Plants for waterlogged soils flooded in spring. Favorite flowers. We choose moisture-loving plants and ennoble the garden
Florists and gardeners, owners of dachas consider excessively moist areas to be problematic. Choice flowering plants for such habitats is limited, but they exist. With the help of moisture-loving crops (hygrophytes), you can create an attractive garden corner, a flower garden that delights with juicy bright colors throughout the season.
Constant excess moisture soil is an undesirable factor for most plants, making it difficult for the root system to breathe. The soils of such habitats are usually heavy, clayey, structureless (one of the options is peat-acidified, poor in nutrients). Water stagnates due to the lack of proper flow and drainage. Moisture-loving lowland cultures, swampy areas are suitable, there are plants among plants that tolerate shading.
Hygrophytes need constant moisture to normal growth and development, they do not tolerate drought well. The list of other requirements is short, such plants are usually unpretentious, they are little susceptible to diseases, and are almost not damaged by pests. Most bloom beautifully, and the leaves and stems have a special emerald hue.
For many years, the delicate yellow corollas of simple and terry forms of marigold and bathing suit, the luxurious raspberry color of the loosestrife, the multi-colored primrose carpet, the tenderness of forget-me-not, the greenery of the host will please the eye. Among moderately moisture-loving plants - aquilegia (catchment), bergenia, periwinkle. The gardener can pick up perennials, with different flowering times and colors, maintain an elegant look of the marshy garden plot from spring to autumn.
Plants that prefer moist soils:
Perennials:
Aquilegia
Aconite
badan
basil
loosestrife
Avens
Lipstick
Gunner
Loosestrife
Hedgehog
tenacious
chickweed
kaluzhnitsa
bathing suit
bathing suit
Meadowsweet
Litrum
Lychnis
Lobelia - purple - sparkling
Buttercups
Cuff
forget-me-not
Fern - Onoklea - Osmunda - Ostrich
herbaceous peony
Poskonnik
umbilicus
Rhubarb
Rogersia
Tradescantia
Violet
Cimitifuga 
Shrubs for wet places
Elder
Deren
Willow
Irga
viburnum
Fieldfare
bird cherry
Many gardeners leave the wet lowlands of the site without their attention, considering them unsuccessful, and give this territory to wild herbs. But even these waterlogged or swampy parts of summer cottage land can be turned into spectacular and decorative corners of relaxation, even if there is no effort and money for the device. drainage systems or change in terrain.
Lowland types
Lowlands can be divided into two main types:1. Water meadows located along a river or other body of water.
2. Raised swamps.
Lowland Disadvantages
In winter, damp and cold air stagnates in the lowlands. It has a detrimental effect on the dormant buds of shrubs and trees.Spring has a detrimental effect on the roots of the plant. Melting snow runs down the slopes to the lowlands, accumulating and stagnating in it. Plant roots get wet and lose their strength. Besides, spring frosts in the lowland, they affect plants much more strongly, because the temperature in them, as a rule, is 2-5 degrees lower than in higher areas. Such frosts destroy young greens and flowers, depriving the gardener of the autumn harvest.
Despite the shortcomings of the lowlands, you can plant decorative flower beds in them, plant shrubs and trees, choosing the right plants that are not afraid of moisture.
Creating a flower garden
The easiest way to decorate a water meadow is to arrange a luxurious flower garden on it using plants from natural floodplain meadows.
To make a flower garden beautiful, you need to harmoniously combine it with green lawns from ground cover plants that easily tolerate high humidity. Such plants can be: rapidly growing loosestrife; beautifully blooming tenacious creeping; openwork cuff ordinary; common blackhead (due to the content of vitamin C, blackhead is used in folk medicine).
The lawn can be placed around the perimeter of the meadow, and in the center you can arrange a mixborder of tall plants: valerian; basil, with graceful openwork leaves and a bright airy inflorescence; volzhanka, with its amazing panicles-inflorescences; buzulnik (ligularia), narrow-leaved irises.
