Primrose primrose. Decoration of the spring garden

"Primrose" - such a name belongs exactly to primulas, despite the fact that there are other plants blooming before. They paint meadows, corners of gardens and parks with gentle golden yellow flowers. Most primroses are modest plants with small flowers. They are also called "sheep" because of the shape of young leaves and "clavicles" because of the inflorescences reminiscent of a bunch of keys.

A medicinal flower from all the ailments of the primrose was considered from the very antiquity. It was called the flower of 12 gods. And with her many beautiful legends are associated in many countries, glorifying her healing power and beauty. And not without reason. After all, only one leaf of the primrose is able to replenish the human body daily requirement for vitamin C, which is important for anemia and malnutrition. In Russia it was a flower of vivacity and health.

In nature, you can count about 550 species of primroses - in general, plants unpretentious to the environment of growth. But this flower prefers light shading, as it wilts in the hot summer sun.

To date, the interest is a garden primula, various types of which adorn the country plots, courtyards, well-kept parks and squares. This flower attracts the views with its gentle coloring and is the highlight of any garden.

At the end of April, the first gentle flowers pleases the primrose pink rose. It blooms before others. And the flowers appear even before you can see the first leaves. The plant requires careful treatment, because it is afraid of drought. In arid times, you periodically need to water these flowers, which will decorate the flower beds before the flowering of perennials.

A little later, at the beginning of May, the garden prongonitsky primrose blooms, in which the leaves are small and wrinkled during the flowering period of the plant, and are often colored in purple. This flower grows up to 10 centimeters in length. It is attractive, first of all, with bright colors and indescribable shades.

In the middle of May other garden flowers blossom - primula finely toothed. Unusual, spiral-wound leaves appear in her early spring. The length of the peduncle in this plant can be up to 40 centimeters. This species needs periodic irrigation.

The middle of May is the peak of blooming, when the special flowers are pleased with the special charm. Primula polyanthus blooms with a violent color, becoming the main ornament of the gardens. A distinctive feature is the large flowers, reaching 8 centimeters in diameter, while the height of the peduncle reaches 30 centimeters.

At the end of May, the garden flower of Zybold's primrose blossoms and pleases the eye, which remains without leaves already somewhere in the middle of the flowering period. But it grows very well and for two weeks turns the place of its growth into a spectacularly luxuriantly flowering carpet. This plant is suitable for the wet and shaded part of the garden.

At the end of June, a giant garden primrose begins to bloom. It has powerful roots that can withstand meter honeycombs. It grows best on moist soils. Some bloom with tiers, others have bell-shaped peduncles, but all necessarily large, delicate leaves.

In England, there are clubs of fans of auricula - this is a garden flower of the primrose ear, which has evergreen, bluish, smooth and fleshy leaves. The stem of this plant is thick and branched, and numerous floral rosettes are located at the ends of the peduncles.

The subject of dreams for many gardeners are double primrose. There are about 20 varieties in the world. They are grown with varying success in the middle zone of Russia, but the most stable are two species with lilac-pink flowers and pale lemon-yellow. Florists are working in this direction, adapting and other polyanthus varieties of double primroses. The primroses multiply seeds, but it can be done faster by dividing the bush. The right time for this is the end of July. Growing garden primroses makes it possible to admire the first spring flowers.