Spring flowers are yellow. The first spring flowers: photos, names and descriptions of primroses

The approach of spring pleases not only with warm days, but also with the first early flowers that begin to bloom immediately after the snow melts. After a long and cold winter primroses seem especially beautiful. Snowdrops, blueberries and crocuses bloom in mid-April, and bloom in May pansies, primroses, hyacinths and many other early spring flowers. Happy owners of home gardens and summer cottages are looking forward to the appearance of primroses, which become the decoration of the beginning of spring.

Bulbous primroses

The most beloved and popular among spring flowers are all kinds of bulbous plants. They all grow like wild nature, so on household plots. Each of them has its own peculiarity and personality.

Snowdrop

The snow in the garden has not completely melted yet, but the first snowdrops are already beginning to bloom. Depending on the climatic regions, these cold-resistant primroses appear in March or April. Snowdrop or galanthus in nature grows on wet rocky slopes, in broad-leaved forests, forest edges, meadows.

Snowdrops are different:

• linear leaves;
• drooping double flowers, consisting of six slices and having a length of 2-3 cm;
• peduncles up to 25 cm high;
• elongated bulbs with white scales.

Galanthus propagate by seeds or daughter bulbs. When propagated by seeds, the plant blooms only in the third year of life. Bulbs are planted immediately after flowering or at the end of summer.

Found in nature 18 types of snowdrops, looking at the photos of which you can immediately understand that these flowers are truly magnificent.

Scilla

Scilla or blue snowdrop is naturally found in Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, Caucasus. On household plots, the Siberian blueberry is most often grown, which begins to bloom from mid-April.

Blue snowdrop can be recognized by sky-blue drooping bell-shaped flowers (pictured) and flattened peduncles about 20 cm high. Its ovoid, small bulbs are covered with brown-violet scales.

To plant these first spring flowers in your garden, you will need to choose a semi-shady place under the crowns of trees or shrubs. The soil for them should not be too light, and moderately moist.

Spectacularly the spell will look against the backdrop of evergreen perennials on alpine slide and among other bulbous in rockeries.

Vesennik

In early spring, when the garden is not yet full bright colors, blooms the first bright spring Flower – springweed or erantis. Its sunny golden flowers bloom in March or April and are not afraid of even late snowfalls.

In nature, springweed grows under deciduous shrubs and trees. It needs moist soils without stagnant water.

The tiny flowers of erantis will look spectacular in group plantings in combination with other bulbous primroses.

Reticulated iris or iridodictium

This is a low bulbous plant whose flowers resemble irises. Graceful attractive plant up to 10 centimeters high loves the sun very much. That is why it is recommended to plant mesh iris in open sunny areas. Iridodictium is an ephemeroid, that is, after the flowers of the plant fade, its leaves will also begin to die.

Irises bloom from late March to April, and look great in rocky gardens, among other bulbous plants and lawn grass. Bulbs should be planted in early autumn.

Muscari

At the end of April, muscari or mouse hyacinth blooms in the gardens. This primrose passes the baton to tulips, daffodils and hyacinths.

There are about forty varieties of mouse hyacinth, which differ in the height of the peduncles, size of inflorescences and color of flowers. The most popular among gardeners are:

Mouse hyacinth reproduces very intensively. Because of this, his landings become denser over time. However, due to narrow leaves, plants for a long time do not need a transplant.

Blue primrose looks very impressive in rock gardens, borders and large groups. If planted on one plot various varieties blooming in different time, then with their splendor they will delight with early spring until the middle of summer.

Crocus

Among the first spring flowers, crocuses occupy a special place. This plant has many species, each of which differs in color and shape of the petals. Botanical species of crocuses in some regions bloom as early as February. A little later they wake up and begin to surprise and delight with their size and bright flowers dutch hybrids.

plant crocuses better in autumn in the scattered shade of shrubs and trees or in sunny areas. Their bulbs are very fond of rodents, so it is recommended to use baskets when planting.

Crocuses are appropriate almost everywhere. They can be planted in small groups on the lawn, in flower beds, under bushes or trees.

