Understanding Garden Plants - Seasonal display Flashcards
What are bedding plants?
Annuals and biennials planted in beds.
Hardy annuals
Temp
Examples
Plants that can tolerate frost and usually sown directly into the soil
Down to between -10 to -15
lathyrus odoratus
Tropaeolum majus
half hardy annual
Temp
Examples
Not able to tolerate frost and is usually raised under glass and planted out when danger of frost is over. -5 to 1 degrees Cosmos bipinnatus Lobelia pendula 'Casade Canna indica
Tropical
Design term for plants that create a lush jungle feel Tropical +15 Subtropical 10-15 Canna indica Cordoline australis
Edging plants
Low growing compact plants grown around a border to define the edge
Buxus sempervirens (formal)
Lobelia erinus
sedum spectabile
Ground cover / groundwork (infill)
Create a design background for dot plants Alchemilla Mollis Myosotis sylvatica Ajuga reptans Pelargonium 'Mrs Pollock'
Dot plants
Tall feature plants that provide a feature in amongst other group of plants
Eg
Canna indica
Cornus alba
Bedding
Grown to near maturity before planting out and planted into a design. Discarded after flowering.
Eg Begonia semperflorens
petunia x hybrida
F1 hybrid plants
Certainty of appearance,
Has hybrid vigour meaning larger flowers and fruit
High yield
Disease resistant
Breeding two parent lines with desired characteristics one of which has two genes for that characteristic
Can’t use seed
Expensive
Ten plants for hardy annual border
Tropaeolus majus Lathyrus odoratus Helianthus annus Nigella damascena Centaurea cyanus Viola x wittrockiana Eschscholzia californica Calendula officinalis Lobularia maritima Cosmos bipinatus Limnanthes douglasii
Ten plants for summer bedding displays
Lobelia erinus Petunia x hybrida Begonia semperflorens Antirrinhum majus Canna indica Pelargonium Mrs Pollock Lobelia pendula 'Cascade' Impatiens walleriana (Busy Lizzie) Fuchsia 'Thalia' Tagetes patiala Salvia splendens
Spring bedding displays 5
Narcissus Tete a Tete Viola x wittrockiana Tulipa Oxford Myosotis sylvatica Erysimum 'Bowles mauve'
Summer display in containers x 10
Lobelia pendula 'Cascade' Fuchsia Thalia salvia splendens Pelargonium 'Mrs Pollock' Canna indica Begonia x tuberybrida Hedera helix
5 for winter containers
Ajuga reptans Buxus sempervirens Hedera helix Viola wittrockiana Crocus chrysanthus
Preparation planting and mainainence of container
Clean container
Ensure adequate drainage
Decide on compost (soilless for baskets and window boxes as light) not ordinary garden soil.
Mix a slow release fertiliser with compost
Depending on drainage and type of soil perhaps put grit in bottom of pot.
Hanging baskets line with moss or a liner.
Fill with compost
Water plants of dry
For baskets plant in the side and then the top
Plant closer together than normally would do
After planting firm up compost
Water well.
Water daily
Feed if no slow release fertiliser is in soil already.feed every 2 weeks when watering. Liquid seaweed /tomorite Can use foliar feed for quick results
Pinch out growing tips if necessary to make more bushy eg fuchsias
Dead head regularly to maintain look but also to prolong flowering.