For the middle tier of the mixborder fit: brunner with his blue flowers similar to forget-me-nots; loosestrife; highlander serpentine (serpentine large or cancer necks) from the Buckwheat family; yellow or bright orange bathing suits (in Siberia we call them “lights”).
The lower tier can be decorated with: dodecatheon, whose flowers resemble cyclamen flowers; marsh marigold, the greens of which are poisonous, but the flower buds and rhizome, with proper cooking, quite edible; unpretentious, but rare, cortuses; primroses.
Of course, a flower garden in a wet or swampy lowland cannot do without plants living in swamps, such as reeds, cattails, calamus and others.
Shrubs that are not afraid of short-term flooding
If there is no time to arrange a flower garden and care for it, you can plant shrubs in the lowland that can withstand short-term flooding without adverse consequences for themselves:Aronia.
Euonymus European.
Hydrangea.
Derain is white.
Honeysuckle is blue.
Kalina.
Field rose.
Fieldfare rowanberry.
Blackcurrant feels great on swampy soil.
Trees that are not afraid of short-term flooding
Not only shrubs are tolerant of waterlogging. You can plant the following trees:
Hanging birch.
Willows of all kinds, everywhere decorating the banks of rivers and reservoirs and withstanding even prolonged flooding.
Maples different types: red, holly, silver, ash-leaved.
Hazel.
Poplar.
Alder gray.
Bird cherry.
Common ash.
Coniferous shrubs and trees
Even among the conifers there are representatives ready to help you decorate the wet lowland. True, they can be counted on the fingers, but, most importantly, there are such:Spruce ordinary.
Juniper horizontal.
Thuja western.
Common pine.
On the household plots many shaded places: under trees, along fences and buildings. They can be used to create beautiful compositions from them. shade-loving plants.
Shade-loving plants are considered to be plants that, for normal development, have enough rarefied sunlight penetrating them through the crown of trees or they are in the sun. just a few hours a day. They have bright juicy green foliage, because it does not fade in the sun if they are planted on sunny areas they don't grow well.
Plants for shade can be divided into flowering and decorative foliage.
To blooming shade-loving include: lily of the valley, dicentra, garden geranium, anemone, foxglove, large astration, primrose, aquilegia, astilbe, kupena, beautiful hydrangea, periwinkle, volzhanka, elecampane.
Decorative leafy shade-loving are: hostas, geyhera, ferns, bergenia, bruner.
Such creepers grow well in the shade: actinidia kolomikta, parthenocissus, Chinese magnolia vine. They decorate fences and walls of household premises.
Shaded areas of the garden can be decorated for the summer season with flowers in pots, such as ever-flowering begonia, lobelia, balsams and low-hardy hydrangeas. In autumn, at the end of the summer season, they are brought into the house, where they winter well until the next summer.
Let's take a closer look at shade-loving plants.
unpretentious perennial plant that enchants with its tenderness. She has beautiful not only flowers of various colors, but also openwork foliage.
Aquilegia is unpretentious in the choice of soil, grows on loose, moist soils, but when compost or humus is added to the soil, it grows powerful and blooms profusely. Care consists in moderate watering, followed by loosening the soil and top dressing once every 3 weeks. Propagated by seeds, division of the bush.
Having planted a geranium in the most unattractive place, in a year you will not recognize it. A rapidly growing plant with its lush, openwork bushes fills the free space so tightly that even weeds cannot break through.
Perennial garden geranium popular among gardeners due to:
- drought and frost resistance
- long flowering and rich color scheme, which lacks so far only yellow and orange colors
- longevity and resistance to diseases and pests
Geranium Care consists of watering and fertilizing. In early spring contribute nitrogen fertilizers, and throughout the season once a month complex mineral.
shade-tolerant perennial. When planted under trees, flowering is delayed, but the color of the flowers is brighter. Moisture-loving, responds well to fertilization. A few years after planting, the dicentra forms a powerful, profusely flowering bush.
Waterlogging is detrimental, fleshy roots rot.
