The flowers of the garden bell, the bearded carnation and the forget-me-nots have one thing in common: they delight with a natural charm, emphasized with a touch of nostalgia. For this reason, they are often found in country-style gardens. In addition, they easily reproduce from seeds, and their care is not problematic.
The group of biennial plants also includes, inter alia, mullein, lake and foxglove, which, like many other beautifully flowering plants, decorate flowerbeds with their multicolored flowers for only one season (they produce flowers in the second year of vegetation, after which they usually die). The final chord of their short life are the numerous seeds that we can collect and sow in the next year (June, July).
Seeds are best sown in an inspection area or on a seedbed. Seedlings, after the formation of 2-3 leaves, need to be pierced with a spacing of 5-15x5-25 cm (depending on the species, larger plants should be spaced apart). In autumn, young plants can be planted permanently at a distance of 15-50x20-80 cm.
When the ground is shallowly freezing, it is worth covering the spacing with a tunic, i.e. conifer branches. In spring, we remove the cover quite early, before the plant starts to sprout. Digitalis foxglove, Verbascum mullein and Oenothera's evening primrose also sow by themselves and easily master new places in the garden.As a result of such a silent expansion, wonderful plant combinations can be created, with their existence confirming the old truth that nature is often the best gardener.
Composing a bed of biennial plants
If we notice that the digitalis has spread and its new generation is too numerous, we remove some young plants or carefully dig them out of the ground and plant them elsewhere. In the wild, digitalis lived in bright parts of forests, so it still likes semi-shaded locations where the sun's rays only reach directly for a few hours during the day.Such conditions are also suitable for many perennials, such as eagle, Campanula persicifolia, Campanula persicifolia,funkiaHosta and Astrantia.
Forget-me-not Myosotis starts in spring. Its blue, tiny flowers often open in March. Low clusters of plants are perfect for planting the edges of garden paths, also in the company of daisies and pansies. In April, the Cheirantus lake is added with flowers in yellow, orange, red and brown.
Typical summer flowering plants are Dianthus barbatus carnation, Campanula medium garden bell and Alcea rosea, which can be beautifully combined in the bed with many different perennials and annuals.Garden mallow forms are usually two-year-old, but there are also 4 or even 8-year-old ones.After flowering and trimming, only little decorative leaves remain at the ground.
The secret of biennial ornamental plants
Biennial flowering plants don't have much time to develop flowers and show their beauty. At the end of May, we sow seeds of bearded carnation, garden bells and lake, and in June or July, mallow and forget-me-nots.By autumn, the roots and leaves of the young plants will fully develop.In the following season, some species will bloom in the spring and others in the summer.
After flowering, seeds set and shoots die. Biennial plants can be pre-grown in pots and transplanted into a bed at the end of summer. In winter, we cover them with clothes.