Spring herbaceous perennials: photo

Not so many herbaceous perennials bloom in early spring. But each of them is beautiful and effective in its own way.

lilies of the valley

This one of the most famous flowers belongs to to the lily family. In order for lilies of the valley to bloom as early as possible, they should be planted from September to November. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that all the sprouts are covered with earth, and the root is not bent.

Lilies of the valley love moist, fertilized soil. Them root system highly developed, so it is not recommended to plant them next to other flowers. The best option- planting lilies of the valley under trees and bushes.

daisies

One of the first to bloom in spring perennial daisies . They begin to bloom in early May, and the buds keep all winter.

These low plants large flowers will look beautiful in the form of curbs and along the tracks. Incorporating daisies into your lawn will give it a starry look.

Daisy seeds should be sown on temporary beds in July. On the permanent place flowers are planted in early autumn or in early spring. Further, the plants will dissipate themselves, and bloom every year.

Hellebore

This is spring plant blooms most often for the Easter holidays, therefore in Europe it is called "Christ's rose". More than twenty species of hellebore grow in nature. On the garden plots garden hybrids are most often grown, which begin to bloom in early April.

Flowers of hybrid plants can be yellow, pink, white or red. The most popular are bright purple flowers with a greenish tint.

Even under the snow will retain its green foliage evergreen periwinkle. It is covered with numerous pale blue flowers in April. Varietal plants may have single or double flowers purple, white or red.

Periwinkle can be propagated in July-August by cuttings. It should be planted in well-drained, neutral soils without stagnant water. The plant loves shady and semi-shady areas, and grows rapidly.

Primrose

In May, the ground primrose blooms with a variety of colors. The plant blooms profusely for four weeks. Some species may re-bloom at the end of summer.

primrose there are more than 550 species. The most common are:

• high;
• serrated;
• auricula.

Plants do not like direct sunlight, and grow well in partial shade next to trees and shrubs. You can grow primroses not only in the garden, but also in containers located on terraces, loggias and balconies.

This list of names and descriptions of primroses is, of course, not exhaustive. It can be complemented with tulips, hyacinths, anemones, chionodoxes, white flowers and many other spring flowers. However, we tried to describe and show photos of the most popular and unpretentious flowers, which are the first to delight us with their flowering after a long cold winter.

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May 7th, 2013

With what impatience we all look forward to spring. How we rejoice first warm rays sun, the first thawed patches and streams. But the first spring flowers cause a special delight. The appearance of these small but courageous heralds of spring indicates that spring has finally and irrevocably come.

1. Galanthus or snowdrop (Galanthus)

2. Hellebore (Нelleborus)

The name speaks for itself. The hellebore blooms in the cold. In native places (in Transcaucasia), it blooms in winter (at the end of February). Thanks to legend, the hellebore is sometimes called the "rose of Christ." It was first found near the barn where Christ was born, and since then, as if in memory of this event, the hellebore has been blooming in the south in winter.

3. Crocus or saffron (Crocus)

Crocuses are the favorite flowers of gardeners and urban landscapers. The crocuses have blossomed, which means that spring has come. The ancient Greeks considered the crocus to be the flower of the dawn goddess Aurora, the flower of awakening nature. There is a beautiful legend. On one of the spring days on the banks of the river between the god Zeus and Hera, love happened. The warmth of their passion awakened the earth, and the clearing was covered with beautiful white and purple crocus flowers. “Close your eyes, imagine noble saffron, and then you will see everything: the noble blue of the sky, the mysterious yellow moon, the pink morning dawn and the purple-red twilight,” they said about crocuses in the Ancient East.

4. Scilla or Scilla (Scilla)

As soon as the snow melts, the blue flowers of the woods appear, which many incorrectly, although deservedly, call "snowdrops". Most types of blueberries have bright blue flowers. glades flowering plants in the garden they resemble lakes, in which the clear spring sky is reflected.

5. Lungwort (Pulmonaria)

In the inflorescences of this primrose, you can see both pink and dark blue flowers.

There is a legend that the dark blue flowers of lungwort are the flowers of Adam, the first man. And the pink ones are the flowers of Eve, the first woman. Two different colors of flowers on one plant symbolize the unity of opposites.

