▷ Blooming perennial flowers for graves that withstand both heat and the absence of watering

Graves are places for focus, reflection, and honoring memories. Maintaining graves can be seen as a form of therapy, to be honest. However, it’s important not to go to extremes: select low-maintenance perennials instead of seasonal flowers to keep grave visits from feeling like a chore. Together with Lina Puodžiūtė, the instructor from the «Yellow Wheelbarrow» landscaping courses, we explored which perennial flowers bloom in the summer and thrive well in sunny, poor soil at gravesites.

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THYME

Thyme is not only a spice but also an excellent drought-resistant plant. Over time, thyme becomes a dense and beautiful carpet, so the most important thing is to eradicate the weeds that appear in the first year and thus allow it to thicken.

Thyme blooms beautifully and does not require fertile soil or constant watering. Therefore, in graves, where the soil is poor, where the sun shines, thyme will feel great and will not require additional attention from you.

Look for fun decorative varieties. For example, the lemon thyme ‘Silver Queen’ is a little taller than other carpets (about 20 cm), produces greenish leaves with white edges. And lemon thyme «Aureus» grows in a dense carpet of a fruity yellow hue.

MOUNTAIN NOBLE

The Centaurea Montana Alba (lat. Centaurea Montana Alba) comes from mountainous areas, so it does not fear the heat of the sun and the lack of humidity

L. Puodžiūtė recommends paying attention to the small forms that bloom with graceful white flowers.

These are wonderful perennial flowers for graves, especially in new open cemeteries where there are no large trees to provide shade and the soil is sandy, so moisture is virtually non-retentive.

WISE

Goji essay (lat. Salvia Nemorosa) – an excellent plant for sunny places. Its candle-shaped inflorescences look very good together with neighbors whose flowers are daisy or otherwise flat (for example yarrow). Such a contrast of shapes (vertical and horizontal inflorescences) attracts the eye and creates a variant of a well-structured grave landscape.

Clary sage has a bright color (purple to pink or purple), making it a great choice when you need a bright summer accent.

THE SHILLOCKS

Shylock they are among those plants that manage to retain humidity for a long time, which is why they are perfect for growing in cemeteries. Since we are talking about those that bloom in summer, the teacher draws attention this time shiloki carpet. They are not at all demanding of the earth, they are not afraid of the sun, they are beautifully green on the carpet, which is still blooming – could there be anything better? There are many varieties of hollyhocks available for purchase, so don’t miss the opportunity to plan plants for your loved ones’ graves. If you also consider those that bloom in autumn, you will find them among the hills, of different heights, with different colors of leaves and flowers.

NOTRA’S DEFECTS

If we have already talked about the leaves, we must not forget the notra lanosa (Latin: Stachys Byzantina). It is a perennial flower with silvery gray leaves covered with hairy hairs.

In some languages this plant is called lamb’s ears. It feels soft and gentle, but at the same time shiny and solid. The color and expressiveness of its leaves can represent other plants with flowers. The notra lanosa also blooms (from June), but its beauty lies not in the flowers. Furthermore, you can find out even more interesting varietiesL. Puodžiūtė suggests paying attention to the smaller form ‘Silver Carpet’, which is particularly suitable for graves, as it forms a light gray carpet. The woolly notra is best suited to sterile and permeable soil.

KIETIS

Another underrated beauty for sunny, arid fields is rustica (lat. Artemisia). Underrated because it is often associated with weed. However, there are its decorative relatives, which look beautiful, but do not expand aggressively have maintained these basic characteristicssuch as resistance, tolerance to the sun’s heat and lack of humidity.

There are both tall and short decorative trees and those that are more suitable for graves no taller than a tombstone. A beautiful silver semi-creeping carpet – Artemisia Stelleriana.

Another, apparently the most popular in Lithuania, is the dwarf Artemisia Schmidtiana ‘Nana’.

END

And finally – a classic plant, downy broom (lat. Cerastium Tomentosum), advises L. Puodžiūtė..

It’s reliable, so great, gray carpet with fine textureblooming with charming white flowers. It is completely undemanding to the soil, spreads slightly and decorates graves beautifully with its moderate, non-screaming colors. An excellent choice, tried and tested for decades, and not tired, but simply even better.

Heat-resistant perennial flowers for graves have one feature

Keep in mind that almost all perennial flowers the graves mentioned here were distinguished by the greyish color of the leaves. A general rule applies: the plants of fertile places, of the undergrowth, of the forests, of the swamps have rich and large green leaves, while the plants of the arid and hot places have gray shades of the small foliage, which, however dry, often remains not soft, but firm. Of course there are exceptions, but perhaps this will help choose the right plant.

Eventually you will find your own flowers for the graves of your loved ones, perhaps you will add others to this list: lavender, horseradish, yarrow or sea urchin.

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