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- These ground coverers love a place in the sun
- Flowering groundcover perennials - premium varieties for sunny locations
- One-year flower carpet under the blazing sun - with this groundcover it succeeds
- Flowering green area with groundcover roses - variety tips
- Ground cover with palate in the luggage
- Evergreen ground cover for the sunny location - a selection
- Tips
The carpet-flame-flower likes it sunny
These ground coverers love a place in the sun
They suppress annoying weeds, replace care-intensive lawns and turn brownfields into a sea of flowers. Ground coverers are the creative gardener as a problem solver with a diversified portfolio to the side. At full sun, species with stamina are in demand. This selection will introduce you to the best groundcover that will rise to full form under full sun.
Flowering groundcover perennials - premium varieties for sunny locations
Ground cover perennials have the particular advantage that they fulfill their task for many years and, with the help of their foothills, form a dense pad of flowers and leaves on their own. The following species and varieties favor a sun-kissed location:
Where delicate, white clouds of flowers hover above the ground, the carpet gypsophila (Gypsophila repens) shows its most beautiful side. As a specialist in dry, meager layers under full sun, this groundcover perennial is highly favored by the gardener to green pebble beds, mural crowns and rockeries.
One-year flower carpet under the blazing sun - with this groundcover it succeeds
Annual flowers with creeping growth score with a never-ending flowering season. As if these ground coverers were aware of the short lifespan of one season, they are driving growth from the start. If the winter is then at the door, the gardener does not have to worry about elaborate protective measures. Next year, simple is seeded a new generation of furious carpet flowers. The following overview introduces you to recommended varieties:
Did you know that one-year groundcover are perfect for a revitalizing soil cure. The renowned manufacturer of seed Kiepenkerl has for this purpose a special mixture on offer. These include annual beauties, such as vetch (Vicia sativa) or flax (Linum perenne). The seeds are sown between April and July, require no care and assemble into a dense carpet of flowers as a bee and butterfly pasture. In the following year, the soil benefits from a loose, nutrient-rich structure, bulging with valuable microorganisms.
Flowering green area with groundcover roses - variety tips
The queen of flowers is not too happy to spread her picturesque flowers near the ground. In sunny locations you can draw stunning garden pictures with the following varieties that attract everyone's attention:
If you are on the lookout for a groundcover rose for the cottage garden, do not miss the variety "White Roadrunner". The picturesque flower heads adorn a slightly wavy edge. From June to September, the flowering period continues, accompanied by an intense scent.
Ground cover with palate in the luggage
The following ground covers are not limited to classical tasks, such as weed suppression and decorative greening. In addition, the species and varieties give the gardener in the form of fruits or herbs an invigorating palate sensation:
Perennial Borage comes as ground cover with edible flowers and aromatic leaves therefore. From June to September, a sky-blue flower carpet spreads and invites you to snack.
Evergreen ground cover for the sunny location - a selection
Evergreen ground cover for sunlit beds are few and far between. Only a few species maintain their stance under permanent sunshine and summer drought. The following types and varieties have proven themselves in practice:
The red barbelwort (Acaena inermis) provides the convincing proof that an evergreen groundcover can safely do without flowers. Instead, the 5 to 10 cm small beauty brags with purple, feathered jewelry leaves throughout the year.
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A variety of opulent climbing plants like to be useful as groundcover. A shining example is the world famous Clematis "The President". If the clematis does not find a climbing aid, it spreads its flowering tendrils on the ground.