However, from a scientific point of view, this is easily explained. Anthocyanins, plant pigments in plant cells that are responsible for the color of the petals, change their color depending on the acidity of the cell sap. With a decrease in the acidity of the cell sap, anthocyanins turn blue, and with an increase in acidity, they turn pink. In freshly blooming flowers, the acidity of the cell sap is high, so they are pink. And in the process of aging of flowers, the acidity of their juice decreases, so anthocyanins gradually turn blue.

6. Narcissus (Narcissus)

The name of this flower comes from Greek word"narkao" - to intoxicate, stun, which is probably related to his strong aroma. Many legends are associated with the beautiful narcissus. The Greeks consider it a symbol of cold beauty, narcissism, vanity and selfishness. This is connected with the story of the handsome young man Narcissus and the nymph Echo unrequitedly in love with him. Narcissus, as punishment for neglecting Echo's love, was condemned to love his own reflection. According to legend, the narcissus flower grew where the beautiful Greek youth Narcissus, who fell in love with his reflection in the water, died of self-love. In ancient Persia, poets compared the eyes of their beloved with daffodil flowers. The ancient Romans greeted the winners of battles with yellow daffodils. And at present, the daffodil is the most beloved flower of the British, which is second in popularity in the UK even to the rose.

7. Violet or viola (Viola)

Violet is the favorite flower of the most different peoples. Poems and legends are written about her. She is considered a symbol of tenderness, modesty and innocence. There are more than 450 types of violets distributed throughout the globe. The earliest of them bloom as soon as the snow melts: Altai, fragrant, klobuchkovy, marsh, amazing, tricolor, hilly, bringing us joy and spring mood.

8. Anemone or anemone (Anemone)

Anemone or anemone is one of the first heralds of spring. After all, many types of anemone, including oak and buttercup, are early spring flowering plants. And oak anemone is generally often called "snowdrop" for early flowering and for the snow-white color of its flower. As soon as the snow melts and the buds begin to swell on the trees, this lovely delicate flower space under the forest canopy. The most delicate petals sway from the slightest breath of wind, that's where the name "anemone" comes from.

9. Corydalis (Corydalis)

In the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, there are about 320 species of Corydalis. These are one of the earliest spring flowers, pleasing to the eye after a long winter. The growth of corydalis usually begins under the snow, in March. And in April, very cute inflorescences-brushes appear. In the forest in early spring, the lilac islets of Corydalis very beautifully dilute the white seas of the oak anemone.

10. Marigold (Сaltha)

Not all the snow has melted in the forest yet, and along the roadsides in the lowlands, where the melt water flows, bright yellow marsh marigolds are already blooming. It is impossible not to notice these sunny yellow bouquets framed by lacquer-shining leaves against the background of bare spring ground around. Marsh marigold is indispensable for creating landscape-style gardens. There are very beautiful garden forms with double flowers of pale yellow and white.

11. Liverwort (Hepatica)

The people call the liverwort "coppice", as it does not like open places and grows only in the forest. Flowering liverworts look very elegant, it is impossible to pass by bright blue lush bouquets. After a long winter, it is especially pleasant to find a bush of flowering liverworts in the forest and saturate your eyes with their touching beauty.

With what impatience we all look forward to spring. How we rejoice at the first warm rays of the sun, the first thawed patches and streams. But the first spring flowers cause a special delight. The appearance of these small but courageous heralds of spring indicates that spring has finally and irrevocably come.

1. Galanthus or snowdrop (Galanthus)

2. Hellebore (Нelleborus)

The name speaks for itself. The hellebore blooms in the cold. In native places (in Transcaucasia), it blooms in winter (at the end of February). Thanks to legend, the hellebore is sometimes called the "rose of Christ." It was first found near the barn where Christ was born, and since then, as if in memory of this event, the hellebore has been blooming in the south in winter.

