have leaves in the spring and the area is completely open to the sun.

Bulbs or plots of perennials are planted with the condition that in the summer their above-ground part will either be completely absent or lose its decorative effect. That is, you need to plant them in groups near summer ornamental plants and shrubs.

In the garden, an interesting option is to plant bulbs in the lawn. In a few years they will grow and will delight the eye with entire flowering meadows.

Primroses are not only beautiful plants, but also very easy to care for. They do not require watering or any agrotechnical measures. It is enough just to feed them 1-2 times a year and plant them if necessary.

Ultra early bulbous

There is still snow, but from under its cover the first messengers of spring - snowdrops - are beginning to break through, and in their place, one after another, other flowering bushes will delight us with bright colors.

Snowdrops

Snowdrops are the first to awaken from hibernation. Their white bell flowers appear as early as March, as soon as the snow melts. The botanical name of the plant is . Propagated by daughter bulbs or seeds. Prefers growing conditions close to natural. Terry varieties of snowdrops look especially impressive in the garden.

Groups of galanthus are planted under bushes, trees, and in partial shade, so that in summer the bulbs in the ground do not dry out in the scorching sun.

• crocuses:
• hyacinths;
• scillas;

Crocuses

This is one of the most numerous groups of spring flowers in terms of color. They come in yellow, blue, purple, pink, and also have a two-color color. There are natural forms and hybrid ones, bred in Holland and having large flowers. Most often, unpretentious Tommasini and Anchira are grown in garden plots. The plant grows quickly, as it forms numerous children after flowering.

Crocuses are like hyacinths and are great for early forcing in containers. To do this, in November they are planted in a light substrate with a high sand content. By March the crocuses will bloom. For a spectacular appearance, plant 5-10 bulbs in a container.

Hyacinths

The bushes have not only an aesthetic appearance, but also a bright aroma, especially for Dutch varieties. In total, over the 5-century history of cultivation, more than 300 varieties of this plant have been bred. It is planted both in groups and individually on alpine hills or in combination with crocuses and tulips.

Muscari

The most unpretentious and bright primroses appear in the garden. Depending on the variety, they bloom from April to May. They bloom for about 1.5 weeks, after which the above-ground part dries out. planted in groups to create the effect of a flowering carpet. The predominant colors of the inflorescences are white, blue, and purple.

Scilla

A low-growing plant with small flowers fits in. The botanical name is scylla. The Siberian scilla has bright blue flowers and is widely represented in the gardens of the middle zone. Extremely unpretentious and ideal for a garden landscape designed in a natural style. All the plant needs is moist, light soil during the flowering period. When planting a blueberry in the garden, you need to be prepared to restrain its active growth.

Erantis

This plant is also included in the list of ultra-early bulbous plants. It blooms in April with bright yellow flowers with a diameter of only 2-2.5 cm, and does not lose its decorative effect even during snowfalls. The plant reaches a height of 10 cm. It must be planted in groups; in single plantings it does not look impressive.

The list of early flowers for the garden can be supplemented with such representatives as irises (reticulated), daffodils, and hazel grouse. The latter are the most numerous and are represented by both dwarf species, similar to snowdrops, and large ones, reaching a height of 80-90 cm.

Daffodils

Representatives of the family are no less numerous in terms of varietal diversity. On the market you can find ultra-early bulbs and late ones that bloom in May. The most graceful among daffodils are:

Delicate irises

Iris reticulum is a dwarf representative of irises. The botanical name is iridodictium. It reaches a height of 10 cm, so I plant it in groups on or among the lawn.

Most bulbs do not need to be dug up. They can grow in one place for at least 5 years. The exception is plants that grow quickly and require more space. This also applies to tulips, which go deeper into the earth every year, causing the flowers to become smaller or not appear at all.

Tulips

The brightest and most long-awaited symbol of spring is the tulip. The plant is found both wild in fields and meadows, and cultivated. There are hundreds of developed varieties and hybrids. They differ in the size and color of the bulb, the height of the plant, the diameter and color of the flower, the timing of planting and flowering.

Tulip flowers can be goblet-shaped, oval, or cup-shaped. Petals can be simple, terry, or fringed. There are varieties that form several buds on one plant.