It is better to cover the dicentra for the winter, in order to avoid freezing. It propagates by dividing the overgrown bushes and cuttings.
Perennial frost-resistant a plant 1.5-2 m high and a bush up to 1 m wide, very decorative, one might even say spectacular. A sweet honey aroma emanates from blooming white panicles, and openwork foliage adorns the Volzhanka until the very frost.
Volzhanka is unpretentious, but grows best in fertile soils. It is quite drought-resistant, but waterlogging of the soil is not terrible for it. After flowering throughout June, faded panicles must be removed so that the plant does not lose its decorative effect. In late autumn, the stems are cut at a level of 5 cm from the soil.
Hydrangea - luxurious flowering shrub one of the most impressive flowers in the garden. Hydrangea loves acidic, nutritious and well-moistened soil. To maintain the acidity of the soil and moisture in it, it is necessary to mulch with fallen needles, sawdust, and peat.
The shrub is practically not affected by diseases and pests.
Hydrangea blooms from late June until frost with large flowers.
There are many hydrangeas: tree-like, paniculate (the most winter-hardy), petiolate, large-leaved. Most hydrangeas are winter-hardy, but shelter for the winter does not hurt. Even if they freeze slightly in harsh winters, they are easily restored during the season with good care.
perennial undemanding in the care of a plant that brings to flower beds and gardens bright accent. Pleases with its variegated foliage from spring to autumn. The composition of the soil for planting does not really matter, the main thing is light and without stagnant water.
Once a month you can feed, but the dose complex fertilizer should be halved compared to others. sockets in winter needs to be twisted and mulched.
Flower growers appreciate her for:
- compactness, frost resistance and unpretentiousness;
- a wide variety of varieties and colors;
- flower bed decoration all season and good compatibility with other colors;
- ease and speed in reproduction;
- absence of diseases and pests;
- very good in containers.
Hosts do not like frequent division of bushes. It is enough to perform this procedure once every five years.
The variety of colors of hosta leaves is impressive: from pale green to dark green, there are variegated varieties with white and yellow stripes. Hostas also vary in size, from dwarf to giant. The height varies from 5 cm to 1.5-2 m. There is something to choose from.
Astilbe is the little shadow princess. Plant moisture-loving and unpretentious. Astilbe is beautiful, both in bloom and before and after due to its carved foliage. After flowering, faded inflorescences can not be removed, they also decorate it.
Astilba blooms with white, pink, red panicle inflorescences in the first half of summer. The soil for cultivation should be fertile and moisture-intensive. It is advisable to mulch the plant to maintain soil moisture.
Every 5 years, astilba needs to be rejuvenated by dividing the bushes and transplanting to a new place.
The fern is herbaceous perennial shade a plant that loves moisture and shady places.
At the same time, the plant is drought-resistant, if the plant dries out during intense heat without watering, next spring it will delight you with its appearance again. Planted in the shade of trees, they give the site the appearance of a tropical forest.
Actinidia - kolomikta
perennial fragrant deciduous liana, the variegated color of the leaves gives it a decorative effect. Actinidia shoots require support and can grow up to 7 m in height. Actinidia is also valuable for its healthy, tasty fruits similar to kiwi.
For planting, seedlings are used no older than 4 years of age, because. adult plants do not take root.
To obtain a harvest of berries, it is necessary to plant 2 plants (male and female), because. dioecious plant.
AT summer days shady areas of the garden are equipped and used for relaxation, where you can enjoy the coolness, hide from the languishing heat and the scorching sun. The recreation area can be decorated with shade-loving plants, creating flower beds or islands of lush greenery. The choice of plants for this is large and varied.
It is not always possible to acquire a plot of land on good fertile soil, sometimes it happens that plotis in swamp or an overly damp place...
If a plot of land is in a lowland, then the soil on it is quite dense, and often has a clay structure. Clay absorbs water very poorly, so after even a little rain, large puddles remain on the surface of the site. Due to the fact that wet clay practically “does not breathe”, the soil layer accumulates the products of vital activity of soil microorganisms - and, as you know, an excess of these products is a poison for plants.