3. Crocus or saffron (Crocus)

Crocuses are the favorite flowers of gardeners and urban landscapers. The crocuses have blossomed, which means that spring has come. The ancient Greeks considered the crocus to be the flower of the dawn goddess Aurora, the flower of awakening nature. There is a beautiful legend. On one of the spring days on the banks of the river between the god Zeus and Hera, love happened. The warmth of their passion awakened the earth, and the clearing was covered with beautiful white and purple crocus flowers. “Close your eyes, imagine noble saffron, and then you will see everything: the noble blue of the sky, the mysterious yellow moon, the pink morning dawn and the purple-red twilight,” they said about crocuses in the Ancient East.

4. Scilla or Scilla (Scilla)

As soon as the snow melts, the blue flowers of the woods appear, which many incorrectly, although deservedly, call "snowdrops". Most types of blueberries have bright blue flowers. Glades of flowering plants in the garden resemble lakes, which reflect the clear spring sky.

5. Lungwort (Pulmonaria)

In the inflorescences of this primrose, you can see both pink and dark blue flowers.
There is a legend that the dark blue flowers of lungwort are the flowers of Adam, the first man. And the pink ones are the flowers of Eve, the first woman. Two different colors of flowers on one plant symbolize the unity of opposites.
However, from a scientific point of view, this is easily explained. Anthocyanins, plant pigments in plant cells that are responsible for the color of the petals, change their color depending on the acidity of the cell sap. With a decrease in the acidity of the cell sap, anthocyanins turn blue, and with an increase in acidity, they turn pink. In freshly blooming flowers, the acidity of the cell sap is high, so they are pink. And in the process of aging of flowers, the acidity of their juice decreases, so anthocyanins gradually turn blue.

6. Narcissus (Narcissus)

The name of this flower comes from the Greek word "narkao" - to intoxicate, stun, which is probably due to its strong aroma. Many legends are associated with the beautiful narcissus. The Greeks consider it a symbol of cold beauty, narcissism, vanity and selfishness. This is connected with the story of the handsome young man Narcissus and the nymph Echo unrequitedly in love with him. Narcissus, as punishment for neglecting Echo's love, was condemned to love his own reflection. According to legend, the narcissus flower grew where the beautiful Greek youth Narcissus, who fell in love with his reflection in the water, died of self-love. In ancient Persia, poets compared the eyes of their beloved with daffodil flowers. The ancient Romans greeted the winners of battles with yellow daffodils. And now the narcissus is the most favorite flower of the British, which is second in popularity in the UK even to the rose.

7. Violet or viola (Viola)

Violet is a favorite flower of various peoples. Poems and legends are written about her. She is considered a symbol of tenderness, modesty and innocence. There are more than 450 types of violets distributed throughout the globe. The earliest of them bloom as soon as the snow melts: Altai, fragrant, klobuchkovy, marsh, amazing, tricolor, hilly, bringing us joy and spring mood.

8. Anemone or anemone (Anemone)

Anemone or anemone is one of the first heralds of spring. After all, many types of anemone, including oak and buttercup, are early spring flowering plants. And the oak anemone is generally often called the "snowdrop" for early flowering and for the snow-white color of its flower. As soon as the snow melts and the buds begin to swell on the trees, this lovely delicate flower covers the space under the forest canopy with a solid white carpet. The most delicate petals sway from the slightest breath of wind, that's where the name "anemone" comes from.

9. Corydalis (Corydalis)

In the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, there are about 320 species of Corydalis. These are one of the earliest spring flowers, pleasing to the eye after a long winter. The growth of corydalis usually begins under the snow, in March. And in April, very cute inflorescences-brushes appear. In the forest in early spring, the lilac islets of Corydalis very beautifully dilute the white seas of the oak anemone.

10. Marigold (Сaltha)

Not all the snow has melted in the forest yet, and along the roadsides in the lowlands, where the melt water flows, bright yellow marsh marigolds are already blooming. It is impossible not to notice these sunny yellow bouquets framed by lacquer-shining leaves against the background of bare spring ground around. Marsh marigold is indispensable for creating landscape-style gardens. There are very beautiful garden forms with double flowers of pale yellow and white.

