Spring is in the air! If you are something like us, it means that you are striving to go outside to dig into the dirt and add a little color to the yard after a long, bleak winter. If you did not plan last autumn by planting spring blooming for a colorful garden, you may be swirling for ideas to give your garden a short hit of the color of the early season.
If you are looking for immediate satisfaction, you can run to the next business and probably find pansies (viola × Wittrockiana), Violets (violet) and brightebore (Helleborus Orientalis) who are ready to go to the ground. These cold -hard plants bring color into the landscape when most plants have just started. However, if you are looking for flowers that can grow from seeds to offer you a color and continue throughout the season, there are many options. From plants that only need a few weeks, to others that bloom in spring and last all summer, you can mix and match options to make your garden look best throughout the vegetation period.
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Snapdragons
Multiple -colored snapdragons in the garden – Baona/Getty Images
If it is color you want, Snapdragons (AntiRrrhinum Majus) have it! They not only boast dozens of flowers on a stem, they are also available in a variety of colors and sizes. The plants can bloom from April to frost if they are regularly dead depending on the growth zone. Start this eight to ten weeks before your last frost date from seeds inside. Snapdragons prefer rich soil that leaves well, but is moist and can cut off well in containers or in the ground.
lupine
Lila Lupine at sunset – Vitalii Stock/Shutterstock
Sundial Lupin (Lupinus Perennis) and Bigleaf -Lupin (Lupinus Polyphyllus) are both at home in North America, but Bigleaf -Lupin is now considered potentially invasive in areas like Maine. So be careful when buying seeds or starter plants. These perennials usually start to bloom in May and help to bridge this middle until late in the spring gap. You can guide you outdoors or you can start in the interiors for four to eight weeks before the last frost.
Catmint
Spikes of Blue Catmint in the foreground with blurry flowers in the background – Katrin Ray Shumakov/Getty Images
Another plant that brings color to the garden in May is catmint (Nepeta racemosa), and this will have the flowers until September. It is tolerant compared to drought and is well suited in average soil as long as it is well implemented. Find out how to take care of catmint plants if you want to add this purple to the garden. Catmint matures in just 14 to 21 days and makes her good candidates to start the seed.
Borage
A bee drinking from a borettic flower – © Jackie Bale/Getty Images
Borage (Borago Officinalis) is a Mediterranean herb that can handle bad soil and thrives in full sun. With star -shaped blue or white flowers, it can also bloom in June and run until August. It is not just edible, but bees love it. If you planted it in your garden last year, there is a good chance that Borage will reappear despite a year – it tends to sow yourself. When you let it grow for the first time, it only takes 50 days to ripen.
zinnia
A field of multicolored tin – Jacky Parker Photography/Getty Images
Another Juni Bloomer is the always popular Zinnia (Zinnia Elegans). In the amount of 1 foot to 4 feet and available in a variety of colors, there is a tinia for everyone. Zinnien like masters soil, who has a lot of humus, but is pretty easy to grow. In fact, every week you can sow tinia directly outdoors to ensure that you have a constant color all summer. If you let them grow out of the seed, they last a little more than two months to mature.
cosmos
A field made of pink and white cosmos at Sunrise – Akaradech Pramoonsin/Getty Images
If you like tin, Cosmos (Cosmos Bipinnatus) can be another great option for you. They offer a similar height and color options, but have a more delicative flower. They also bloom in June and bring more color in the late spring and early summer gardens. With proper care and deadheading, cosmos bloom until the first frost, so that they are really a work animal in the garden. Direct sow outdoors according to the danger of the frost, simply make sure that you do not cover it with too much floor because you need light to germinate.
Marigold
Orange, red and yellow marigold with green leaves – Leliaspb/Getty Images
It only takes eight weeks with the marigolds (Tagetes). Although these bright yellow and orange flowers are usually connected to the summer, you can give a top start indoors so that you are ready to go outside as soon as the risk of frost has passed. If you make you fatal to promote new flowers, the marigolds bloom from June to the first frost. Like many of the other plants on the list, they are easy to grow in well -permeable soils.
Calendula
Orange calendar in the garden – Nenov/Getty Images
If you like marigold and tin, Calendula (Calendula Officinalis) should also be on your list. Similar to the other flowers, Calendula can sow out of the last frost outdoors. However, they bloom shorter from May to June. You don't love summer heat, but when the cool weather returns, you can get repeated flowers if you are lucky.
Nasturtium
Red, orange and yellow capsa spread along a fence – © Studio One -One/Getty Images
Haftsurtium (Tropaeolum Majus) differs from many other options on this list. This marginal plant can be used as a climber or ground cover and is often used as an accompanying plant to prevent insects in a natural way. To get earlier flowers, soak the seeds for a few hours before starting them about four to six weeks before the last frost. Plucked flowers will encourage the envelope throughout the season.
Wind
Blue tomorrow Flyings that grow on a balcony railing – Feifei cui -paoluzzo/getty pictures
In the morning (Ipomoea Purpurea), like Hafurtium, there are strong climbers and can grow up to 10 feet in a single season. To achieve the best results, nod the outside of the seeds and soak 24 hours before planting. They are sensitive to a cold. So consider starting inside to give you a start. By June you should have colorful flowers that will last until autumn frost.
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