The flowering lasts a long time, unlike the equally popular onion plants, which usually only bloom for a short time and have a single flower. Spring perennials look beautiful in groups, either all in the same color or colorful. Different heights are also interesting. Spring perennials also thrive in planters and balcony boxes and can find a place everywhere.
Red flowering spring perennials
bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)
- Not only available in red
- Bloom from the end of April
- Flowers heart-shaped
- Shade perennial, but should not be in full shade
- nutrient-rich, moist, but water-permeable soil, also a little calcareous
Storksbill (Geranium)
- Not just pink flowers, many colors, as many species
- Flowering from April depending on the variety
- likes sun and partial shade
- mostly low to medium-tall perennials
Moss Saxifrage (Saxifraga)
- Rock garden plant
- up to 20 cm high
- red or pink flowering
- beautiful leaf decoration
- partially shaded location and soil slightly moist
Cushion Phlox (Phlox subulata)
- Flower pink, purple, white or even multicolored
- Flowering from April to June
- Height 10 cm
- Sunny location, preferably rock garden or dry bed
White flowering spring perennials
Spring Hunger Flowers (Draba verna)
- blooms from March to May
- the flowers sit in a cluster
- Crown leaves mostly white, sometimes reddish in color
- loves light and grows on poor, dry soils
Cantflower (Iberis)
- not just white flowers.
- bloom from May to August
- up to 40 cm high
- prefers sunny places
- ideal for rock gardens
Blue flowering spring perennials
Liverworts (Anemone hepatica)
- Flowering period from March to April
- require a calcareous, rather shady location
- in rainy weather and in the evening the flowers close
- mildly toxic to the touch – contact with skin or mucous membranes can cause redness, itching and blistering.
Fragrant Violet (Viola odorata)
- also called March violet or sweet-smelling violet
- Rhizome-forming plant that grows 5 to 10 cm high
- small purple flowers, heart-shaped leaves
- blooms in early spring
Forget-me-not (Myosotis)
- there are not only blue flowering varieties
- looks best in groups
- also suitable for plant pots
- more than 50 species
- annual varieties bloom from April
- perennial a little later
Blue Pillow (Aubrieta)
- carpet- or cushion-forming low perennials
- Flowers pink to violet, rarely white
- often blooms at the end of March
- likes dry to fresh soil, permeable and calcareous, likes rich in nutrients
Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla)
- flowers purple
- Flowering from April to May
- Height 5 to 50 cm
- very decorative
- sunny location and nutrient-poor, very permeable, calcareous soil
- poisonous plant
Yellow flowering spring perennials
Adonis florets (Adonis vernalis)
- 30 to 35 species of this buttercup plant
- there are not only yellow flowering Adonis florets
- Flowering from April to May
- when the sun shines, the flowers turn towards the sun
Golden Spurge (Euphorbia epithymoides)
- Bloom from May
- 20 to 40 cm high
- likes sunny and dry location and normal soil
- beautiful leaf decoration
Conclusion
There are many beautiful perennials that bloom early in the year. Most of them delight the gardener's heart for several weeks with their abundance of flowers and their great colors. You should make sure that the spring perennials match in color and size. There must always be a harmonious picture.