11. Liverwort (Hepatica)

The people call the liverwort "coppice", as it does not like open places and grows only in the forest. Flowering liverworts look very elegant, it is impossible to pass by bright blue lush bouquets. After a long winter, it is especially pleasant to find a bush of flowering liverworts in the forest and saturate your eyes with their touching beauty.

Spring is coming, the first spring flowers are already appearing. After a long winter, spring flowers are especially pleasant and beautiful. This article features five wonderful primroses that bloom before other spring flowers.

So spring has come, in addition to another pleasant topic about bright colors, I suggest you get acquainted with early primroses who wake up first of all with the approach of this wonderful time of the year. After a few months of cold weather, many people become sensitive to the harbinger of spring, and although some consider crocuses to be the first spring flowers, there are many small bulbous plants that bloom even earlier. These plants usually have smaller stem heights and smaller flowers, but when planted in groups they create the same effect in the landscape as bulbous plants. bigger size like tulips and daffodils, for example.
The first spring flowers are Chionodoxa or Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae). Chionodox is found in several color options but each has its own characteristics. These are exceptionally frost-resistant bulbs and they are easy to grow, as they do not require special attention. Low, charming in their grace and heavenly blue, chionodoxes are found near the melting snowfields of the mountains, in alpine meadows (at an altitude of 2 km). The beautiful chionodox blooms in early spring, in two weeks. On a thin stalk of its peduncle (up to 15 cm high), there are about 10-15 wide-bell-shaped, upward-looking flowers (average diameter 3 cm). During the flowering of chionodox, their curtain of several bulbs is like a lush "basket" filled with graceful flowers and lined with their bright emerald leaves.

Vesennik or Eranthis hyemalis. Yellow cup-shaped flowers that fill the air with a honey scent. Single flowers appear in early spring, often breaking through the snow, surrounded by graceful green or bronze leaves.

These bulbs can bloom even in January.

common snowdrop(Galanthus nivalis). Everyone is familiar with a low, modest plant that is the first to come to life after winter in our gardens and forests. First produces a pair of linear leaves, and soon blooms with drooping white bells. He is not afraid of snow or winter frosts, nor spring frosts. And now a lot of white bells decorate the first thawed patches. And this sure sign- spring is very close!

One of the earliest flowering plants, sometimes breaks through a layer of snow. These snow-white bell-shaped flowers seem to be beyond the control of frosty weather.

Iris reticulated(Iris reticulata). Fragrant flowers are usually purple, although there are also varieties with flowers of white, yellow and light blue. The leaves are tender and herbaceous.

Reticulated iris belongs to the earliest irises. This undersized view blooms very early. And the flowering period lasts from February to early April.

spring whiteflower(Leucojum vernum). Amaryllis family. It occurs naturally along the edges of mountain beech forests in Central Europe, including the Carpathians. bulbous perennial up to 20 cm tall. Bulb ovoid, up to 2 cm across. Leaves broadly lanceolate, up to 25 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. Peduncles up to 30 cm long. Flowers solitary or paired, on long stalks, with a bract at the base, white, drooping, with a pleasant smell. Petals with green or yellow tips. Blooms from April 20-30 days. The fruit is a fleshy almost spherical three-cell box. In culture since 1420. Has varieties, such as Carpaticum, larger than the wild form, and with yellow spots on the petals.

These were five wonderful primroses that bloom before other popular spring bulbs.

Spring is the most long-awaited and touching time of the year. With the first rays of the warm spring sun, nature begins to wake up, brooks murmur, birds sing, and primroses are seen from the melting snow. These very tiny and tender babies make a difficult journey through the frozen ground and cold snow to please us with their flowering.

In the list of primroses, there are many species and varieties of these fragile plants, consider the most common and popular of them. This is:

• snowdrop;
• blueberry;
• crocus;
• marsh marigold;
• corydalis forest;
• hellebore;
• primrose;
• Adonis;
• muscari;
• hyacinth, etc.

Gallery: spring flowers (25 photos)

Description of primroses

The earliest flowers are snowdrops, or, scientifically, galanthus. Seeing these delicate and fragile plants, you involuntarily recall the fairy tale "12 months", where the forest edge was covered with a carpet of white snowdrops. They are not afraid of snow or frost and are practically unpretentious.

