Thinking about what kind of vegetation to decorate the garden, it is worth giving preference to off-season compositions. They will delight your eye not only in the warm season, but with the onset of cold weather will remain in green.
Badan
Badan is a perennial herbaceous plant, which is often referred to as thick-leaved saxifrage. In the wild, grows on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory and Primorye. It is known for bright inflorescences of small flowers, similar to a glass, and in some subgroups a bell.
The large leaves that form the basal rosette visually resemble the ears of an elephant. Badan begins to bloom in May, and ends in early June. In winter, the leaves do not lose their green color.
Fortune euonymus
Fortune is a variegated variety of euonymus. His homeland is China. A short plant can reach up to 2 meters in length and 50 cm in height.
The stems of the plant come into contact with the ground, forming subordinate roots in the nodes, due to which it quickly takes root and rises up. It has small flowers, a greenish-white hue, the fruits are light yellow, but not edible, like all other euonymus. The leaves are small, in length reach from 2 to 6 centimeters, have the shape of an ellipse, leathery or shiny texture.
Heather
Heather is an evergreen plant with a branching stem base. Leaves are small, trihedral, petiole is absent. Small flowers are grouped in inflorescences of a racemose or umbrella-type. In one inflorescence can be from five to several dozen flowers that have a purple-pink hue.
Heather does not require frequent maintenance, has drought tolerance and can bloom in the shade. Throughout the winter, the leaves retain a green color.
Heichera
Geicher's flower is a rhizome herbaceous perennial. The rocky areas of North America are considered his homeland. It blooms in small flowers, in appearance resembling bells collected in small inflorescences. The inflorescence is racemose, while the bracts are scaly.
A common shade of flowers is cream, white and light pink. For planting in the garden, you should choose Western-style heichers, they are the ones who endure the cold.
Saxifrage
Saxifrage is a stunted plant. Leaves have a diverse texture, surface and shape. In particular, dense and fleshy, rounded and slightly elongated, they represent decorative rosettes. In length reach six centimeters and have color variations: from dark green to gray-green.
The flowers are small, located in paniculate or racemose inflorescences. The stalk does not stretch more than 50 cm. For the winter garden, a wattle saxifrager is chosen. It is more resistant to cold and sudden changes in temperature.
Cotoneaster Dummer
Cotoneaster Drammer - a plant from the genus Cotoneaster, family Pink. Its shoots rise above the ground no higher than 30 cm. One bush can grow in different directions up to one and a half meters. The sheet plate is small in size, has an elongated and oval shape, no more than two centimeters long.
The leaves are leathery, due to the dark green color and the ability to frost, they make the plant look like evergreen forms. The flowers of the plant are small, white or light red in color.
Young
The plant has thickened shoots and succulent, elongated leaves with a pointed end. Often there are flowers of pink, white and yellow shades. They gather in corymbose inflorescences located on single shoots with a height of 15-20 cm.
The root system is poorly developed. Stability of the plant is due to leaves that can accumulate water and starch. In the middle lane, a greater number of varieties are young - winter-hardy species.
Hellebore
Hellebore is a perennial herb with shoots 20-50 cm high. The stem of the plant is devoid of leaves. The foliage is located in a socket near the ground, forming a dense bush. On the petiole there are five segments, which diverge like rays. The entire leathery lobe has a dark green color, solid edges and a groove along the central vein.
During flowering, a flower or small inflorescence forms at the top of the stem. The plant is not afraid of frost, and flower stalks themselves develop under the snow, getting out when the oppression weakens.
Gray fescue
Gray fescue - a perennial herb. Hardy and tolerating both cold climatic regions and hot tropics. Has a bluish-gray (bluish) color of leaves.
With the onset of cold weather, the shade of the leaves becomes pale, but the decorative look continues to persist. The bush of gray fescue is fluffy with a straight stalk, reaching a length of 20-60 cm. The leaf plates are narrow, modified. Leaves twisted into a tube allow the plant to save water consumption.
Linear evergreen leaves have a spherical shape. The rhizome of the plant is small in size, but quite thick.
Winter flower gardens are especially attractive in winter, although at other times they will show what you can see. By planting evergreen perennials on your site, you will get rid of the "bare" garden in the cold season.
