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Dry summers are a big problem for most plants. They do not always successfully survive the sun, so you have to either save them – arranging a shade, or replace them with drought-resistant flowers. Flowerbeds consisting of such varieties easily tolerate even the highest temperatures, delighting with lush flowering on the site.
sun loving flowers
Drought tolerant plants have gained the most popularity as many are perennial ground cover flowers, herbs and shrubs. By the way, they are used not only in the backyard – unpretentious plants are suitable for maintaining a neat appearance of plots in the cemetery. Flower beds in sunny areas will be decorated with many perennials, due to their unpretentiousness to the conditions. Drought-tolerant flowers are abundant, so all you have to do is arrange them and enjoy them.
Peony – despite the fact that flowering occurs at the end of spring, it will decorate the garden with neat green foliage throughout the summer. Moreover, he is a record holder for longevity and rarely needs a transplant. Hosta is an ornamental plant whose flowers look like bells. The richness of colors and expressive leaves will decorate any flower bed.
Echinacea with its large, fleshy stems and flowers will easily take root in any soil with any light. Echinacea blooms in summer and autumn, is tall. The drought-resistant stems of echinacea will brighten up your garden, even outside of the flowering period.
Garden chamomile – will not create any problems during growth, but will please with large white flowers. Keep in mind that by autumn it will begin to multiply, so if you do not want the dominance of chamomile, take care of the rhizome of the flower. Perennial ground cover flowers are suitable for sunny places. They form a beautiful pillow on the ground, delighting not only with beautiful flowers, but also with juicy leaves.
Stone rose – looks like rosettes with short plump leaves of deep green or dark purple. In the middle of summer, a stem with a large flower at the end rises from the outlet. Her flowers will decorate the cemetery if you do not have time to take care of the plants.
Carnation – differs in many varieties and colors. After it has faded, you should cut the stems and then you will get neat bluish bushes. Yaskolka – actively grows both above and below the ground. Its leaves are gray or silver, and it blooms with white star-shaped flowers.
Sedum is the king of flower carpets. Ground cover flowers, in principle, are characterized by abundant growth, but Sedum is the leader in terms of the area it occupies. There is no place where he would not take root. It blooms with an abundance of pink, yellow, white flowers that last all summer. It can be planted in a cemetery to form a beautiful pillow.
Heuchera – also forms rosettes of leaves, and they have a different color: there are green, gray, even red shades. Heuchera reaches a height of 30 cm, and during flowering up to 60 cm.
Video “Sun-loving hosts”
Informative video about sun-loving, drought-resistant plants. Description of the best varieties of solar hostas.
drought tolerant herbs
There are quite a few herbs that meet the requirements of dry places. Drought-resistant ground cover grasses will decorate not only flower beds, but also the dining table, which increases their value. In addition, you can sow a cemetery with herbs, creating a neat and well-groomed appearance.
Thyme – in addition to a strong aroma, it has beautiful lilac flowers. But, planting it in the garden, be careful – all the surrounding bumblebees and bees will gather to taste its pollen. Euphorbia cypress is a low grass with sharp leaves-needles. Blooms twice – at the end of spring and summer. There are so many flowers that each bush turns into a fluffy ball.
Gray fescue – attracts attention with its sharp, bluish-green leaves. It is often compared to a sea urchin for its obvious resemblance. Plant it in the front rows and renew every 4 years to get a long-lasting carpet. The advantage of Fescue is that it does not grow and continues to grow even in winter. Ground cover bushes of Fescue will give the plots in the cemetery a neat look.
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Drought-resistant shrubs are a real salvation for places where there is no shade, but there are a lot of scorching sun rays. Ground cover shrubs are less common than grasses or flowers. But on the other hand, they create lush hedges (which can limit the site in the cemetery).
Gailardia – comes from the Aster family. This bush with wide branches up to 70 cm in height, blooms with large bright flowers. Alpine aster is a shrub that blooms in June with small multi-colored flowers. Hydrangea is a shrub that blooms in mid-summer until the end of autumn. She is willingly planted in the cemetery due to the fact that she is evergreen and with beautiful flowers.
Forsythia are trees and shrubs that bloom bright yellow flowers in early spring. Jasmine, mock orange – a sprawling bush with large white flowers, spreading a thick aroma. Unpretentious in terms of places of growth, but requires good watering.
Yarrow is another member of the Astrov family. It grows in bushes up to 70 cm in height, blooms with flat flowers of white, yellow or red. Garden juniper is a tree-like shrub with needle or scaly leaves, gray fruits. After rain, it spreads a thick aroma, so if you want to achieve a variety of smells in the garden, water the juniper from time to time or bring wet twigs into the house.
Ground cover shrubs include horizontal cotoneaster. This evergreen shrub grows along the ground, grows quickly and rarely grows above 50 cm. The mountain pine is a tree or shrub with brown-gray bark, dark green needles and small beautiful gray-brown cones. Whether it’s a flower bed or a graveyard, heat-tolerant plants will bring freshness to any setting, even if you don’t have a designer vein.
Video “Planting and caring for hosts”
Video review of perennial drought-resistant flowers, features of planting and growing hostas.