The earliest varieties of tulips that bloom at the end of March:

There are many more varieties of tulips that bloom from mid-April to the end of May. They are distinguished by a high stem up to 40-50 cm, a variety of shapes and colors of inflorescences. For abundant flowering they need moisture and nutritious soil. The more organic components it contains, the larger and brighter the flower will be, and the bulb will produce more children.

Grown in open ground and in containers. Bulbs are planted in the ground in October-November, depending on the region and weather. The soil temperature should not be higher than +10°C. The bulb should have time to take root before the onset of persistent frosts, but not develop the green above-ground part.

If the plant is used for container planting, the bulbs are planted in November and left in the cellar or other cool, dark room until January.

Plantings are watered 1-2 times per month to prevent the soil from completely drying out. In spring, tulips are fed 2 times with nitrogen and mineral fertilizers until flowering.

When the plant fades and the stem turns yellow, the bulbs are dug up, dried and stored in a ventilated area until autumn planting. Tulips differ from other early-blooming bulbs in that they are ideal for cutting and making bouquets.

Herbaceous early flowering perennials

Perennials are very convenient to grow, as they do not take much time and are usually less demanding than annuals. For several years in a row they occupy a permanent place in the garden, grow and delight with their decorative properties. Knowing the exact timing of flowering of plants, it is possible to form so-called gardens of continuous flowering, highly decorative throughout the warm season of the year.

Spring primrose

– the most numerous early perennial in terms of varietal characteristics. The first green leaves of the plant appear in March, and blooms from April to May. Primrose bushes are compact, from 8 to 20 cm in height. The inflorescences are simple or double white, yellow, burgundy. Propagated by dividing the bush and seeds. Can be grown in open ground and containers.

Among the variety of varieties, there are representatives with flowers similar to muscari, they are called muscariodes. There are so-called candelabra primroses, the peduncles of which are very tall, and the inflorescences are arranged in a circle in a ring.

The varieties are highly decorative:

Primulas are divided into early-blooming, mid-blooming and late-blooming, and some species bloom twice per season - in early spring and late summer.

Hellebore Caucasian

Hellebore differs from other early-flowering plants in that it is planted in the garden in early spring, as soon as the soil thaws a little. Its greenery remains decorative all season due to its dense and tough green leaves. The plant is frost-resistant, strong and highly decorative. It blooms starting from February in warm regions, and from April in cold regions. The garden uses hybrid varieties that differ in the variety of flower colors and their diameter. Hellebores can be white, purple, yellow and pink.

Anemone long-haired

Anemone is a delicate and unpretentious flower, popularly called Anemone. It blooms in April with white, pink, pale purple flowers on tall stems. There are both simple and hybrid forms with double flowers. It grows quickly due to its creeping rhizome; most often its growth must be restrained. After the plant fades, the greenery of the bush remains decorative until the beginning of winter. In the long and warm autumn, the anemone blooms again.

Terry marsh marigold

Marigold is a resident of humid and swampy regions. In the garden it is used to decorate ponds. It is a compact bush with bright yellow flowers. Hybrids have double flowers.

Early and mid-blooming primroses include daisies, forget-me-nots, periwinkle, leotard and dicentra, whose flowers look like a broken heart. All of them are unpretentious and perfectly adapted to the climatic conditions of the middle zone.

Rare exotics

In temperate climates, adapted varieties of tropical plants do well. One of them is Ornithogalum - a bulbous relative of hyacinth. The second name of the plant is Poultry Plant.

The following types of this primrose winter well and are easy to care for:

Sanguinaria terry

Sanguinaria canadensis is a miniature flower that blooms as soon as the snow melts. Flowering is long - about 3-4 weeks. The flowers look like tiny water lilies. This is a member of the poppy family, native to North America.

The plant is shade-tolerant, frost-resistant, unpretentious. It is not affected by diseases and pests and reproduces in plots. In the garden it is planted under trees and shrubs and quickly grows to entire clearings.

Kandyk Siberian

Kandyk is a rare bulbous plant from the lily family, similar in appearance to cyclamen. It blooms in April, and both flowers and leaves with brown spots are decorative. Forms dense bushes 30-40 cm high. The peduncles are tall, on which drooping flowers with bent petals of white, pink, purple and other shades are located. A winter-hardy and unpretentious plant, native to the northern regions.

Early flowers for the garden have one main advantage - they are highly anticipated when they bloom. They are the ones who symbolize the arrival of the long-awaited spring, even if there is still snow in the yard and the frost gets stronger at night.

Primroses in landscape design - video