Hardy flowers for a quiet summer

In summer the scorching sun and the lack of water complicate everything garden. To obtain beautiful flowers despite everything, opt for summer stars, robust and flowering, they have everything to please!

Colorful massifs

From beautiful massifs even in full summer sun it is possible thanks to our selection of flowers It requires little watering and requires only limited maintenance.

Rudbeckias and brachycomas: a great association

Both of these plants are capable of flowering until frost and are very easy to grow. The bright yellow flowers of the Rudbeckia will form a beautiful contrast with the rounded heads bearing the soft pastel daisies of the Brachycomes.

• Plant rudbeckias and brachycomas in full sun in well-drained soil, maintaining a distance of 50cm between each plant.
• Water the first few weeks to encourage a good start. So, these plants will be satisfied with a minimal maintenance consisting of the removal of withered flowers and abundant weekly watering in periods of drought.

The cosmos: Ideal at the foot of the massif

bottom of a flowerbed because it can reach a height of 1.5 m.

• Sow cosmos at the end of April, when the soil is well warmed up.
• Dilute the seedlings so that you only have one every 25 cm.
• Trim off faded flowers as you go to encourage new blooms.

Nemesias and marigolds for colorful borders

These two annuals can be used to highlight a flowerbed or border a driveway. Marigolds have warm-toned flowers that vary from yellow to mahogany; They will enjoy the company of the white Nemesias ‘Sunsatia Coconut’ with a delicate honey scent, well resistant to the summer sun.

• Plant nemesias and marigolds from late April to late May in full sun and well-drained soil. The sowing of the latter is also possible in place in the month of May, it will then be necessary to thin out the seedlings a month after emergence to maintain only one every 20 cm.
• Remove wilted flowers to prevent the plants from going to seed.
• Water once a week.

Rustica’s advice for Jardideco: Marigolds repel many pests including nematodes. Don’t hesitate to plant them anywhere, even in the vegetable garden!

The stars of drought

AND garden exposure to full sun, poor soil, even a little sandy, will not dissuade the plants in our selection which will thrive perfectly in these conditions.

Gaura and Buenos Aires verbenas for light flowerbeds

These two perennials in mild climates give lightness to the center or bottom of the flowerbed. The small, round, purple umbels borne by the upright stems of Buenos Aires verbena blend softly with the more flexible habit of the pastel-flowered gaura, from May until the first frost.

• Plant Buenos Aires verbenas and gauras from April to June in full sun in well-drained soil.
• Water while it recovers, then let nature take its course!

Santolines, sedum spectabile and gazanias for dry and sandy soils

These three perennial plants all have the particularity of supporting very light, even sandy, and therefore very poor and dry soils.

Santolinas with their soft silver foliage form beautiful yellow balls all summer long. They are ideal for creating beautiful borders. You can associate them with A watchable place with a more upright habit that in a few years will form compact tufts covered with large pink flowers that attract butterflies.

In the foreground grow the gazanias, whose tufts do not exceed 20 cm in height. Choose matching colors for a successful effect.

• Plant gazanias, santolines and sedums in spring, when all risk of frost has passed.
• Water for 3 weeks after planting, then let nature take its course.
• Regularly remove spent flowers on gazanias and sedums.
• Stake heavy flower stems of sedums in windy situations.

Rustica’s tip for Jardideco: If your soil is heavy and clayey, lighten the soil by adding river sand or set these plants in mounds.