The situation is slightly different if the site is located near a lake, river or other body of water. In spring, especially after heavy snowfall, water can flood land plot, and all plantings run the risk of being under the thickness melt water. Besides, fordamp soil the close location of groundwater is characteristic, therefore, excessive soil moisture is not excluded even in the hot period.
However, do not despair and put an end to such "unfavorable" lands, because there is always a way out of any situation. Try to plant certain bushesfor wet area and continue to enjoy their beautiful greenery, flowering and even fruits!
Not all plants are suitable for a wetland, because due to increased moisture, the soil is not saturated with oxygen, and the roots of many plants are not adapted to such conditions. However, some shrubs feel quite comfortable in such extreme conditions, so they grow well and even bear fruit exactly where other plants die.
So, what shrubs can be planted in an excessively wet area?
- For lovers, you can advise white, silky or blood-red turf ( Cornusalba, C. sanguinea, C.stolonifera). The height of the bush quite often reaches a 3-meter mark, which allows you to reliably hide your site from prying eyes.
- A suitable plant for a damp site is spirea. The following types of spirea are most popular: felt ( Spiraeatomentosa), loose leaf ( S. salicifolia) or Wangutta ( S. x vanhouttei). Spirea is unpretentious and easy to care for; under comfortable conditions, the flowering of the shrub occurs repeatedly during the season.
- (Sorbariasorbifolia) will also help hide from prying eyes. The height of the shrub varies from 120 cm (new undersized variety‘Sem’) up to 200 cm (wild plants).
- Do not forget about such a plant as alder. Both of its varieties (grey alder Alnusincana and black A. glutinosa) feel quite comfortable in areas with high humidity. It's nice to admire beautiful alder earrings on a spring day, with which the breeze plays so funny! Some varieties attract attention with their original leaves, for example, gray alder ‘Aureomarginata’ has variegated leaves.
- If the land area is impressive, you can plant willows on the site. For damp soils, ash willow is ideal ( Salix cinerea) or three-stamen ( S. triandra). Willow looks very colorful in spring period, because the flowering of the plant occurs much earlier than the appearance of leaves. In small areas, you can plant a white, rosemary or whole-leaved willow.
- Planted plants can not only serve as a fence for a summer cottage, but also bring crops to their owners. A striking example of a fruit-bearing shrub is viburnum vulgaris (Viburnumopulus). Viburnum berries improve digestion, kidney function, and also have hypotensive, sedative and anticonvulsant properties.
- Do not forget about all the famous hawthorn, but before planting it must be carefully loosened clay soil. Hawthorn smooth ( C. laevigata) has three-lobed leaves, blooms in May and June with bright crimson double flowers. The benefits of hawthorn fruits and flowers have long been known. Thanks to the use of hawthorn berries, a person’s blood pressure normalizes, and mood improves and fatigue disappears.
- Fruit chokeberry (Aroniamelanocarpa) can be safely used in food. Compote is made from chokeberry berries, liqueurs and tinctures are made. Aronia berries are very fond of birds, so it is better not to delay harvesting.
- Highly useful properties have fruits honeysuckle blue (Loniceracaerulea). The plant itself is quite unpretentious, grows well on flooded soils. Blue honeysuckle begins to bloom and bear fruit long before other shrubs and trees. Honeysuckle is used for hypertension, edema, vitamin deficiency and even colds.
- No less tasty and healthy berries ripen at irgi ( Amelanchier). For planting, it is best to choose a varietal plant, for example, varieties of irgi Lamarck or Canadian ( A. Lamarckii, A. canadensis) bear the largest and juiciest berries. Compotes and jams are made from berries, various tinctures and even homemade wine are made.
- Berries blackcurrant (Ribsnigrum) are known to everyone, but few know that the shrub loves swampy and damp soil. From the "vitamin" fruits of blackcurrant, you can cook compote or jam, as well as grind it with sugar without heat treatment.
