The cottage is not only berry bushes, garden beds and fruit trees. To make their site beautiful, many plant various flowers on it. And in order to create a front garden that will fit perfectly into the overall design of the courtyard, in some cases it is necessary to plant flowers of a certain color in the garden. At the same time, red flowers look very bright and stand out against the general background of a suburban area. Therefore, it is worthwhile to familiarize yourself with some of the annual orange flowers in more detail, which can attract attention to the flowerbed and create a warm sunny atmosphere in the yard.
Marigold
This red flower came to us from Central and South America. Marigolds were very much in demand among the inhabitants of the Indian tribes who then inhabited America. These peoples used the red flower in their rituals. Marigolds were introduced into Europe only in the 16th century. It is these red flowers that are the very first overseas garden plants that were brought to Russia.
Currently, science knows only about 40 varieties of these flowers. These red flowers, photos of which are indicated in this article, are very easily able to get along on almost every flowerbed. Using upright species of this plant, designers create various exquisite compositions. Low-growing varieties of marigolds are used to create flower beds in the form of a pattern or ornament. As a rule, such compositions are often used for urban landscaping.
Viola
Considering the name of the flowers of red color, one cannot help but mention the viola. The people often call this flower pansies. These beautiful red flowers are one of the most beloved among landscape designers. Often viola is used to decorate urban flower gardens. In addition, the culture can be found in various flower beds of numerous personal plots.
Landscape designers quite often also use pansies to create alpine slides, as well as carpet flower beds. It is very convenient to grow this culture in flowerpots. This garden plant is used for organizations and vertical gardening. More recently, new varieties of ampoule viols have been introduced, with which designers arrange lush compositions in balcony drawers and hanging baskets.
Annual dahlia
Before proceeding to describe the red flower, you should pay attention to the fact that this plant was first discovered in the mountains of Colombia, Mexico and Guatemala. Currently, science knows 42 species of this plant, which differ in height, shape, and shade. Such a variety has been successfully applied by optical fibers. For example, it is best to use stunted dahlia varieties of annual dahlias to design rabatki or borders.
Other types of culture are used to create flower arrangements, and are also used in group plantings. Annual dahlias have large flowers, so they are ideal for decorating mixborders. Quite often, these crops are planted along paths and alleys in squares and parks.
Sweet tobacco
This culture is able not only to decorate any garden, but also to please a fragrant aroma. Sweet tobacco has bright inflorescences, which are pink, white, raspberry and orange. Fragrant plants always look attractive and fresh. It is used to decorate flowerbeds, rockeries and rock gardens.
Quite often, landscape designers use lemon-yellow varieties to decorate flower arrangements. This shade is able to perfectly coexist with other flowers that are planted in the garden and in the flowerbed.
Low-growing varieties are usually used to decorate borders, planted in the foreground of flower beds or at home on window sills. Medium-sized varieties are planted to decorate stairs, paths, terraces, as well as arbors. Tall varieties of fragrant tobacco will ideally look along the wall of a building or fence.
Calendula
People call this red flower marigolds. This plant is very popular among gardeners. Marigolds are unpretentious in care. They are able to decorate absolutely any homestead. Calendula is used not only for decorative purposes, but also in the use of traditional medicine recipes. The fact is that this plant has excellent medicinal properties.
There are many different varieties of this flower, so designers can combine plants so that they add new colors to the flowerbed and improve its appearance. Calendula is recommended to be planted in the vicinity of rudbeckia, cenium, ageratum, blue cornflowers, eshsoltsii.
This orange flower harmoniously blends with the design of the rustic-style gardens. A low-growing variety is used to decorate flower borders, as well as rabatka. They are also used to decorate terraces and loggias. Tall varieties are best used to create mixborders, as they will make it brighter and more sunny.
Coleus
This plant was first discovered in Southeast Asia and Africa. In nature, there are more than 150 varieties of coleus. With the help of these plants, landscape designers decorate arabesques and carpet beds. These cultures get along well with yellow marigolds, as well as silver cineraria. Coleus looks perfect on one flowerbed next to a fiery salvia or a yellow-green ageratum.
Experienced landscape designers quite often combine red varieties of coleus with silver cineraria or with alissum. Some gardeners prefer to arrange flower beds on their suburban area using only these flowers. In this case, the culture is able to dilute the uniformity of the space of the green lawn with bright colored spots.
Coreopsis
In the world there are more than 120 varieties of coreopsis. The birthplace of this plant is tropical Africa, North America and Hawaii. Due to the fact that coreopsis blooms for a long time, this flower is easily able to turn any garden into an island filled with pleasant aromas. It is best to plant a flower next to rudbeckia or roses. Some landscape designers plant coreopsis in a single flowerbed along with lilies.
This plant is ideal for decorating borders and flower beds. Tall varieties are used to create a vibrant flower carpet in tandem with other annual plants. As a rule, they land in the flower garden in the background. In addition, tall varieties are widely used in flower groups. As for the undersized species, they are grown in containers, and are also used to decorate balconies, windows and terraces.
Abutilon
Abutilon is used as a shrub and perennial tree for decoration of terraces. In most cases, this culture is grown indoors. Therefore, it is not suitable for decorating street beds. With the advent of spring, abutilon delights its hosts with bright flowers that fade only with the arrival of late autumn. Among the varieties you can also find those that are able to bloom throughout the year. Varieties of abutilon differ among themselves by the color of the leaves. Peduncles that contain a pistil and long stamens also look very unusual. They can be orange, white, pink, gold, red or burgundy. The red flower Abutilon is able to become a wonderful decoration of a terrace or gazebo.
Balsam
The birthplace of balsam is Africa, as well as the tropical regions of Asia. Some varieties of red balsam flower can also be found in America and Europe. In total, science knows about 500 varieties of this plant. Among them there are both perennial and annual varieties. Balsam has gained such popularity due to its long and beautiful flowering. Quite often, this culture is called a spark, since bright orange flowers resemble a burning flame when the wind blows.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that there are many different red garden flowers. To beautifully design your flowerbed, you just need to correctly combine these cultures with other plants.