Before winter sets in, you can always take advantage of the month of November to plant certain plants in your ornamental garden. Indeed, despite the drops in temperature and the gray weather of November, it is possible to bring color to brighten up your garden, and certain plants thrive well in autumn.
Despite the autumn cold of November, you can decorate your garden by growing flowering plants and ornamental shrubs. Here is a list of 10 plants to sow in your garden in November to flower.
10 plants to grow in the garden in November
These 10 plants can be planted in your ornamental garden during the month of November.
- Planting narcissus in autumn
Native to Western Europe, the narcissus is a bulbous and hardy flowering plant. This easy-care plant is characterized by short flowering, which lasts only 15 days. The narcissus appreciates fresh, clayey soils. Make sure the soil is well drained, to avoid water stagnation at the bulb. Also, keep a space of 5cm between the bulbs. Planting in the ground is done in autumn, and lasts until November .
- Planting garden primrose
The garden primrose is a hardy perennial plant, easy to grow in the garden. The primrose appreciates drained, fresh and humus soil, that is to say rich in humus. This flowering plant also prefers partial shade. You can plant primroses purchased in pots between the beginning of autumn and the end of winter.
- Planting polyanthus primrose
The polyanthus primrose is a variety of primroses, resulting from hybridization, that is to say the crossing, between the common primrose, whose botanical name is primula vulgaris, and the cuckoo also called primula veris. Polyanthus primroses are hardy flowers. They thrive best in drained soil rich in humus. Be careful not to let the soil dry out, and protect your plant from frost.
- Planting winter honeysuckle
Winter honeysuckle is a flowering shrub characterized by its scent which perfumes the garden during flowering. This shrub can be placed in partial shade, but a sunny exposure will encourage abundant flowering. Winter honeysuckle adapts to all soils. Just make sure to work the soil so that it is loose, that is to say light, and enrich it with compost.
- Planting cyclamen coum
The cyclamen coum or the cyclamen of the island of Kos is a very hardy and vigorous variety of cyclamen. Moreover, this cyclamen is planted in autumn or winter, in well-drained soil rich in organic matter. If the soil is clayey, you can mix it with sand to promote drainage. Make sure to cover the tubers with 2 to 3 cm of soil.
- Planting daphne
Nicknamed pretty wood, daphne is a shrub with waxy flowers, in the form of clusters which give off a beautiful scent in winter. The most fragrant daphne has the botanical name daphne odora. This shrub appreciates fresh, light soil. Then remember to lighten the earth by mixing it with the sand. You can also mulch the soil to retain moisture.
- Plant the violet
The violet is a perennial flowering plant that belongs to the same pansy family, but it is more hardy than the latter. Depending on the variety, the violet blooms in winter or spring. This medicinal and edible plant adorns gardens with its beautiful varied colors. The horned violet appreciates drained and light soils, while the fragrant violet prefers fresh and rich soils.
- Plant the thought
The pansy is an autumn and winter flower par excellence . Also called garden violet, this flowering plant requires little maintenance. Plant the pansy in drained, fresh and rich soil, and offer it a sunny or partial shade exposure.
- Plant the tulip
The tulip is a flowering plant, very popular for decorating gardens. Its spring flowering offers a varied palette of colors and diverse shapes. The tulip grows well in drained, light and airy soil. Avoid excess water which can cause your plant to rot. Also plant your plant in a sunny location or in partial shade.
- Planting clematis
Clematis is a climbing perennial plant, characterized by abundant flowering which offers small or large flowers, in varied colors. The ideal time to plant clematis is from fall to spring. However, avoid planting it when it is freezing. This flowering shrub prefers cool, well-drained soil. This plant does not like limestone. Therefore, choose clay -siliceous soil.