- Ledum can also be attributed to lovers of poorly aerated soils ( Ledum). In our country, 5 types of wild rosemary are known: marsh ( L. palustre), creeping ( L.decumbens), Greenlandic ( L. groenlandicum), large-leaved ( L. macrophyllum) and subulate ( L. subulatum). However, remember that all parts of the plant are poisonous!
- When choosing plants for a damp area, do not forget
If there is a small wetland in the summer cottage, then it is not necessary to dry it, you can create a cozy picturesque corner with unique moisture-loving plants in its place.
If there is no way to divert groundwater in a wetland, in this case trees will come to the rescue, which will help not only drain the area, but also decorate it with themselves.
Poplar
The most popular tree in Russia, with which you can drain the swampy area and strengthen the coastline, since the poplar grows very quickly. But in recent times this tree was massively abandoned because of the fluff that allergy sufferers suffer from.
In addition, during strong winds, fragile branches do not withstand and often fall on cars and people. Those who are not allergic to down choose pyramidal poplar for their large summer cottage.
birch fluffy
A real symbol of Russia, which can be found at every step. To get rid of drowning in summer period, it is enough to plant a birch on the site, which will not only cope with this task, but will also become great decoration glades.
It easily withstands not only strong winds, but also Russian frosts. Before planting a birch seedling in a flooded area, you need to dig a hole about 80 cm deep, then fill it up 50 cm with large stones, which will be a good support for the roots.
maple red
This is very beautiful tree planted not only to drain the flooded area, but also for beauty, thanks to its red or golden leaves. The trees themselves reach a height of up to 10 meters, so they need to be planted in large summer cottages.
Before planting, you need to half fill the hole with sand, gravel and construction waste, which will help the maple roots to strengthen. Then in landing pit carefully plant a seedling, fill it with earth mixed with mineral fertilizer.
thorn plum
To drain the summer cottage, thorns are perfect, which will not only cope with the drainage of the soil, but also give tasty fruits. You can choose any variety that suits the climate of your area. You just need to remember that thorns are planted no closer than three meters from each other.
Thornosliva - very unpretentious plant, practically does not get sick and does not suffer from pests, the fruits are very tasty, large, which can not only be consumed raw, but also make compotes and jams from them. In extreme cases, the thorn plum can be replaced with cherry plum, which also dries the site well.
weeping willow
Willow is called weeping because of the special shape of the crown, descending to the very ground, giving the impression of sadness. This is the most moisture-loving tree that grows well along the banks of rivers and lakes. In warm climatic areas, they can grow up to fifteen meters in height, and in cold climates, dwarf willows most often grow, creeping along the ground.
Willow is planted in any period from spring to autumn, the main thing is to have time before the first frost. To form a willow crown, it is pruned at the beginning of summer and only after flowering.
shrubs
Great for small areas where it is not possible to plant a spreading tree. But shrubs don't handle drainage as well as trees.
swamp rose
One of unpretentious shrubs, which grows well both in the shade and in a sunny place. It grows no higher than two meters in height and grows quickly, so it needs to be trimmed regularly.
Every year in July-August this moisture-loving shrub adorns country cottage area with its flowering. During the entire flowering period, the inflorescences change their color from pink to orange color. AT wild nature it can be found on ravines, banks, swamps.
Himalayan honeysuckle
A shrub that will certainly decorate any body of water, it looks so impressive above the surface of the water with lowered branches decorated with purple flowers. It is spectacular not only in summer, but also in winter, when it looks like a fluffy snow-white hat.
This shrub does not require any care, even the formation of its crown can be forgotten for several years. The main thing is to plant in moist soil or next to any body of water. It does not tolerate severe frosts, so for the winter it is better to cover it with covering material.
Elder
There are many varieties of elderberry that do well in wet soils. She is not only ornamental shrub, but has medicinal properties. In ancient times, it was believed that elderberry protects the house from evil spirits.
In addition to medicinal purposes, it is used as a dye for hair and fabrics. On average, the elderberry is low, has a rounded crown of branched stems, on which fragrant inflorescences bloom every summer. white color, in autumn they are replaced by numerous black berries.
