It happens that we do not know what small flowers are called, although we use them to decorate flowerbeds and rooms. Plants with such flowers perform several functions. Sometimes they have beautiful leaves, and flowers are perceived as a small addition to them. Small flowers also set off the beauty of large flowers in a bouquet, giving them lightness and charm. They are grown in a room and in a flowerbed, ampelous plants are planted on the street, decorating them with city streets, parks and squares.
Small flowers in the garden
In early spring, small flowers bloom first. They are called so: primroses or ephemera. The second name they received for the fact that soon after flowering the aboveground part disappears. An onion remains in the ground, which will delight flowers again next year. Names of small flowers: snowdrops, chionodoxes, white flowers, Pushkinia, bluebells (blue snowdrop), birch forests. They delight everyone who sees them, because they indicate the arrival of spring. These plants do not require special care. Periodically, they need to be planted so that the bushes do not become very dense. Otherwise, they will cease to bloom, and then completely disappear.
After the primroses have faded, other plants appear that have small flowers. Muscari bloom, delighting with delicate blue bells, gathered in dense inflorescences. Another name for the flower is mouse hyacinth. In shape of inflorescence, it actually resembles hyacinth, only its flowers are much smaller. Propagated by division of the bush or self-seeding. Bushes grow rapidly, the number of peduncles increases. From these flowers create borders for large-flowered tulips, daffodils blooming at the same time. Flowers are blue with a white border, purple, white. Dried stems with fruits are used to create winter bouquets.
Tenacious
A little later, an oak tree, or tenacity, appears. She can settle in the garden herself, quickly sprawling, exploring new territories. The flowers are purple, similar in shape to snapdragon. The leaves are dark green with a purple hue. The flower lives up to its name. If you do not follow the territory of its habitat, tenacity can spread to the entire site. This applies not only to wild plants, but also to varietal plants. The area where the little thing grows does not need to be weeded, because the weeds will not be able to break through the dense cover.
Decorative varieties differ mainly in leaf color. It can be marble, raspberry or green with white spots. Excess mustache survivors must be periodically removed so as not to miss the plant outside the allotted territory.
Gypsophila
One of the most famous plants with small flowers is gypsophila. It has long and successfully been used to form bouquets, complementing beautiful large flowers. Gypsophila is grown paniculate and elegant.
The height of the paniculate gypsophila bush is up to 1 meter. The stem is branched, knobby. The bush is sparse, openwork. The leaves are narrow, grayish in color, grow near the root. Small white flowers are collected in panicle inflorescences. It begins to bloom in June, and ends in August.
In addition to the usual bouquets of fresh flowers, panicled gypsophila is used to create various winter compositions.
Grow it in the flower beds. For this, special varieties have been created. There are plants with pink flowers. In addition to simple, there are species with double and semi-double flowers. There are flowers and low, up to 40 cm.
Elegant gypsophila grows to a height of 50 cm. The bush has the shape of a ball. In the wild grows in the Caucasus.
Anafalis
Anafalis is a perennial garden plant with small white flowers. Small flowers, the photo of which is presented below, touches with their tenderness.
The stem is straight, its height reaches 30-70 cm. It blooms from July to late autumn. Anafalis is highly frost-resistant, so it does not need to be covered for the winter. It grows well on sandy loam soils of neutral acidity. Prefers partial shade.
Anafalis is used to create winter compositions, grown on flower beds, borders. The method of reproduction is through seedlings. Seeds are sown in early spring in the greenhouse. After the threat of return frost has passed, they plant it on a flower bed.
Brovallia
Brovallia is an annual creeping plant 5-30 cm high. The flowers are small, odorless, of various colors. They can be white, blue, orange and purple. It grows in sunny areas, on loamy and sandy loam soils of a neutral acid reaction. It does not tolerate waterlogging. It blooms from July to autumn, until the first frosts.
Browllia is used for planting in flowerpots, grown on flowerbeds and borders. When growing in flowerpots, you need to ensure that the lump of land does not dry out. This can lead to the death of the plant.
Angelonia
Angelonia is a perennial plant. But in view of the fact that it does not tolerate even small frosts, most often it is grown as an annual. You can dig up angelonia for the winter and store it in the cellar until spring.
The height of the straight stem is from 5 to 30 cm. The small flowers of angelonia can have the most varied colors - blue, white, pink, purple. It blooms all summer.
