In June, numerous perennials delight us with their colorful flowers and make us look forward to summer. We present the 10 most beautiful flowering perennials to you.
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| The 10 most beautiful flowering perennials in June |
While the range of flowering perennials is still quite limited in May, we can already fall back on a large number of flowering species and varieties in June. At the edge of the woods and in light shade, the small flowers of the masterwort (Astrantia) conjure up the first splashes of color in the bed. Depending on the species and variety, they bloom in white, pink and even dark red and prefer a nutritious, sunny to partially shaded location.
Varieties of the great masterwort (Astrantia major) are particularly beautiful, with flowers that can reach a diameter of up to nine centimeters. In deep shade and partial shade, the feathery panicles of the astilbe (Astilbe), which can grow up to 60 centimeters high depending on the variety, immediately catch the eye. These flowering perennials are highly recommended because of their bright flower colors – from white to creamy yellow and pink to dark carmine red – as they thrive even in the deepest shade under large trees and provide color there until September.
Another shade-loving perennial is the goat’s beard (Aruncus dioicus), which is still used far too rarely in our gardens. It can grow to a man’s height and is particularly well suited to humus- and nutrient-rich locations at the edge of woodland. With its white flower panicles, it brings some light into dark corners of the garden. The mountain knapweed (Centaurea montana), which we know from local forests, prefers a little lighter. It opens its cornflower-like flowers from May to July, which, depending on the variety, bloom from white to pink to dark violet, and thrives best in a sunny to partially shaded spot in the garden. The blue mountain monkshood (Aconitum napellus), which is also native to our area, also feels at home in such a location. With its beautiful flower panicles, which it displays until July, it is an indispensable cottage garden plant. But be careful: this floral beauty is highly poisonous.
Flowering perennials for sunny beds
In the sunny bed, Russell’s ragwort (Phlomis russeliana) immediately catches the eye with its striking flower heads. Here, the yellow individual flowers are arranged in small whorls along the stem. The beauty of this perennial is that it is attractive long after the flowering period, which lasts from June to July, and displays its striking seed heads until the following spring. The steppe sage ‘Mainacht’ (Salvia nemorosa) with its deep purple flower spikes provides a beautiful contrast in color and shape. It has been flowering since May and, depending on the weather, until the end of June. It also reliably delights us with a second flowering in September.
A classic in the garden and a popular flowering perennial for bouquets is the daisy (Leucanthemum), which looks like the big sister of the daisy. Depending on the species and variety, it also blooms as early as May and sometimes into September. The first daylilies (Hemerocallis) are also opening their flowers now. The color spectrum ranges from white to all imaginable shades of yellow and orange, as well as pink and red and even brown. The size of the flowers also varies depending on the species and variety.
The large-flowered hybrids are particularly popular. The small, elegant flowers of the perennial clematis ( Clematis integrifolia) are rather inconspicuous in comparison. This herbaceous type of the popular climbing plant is very suitable for planting on top of walls or in rock gardens, for example, and also thrives in a partially shaded spot in the garden.