Flowering begins in late March - early April. Outwardly, the snowdrop resembles a bell with white petals and a green head, the leaves are pinnate, low, salad-colored. Snowdrops bloom for a month and are resistant to frost. It is a perennial, propagated by bulbs and seeds. It is unpretentious to soils, loves the sun, so it feels great in open areas. In one place can live up to 6 years.

The snowdrop's best friend is the scilla (scylla). Many sometimes confuse, calling the blueberry a snowdrop, because outwardly they are very similar. juicy blue color in the form of a bell with a pubescent head, thick stamens protrude from the middle of the flower, pinnate leaves, dark salad color. The plant is perennial and frost-resistant, propagated by bulbs and seeds.

A scilla appears immediately after the snow melts, and blooms in March-April in warm sunny weather. Grows in partial shade and under shrubs. A meadow with a blueberry resembles a lake or a blue spring sky, and in combination with other spring primroses our eyes are presented with an unsurpassed picture painted by nature.

Another perennial primrose is crocus. This flower is often given to women in pots on International Women's Day, emphasizing their beauty and tenderness. But in addition to the potted view, crocus grows in the garden on open field and begins to bloom in April. Flowering is short-lived, 5-7 days, but fragrant and bright. There are many colors: white, blue, yellow, purple, lilac, purple, pink, but there is no red crocus.

The first spring flower grows up to 15 cm. The bud is ovoid with orange stamens inside, the leaves are thin, pinnate, sharp, warm-green in color, with a pale stripe in the middle of the leaf. There are many varieties of crocuses, including late - saffron, which prefers to bloom in August. It is used in cooking as an aromatic spice.

Primroses include a bright yellow beauty - marsh marigold. This perennial plant loves moisture and partial shade, grows in forest clearings, meadows, swamps, near ponds and streams. In spring, the garden is filled with bright burning color and the buzzing of bees. succulent flowers yellow color, with a glossy surface, the middle is terry, and the leaves are round green, shiny, shaped like burdock leaves. Propagated by dividing the bush and seeds.

Corydalis forest - a great addition to the garden with primroses. Loves partial shade, can be planted under trees, shrubs and in shaded areas. Has thick lacy lilac, lilac or blue flowers, the height of the peduncle reaches 20 cm, propagated vegetatively and by seeds. Planted in a new place in the fall.

Hellebore. By the name it becomes clear that the plant blooms in winter and early spring, is absolutely not afraid of frost. At home, in Transcaucasia, it begins to bloom at the end of February, March, often flowering falls on the Easter holidays, so it was given the name "Christ's Rose". In gardens, you can find many plant hybrids that bloom in April. The shades characteristic of hellebore are close to pastel - pink, yellow, white, but there are also red specimens. Feels good on soils of medium moisture in partial shade.

Primula is the best that blooms in April and May. In the spring, after the blueberries, this beauty wakes up, which adorns any backyard front garden or flower bed with its bright flowering. The plant will delight gardeners with a variety of varieties and colors, and with proper care, it can repeat flowering in August-September. Primrose leaves are light green in color, shaped like a fish, and the flowers are round, with a bright yellow center.

Adonis (Adonis) is an early spring flowers of succulent yellow shade, in the form of petals resembling a camomile. A short, perennial plant, frost-resistant, but loves warm sunny weather and light fertile soil.

Muscari, or mouse hyacinths- early spring flowers in the garden. In appearance, they resemble a miniature hyacinth, the lantern flowers of which are directed downwards. The color is usually blue, blue or two-tone, there are hybrid varieties.

Hyacinth is a plant resembling a rod, the top of which is covered with small star-shaped flowers, outwardly the flower is very similar to. Hyacinths will be a worthy decoration of any garden in spring, flowers begin to bloom in April, attracting insects and bees. The plant is presented in a wide color scheme and is a great gift.

Pushkinia - similar to hyacinth, bell buds of a pale blue hue, each petal has a blue stripe in the middle. Peduncle grows up to 15 cm, flowering period 20-25 days. The plant is bulbous.