Angelonia prefers to grow on loamy and loamy soils of neutral acidity. He likes moderate watering. Grow it in sunny areas. Used for planting in pots, grown on flower beds, borders.
Gutchinzia alpine
Gutchinzia alpine is a perennial creeping plant 5-30 cm high. The flowers are small, white. Valued for early flowering, which begins in April and lasts until June. Frost-resistant, does not require shelter for the winter.
It can grow on sandy loam soils of a neutral and acidic reaction. He loves sunlight, but grows well in partial shade. Requires moderate watering.
Gutchinsia is planted in rock gardens and borders. When propagated by seeds, they are sown directly into the ground.
Arends Saxifrages
Arends Saxifrages is one of the most beautiful species of this plant. Its small but beautiful flowers adorn alpine slides and flower beds. Saxifrage is a very unpretentious plant. It can settle and grow successfully on rocky slopes, in gorges. The higher it grows, the brighter the colors of the flowers and leaves. The plant itself is a mossy sod hybrids. It is frost-resistant, undemanding to growing conditions.
Arends saxifrage varieties with varied colors of petals have been created. They can be white ("White Carpet"), purple ("Purple Carpet"), pink, carmine-red. The flowers rise high above the turf, leaving only thin brown stems in the middle. Peduncles should be removed after the flowers have bloomed on them. This contributes to long flowering. These plants propagate with small flowers seeds, dividing the bush or cuttings.
Seeds are sown in a box in March. The soil should be loose, drained, contain peat, sand and deciduous land, humus. You can not overmoisten the soil in the dishes where the saxifrage grows. After three weeks, the plants are ready to dive.
Propagating the saxifrage by cuttings, place them under the glass in boxes set in the shade. The temperature there should be about 22 degrees. Maintain high humidity, watering the soil as needed.
Bushes are separated in early spring or autumn. Saxifrages are planted in shaded places. If you plant it in a sunny area, you will need to provide the plant with daily watering.
Small indoor flowers
Among indoor plants, small-flowered plants are also found. Why are they grown by flower growers, because they do not attract such attention as large-flowered? Plants that have small flowers stand out for something else. Usually these are beautiful leaves.
Various begonias are appreciated by gardeners. Their flowers are small and inconspicuous, but the leaves are beautiful. But there are among begonias those who are valued for their flowering.
Begonia ever flowering
Evergreen begonia grows rapidly, its beautiful rounded green or reddish leaves and small flowers collected in inflorescences adorn the plant all year round.
Recently, it began to be used in landscape design for the design of flower beds, flower beds. Evergreen begonia - bush up to 40 cm high. Stems are juicy, brittle. Flowers are simple, semi-double or double. The color is white, pink or red.
Evergreen begonia does not require special care. It can grow on any soil. In the summer it requires a lot of moisture. In winter, it is watered less, making sure that the lump of land does not dry out. In late autumn, the plant should be illuminated with a fluorescent lamp, prolonging daylight hours. The temperature in the room in winter should be at least 14 degrees, in the summer about 20. He loves high humidity. The evergreen begonia does not tolerate cold on the windowsill, so in winter it needs to be rearranged away from the window.
The plant is fed year-round with mineral fertilizers of low concentration. Evergreen begonia propagates by apical cuttings rooted in water. Young plants are planted in light soil from turf land, humus, sand, peat.
You can grow begonia ever flowering from seeds. Small flower seeds are sown directly to the surface, not immersed in the ground. Spray and cover with glass or film. After the seedling has three leaves, it is transplanted into a pot.
Rouleianus
Among indoor plants there is a flower with small leaves of an original form. This is the godson (senezio) of the rouleianus variety. Its threadlike stems hang down. They are covered with small spherical leaves up to 1 cm in diameter. Rowleanus inflorescences are the same size as the leaves are white.
Most often, roulaneus is used as an ampel plant, but can be planted in large dishes with a tall bush. Then it spreads over the surface of the soil, covering it.
Like any succulent, the cross must be watered carefully. He and in the summer does not require a large amount of water. In winter, watering is limited even more. Make sure that the earth in the pot is not completely dry. The temperature is lowered to 7 degrees heat.
The plant is poisonous. The use of individual parts will not lead to a quick fatal outcome, but with the constant ingestion of succulent poison into the body, it can cause cirrhosis or liver cancer. All parts of this seemingly pretty plant are poisonous.