As you know, decorative plants for open ground differ in their height. They are high, medium, low and dwarfish. Small flowers are considered to be 30 to 50 cm tall. Such plants are used mainly as curbs and flower carpets, and also planted in mixborders. Let's consider what perennial undersized flowers look best on the flowerbed.
Choose the best perennial stunted flowers for the flower bed
Among undersized, the most popular are perennials:
- Primrose blossoms in early spring and pleases with its flowering from April to June. Inflorescence of primulas can have a yellow, pink, burgundy or crimson color, pleasing the eye with their bright colors.
- A solid carpet covers the ground with a subulate phlox . Its miniature five-pointed petals are collected in dense inflorescences, the shades of which range from white to purple.
- As curbs of perennial flowers gorgeous looks stunted aster, a variety of which is called - curb. Its pygmy bush has a height of no more than 35 cm. Inflorescences of curb aster are terry, in diameter 8-10 cm.
- Ground-cover perennial jaskolka has the ability to grow, covering the ground for several years with a carpet of bright green leaves and snow-white flowers. Blossoms the spring in spring, from May to June.
- Unusual inhabitant of the flower bed can be a mysterious edelweiss. Interestingly, this mountain flower does not like nutritious soil - the soil for it must be poor, and care - minimal.
- A plant called cleansing has many species and varieties. Some of them, for example, were young roofing, often used as perennial stunted flowers for the cemetery, because they are unpretentious and well tolerate the shadow.
- Dwarfish ("bearded") irises are usually planted along the edge of the mixborder, as well as along curbs and garden paths. They bloom early, but, unfortunately, quickly fade. Irises are able to withstand even small frosts, they are very hardy and unpretentious.