The white flower is a cross between a lily of the valley and a snowdrop. Blooms in April for more than 20 days. The trunk and head of the plant lowered down resembles a snowdrop, and the flower itself looks like a lily of the valley, the only difference is yellow or green dots on the tips of the petals. Grows up to 20 cm in height.

In the list of primroses there is another solar specimen - erantis, or, as it is popularly called, spring. A low-growing plant with carved leaves and bright yellow flowers, it can easily be confused with marsh marigold. It is frost-resistant and calmly tolerates late snowfalls and frosts. Likes moist soil, but without stagnant water. Grows under shrubs and trees. In clear sunny days blooms brightly and seems to radiate light from under the ground.

Lily of the valley. A perennial handsome man will thank you with large bell flowers and powerful leaves in gratitude for proper care and careful watering. Lilies of the valley have strong roots and spread independently over the site, creating a carpet of white bells and teardrop-shaped lettuce leaves. Neighbors in the flower bed can be slaughtered, so it is better to plant them on separate plot closer to the moisture source.

Sleep-grass - rare plant listed in the Red Book. It can be found in the meadow or in the forest, also grown in home gardens. Propagated by seeds, plants brought from the forest will not take root, so you should not risk flora and boldly sow seeds. Appearance reminiscent of a tulip, the head of the plant is tilted slightly to one side. Coloring is usually delicate lilac color, and the outer part of the petals, stem and leaves are covered with white fluff.

Violet beauty fragrant violet will not only decorate your garden, but also fill it with an amazing aroma. Flower unusual shape, blue-blue or violet-blue, the leaves are round. light-loving plant, so it is better to plant in an open area. It coexists well with other primroses, after flowering, seeds are formed in place of the buds, and the leaves persist throughout the summer. Propagated by seeds and root division.

Narcissus has many species and hybrids, there are early and late varieties. The main colors are white with a yellow-orange center and yellow. The plant reaches 20 cm, has thick bush with thin, like an onion feather, leaves. Propagated by bulbs. The main flowering period is March-June.

The most colorful and variety-rich tulip. Its flowers can be absolutely different shades: from white to black, red, purple, yellow, one- and multi-ton, terry and smooth. Gardeners love to experiment with the tulip, so it has a lot of hybrid counterparts. The plant is sun-loving, grows well in flower beds protected from the wind, on fertile soils, loves feeding and care.

With a lack of light closes the bud. For good flowering gardeners recommend digging up the bulbs and storing them until autumn. In September, tulips are planted in place with a depth of 3 bulb sizes.

The list of the first spring flowers is endless, here are the most popular and common types. Many primroses are listed in the Red Book and are under state control due to the extinction of the species:

• Snowdrop;
• Lily of the valley;
• Peony thin-leaved;
• Iris yellow;
• Hellebore;
• Cyclamen;
• Colchicum is magnificent;
• sleep-grass;
• Primula spring, etc.

Planting such plants

The best time for planting bulbs (snowdrops, woods, crocuses, etc.) is the end of August - September. bulbous plants planted at a depth of 5-7 cm, about 7-10 cm apart. When planted with seeds, the first spring flowers will bloom for 2-3 years of life.

• If you have a pond or source of moisture in your garden, plant marigold nearby. With its juicy flowering, it will decorate any garden and attract the attention of insects. Plant out in the fall.
• Early flowers are well adjacent to late perennials that bloom in late summer and autumn, as well as low-growing and weaving plants.
• For a full-fledged spring "harvest" during the autumn transplant, first prepare the soil. To do this, the site is dug up, fertilizers, compost are applied and allowed to rest for 2-3 weeks, after which the bulbs are transplanted.

The first flowers in spring do not bloom for as long as we would like, but with their appearance, nature and the soul wake up. Indeed, after gray winter days and frosts, it is so nice to see the rebirth of life. When these little messengers appear, it immediately becomes clear that spring has come, which means that the long-awaited warmth and fine days are approaching. Do not forget to properly care for spring primroses, and they will delight you for more than one year!