In early spring, it is advisable to trim the elderberry crown to stimulate the growth of new branches.
Red viburnum
Can grow in any soil if planted next to groundwater, then after a while their level will decrease significantly. Kalina can be planted both in a sunny place and in partial shade, where it will bloom equally.
For small area the compact viburnum variety is ideal, as it grows very slowly and practically does not need to be looked after. It grows no higher than one and a half meters in height. It blooms in early summer with large white umbellate inflorescences that spread a very delicate aroma.
By autumn, berries appear on the branches, which birds feed on all winter. In autumn, viburnum is especially beautiful when its green leaves change their color to crimson. The shrub can live up to 60 years.
Derain white
Derain white delights with its appearance not only in summer, but also in winter, thanks to the bright red color of its shoots. Its long and narrow leaves can be up to ten centimeters long.
In summer, the leaves are two-tone: white and green, and in winter they change to a stunning red-purple, orange or yellow, depending on the type of shrub.
It can bloom not only in early summer, but also again in September. The height of the shrub reaches up to three meters. There are species of this shrub on which edible fruits grow.
Houseplants
Even indoor plants are moisture-loving, which are not only not afraid to pour, but it is also advisable to spray often. Some of them in the summer you can decorate a small pond at their summer cottage.
Calla
In nature, it grows in subtropical wetlands. In height reaches up to 30 centimeters. It has large dark green leaves and amazing white inflorescences on a long stem in the form of a tubular cob. This plant is very unpretentious, with proper and simple care, calla lilies can bloom regularly.
A pot with this plant is best placed in a sunny place, but not under direct sunlight. In the shade, it practically stops growing.
Likes frequent spraying and regular watering. In order not to forget to water, a pot of drainage hole at the bottom can be placed in a pan with water, then the plant itself will take as much water as it needs.
Pogonaterum
From the side it indoor plant looks like a grass because of its long and oblong leaves. It grows in China and Malaysia, where they like to decorate the landscape with it. It can grow up to one meter in height, but on average they grow no higher than 60 cm. It loves sunlight and humidity, but can also grow in conditions of lack of sunlight.
But during the drought given plant dies. It is abundantly watered even in winter, when at the same time watering is reduced for other plants. In summer, it can be planted around an artificial reservoir for beauty, but for the winter it is better to dig it back into a pot.
Calamus cereal
Even a very busy owner can grow this plant, the only thing that is undesirable to forget about is watering. Without water, calamus will simply dry out, as it naturally grows in water bodies. Therefore, if the plant is regularly forgotten to be watered, it is better to place the pot with it on a large pan with water.
Outwardly, calamus looks like thick grass no more than 15 centimeters high. This plant often decorates small ponds.
If you rub a leaf of calamus with your fingers, the smell of tangerine will appear. A pot of calamus can be left on the balcony for the whole summer, as it is not afraid of cool air and drafts, it can easily withstand frosts down to -15 degrees. Grows the same in any light.
cyperus
This heat-loving plant grows year-round, in summer it can be planted around an artificial reservoir, but it is advisable for it to choose a place in partial shade, since direct Sun rays he does not like. After transplanting, the ground around the cyperus must be covered with gravel so that the soil along with the plant is not washed into the reservoir.
For wintering, the plant should always be dug back into pots and cleaned indoors. Outwardly, this plant resembles a light green fountain and can double in size over the summer. Be sure to additionally spray and check the soil if it is dry.
Begonia
Flower growers love begonia for almost endless flowering. Only in winter for two to three months does it rest from flowering. If a begonia sheds its leaves every winter, there is no need to be scared, this is a feature of one of its species.
If you want to decorate a room or summer cottage with large and bright colors, then in this case, tuberous begonia is suitable.
begonias (Begonia tuberhybrida) in garden
She does not like direct sunlight, so it is best to plant or put in a well-lit place where the sun's rays do not fall. It is better not to spray it itself, but only the air around it.
