Especially if the cemetery is a little further away and cannot be visited regularly, grave plants are in demand that require little care and can also decorate the grave all year round. Which autumn grave plants can be planted in midsummer or late summer and will decorate the cemetery at least until late autumn or even winter?
You can plant the following varieties now in August despite the harsher conditions. Some of them will not only decorate the grave well into the winter, but will also bloom again in the coming season, so you can have something from them all year round. Others will have to be replaced in the spring.
General rules for autumn grave design with flowers
- In spring you leave larger spaces between the plants, but not in autumn. Why is that? Spring is the beginning of the growth phase and the newly planted flowers will now grow lushly in width and height. Therefore, they need enough space. At the end of summer or autumn, however, the growing season ends. If you leave too large a distance, the grave planting will appear a little bare in the fall.
- While in summerIf particularly drought-loving plants need to be planted, autumn and winter offer enough rainy days to also supply those that need a little more moisture.
- Regular fertilizer is no longer necessary.
- Native plants and especially evergreen, hardy specimens are particularly easy to care for and require little attention once they have grown.
- Protect the flowers from fallen leaves in autumn. This can start to rot and infect your plants. So rake it away regularly.
Which autumn grave plants are easy to care for and can be planted now?
Admittedly, the selection is not particularly large, because not many plants like to be planted in the hot summer. A few variants for grave planting in Augustuntil winterwill last and is hardy, but still exists. You can even combine the following flowers together to create colorful fall plantings for graves. Many of the following types of flowers are also suitable for planting graves in autumn with a bowl.
The barbed wire for autumn grave planting
It doesn't always have to be colorful flowering species that decorate the graves. There are also those that attract everyone's attention with their leaves alone. For example, the barbed wire (Leucophyta brownii), also called silver wire, with its silvery gray color. Although the plant does not tolerate low temperatures (it comes from Australia), it still decorates the grave from winter to spring because the stems do not lose their appearance. You can therefore either display them in a pot on the grave or cover planted specimens from November and hope for mild temperatures. Then she can definitely get through the winter.
- When to plant: August
- Location: sunny and warm
- Watering: drought-loving, water only rarely, avoid waterlogging
- Flowers: yellow, from the second year
- Hardy: no
Plant garden pansies all year round
As soon as the frost has passed, the popular pansies (Viola) can be planted - and then until the next frost, i.e. now in August. It also survives cool temperatures and can therefore bloom all winter long, making the violet the perfect grave plant for autumn/winter and alsoon All Saints Dayreceive. Added to this is its ease of care: it may require regular watering, but if you don't get around to it, the plants recover quite quickly. The rain should be sufficient, especially in autumn. It is best to fertilize every two weeks and, if possible, remove dead flowers to encourage new flowers.
- When to plant: from March to October
- Location: sunny or at least partially shaded (but then not so flowery)
- Watering: moderately moist, without waterlogging
- Flowers: monochromatic or bicolored in a variety of shades
- Hardy: yes, blooms again in spring
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Horned violets as grave plants for autumn and winter
Early Horned Violets (Horned violet) are available in stores all year round and, conveniently, you can plant them as early as March. This makes it ideal not only for year-round planting, but also for the month of August. You can also sow seeds in the fall so that new flowers will develop in the spring. This means the plant still has enough time to get used to its new location before the first frost. Horned violets are even more robust than pansies andvery easy to care for.
- When to plant: from March to October
- Location: sunny or partially shaded, but bright
- Watering: moist, avoid waterlogging
- Flowers: like pansies, only smaller
- Hardy: yes, but takes a break from flowering when there is frost
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Easy-care grave planting: Sow daisies now and enjoy their blooms in autumn
Usually hardy daisies (Bellis) sown between June and July, but you can also try now. But don't wait too long so that the flowers have enough time to grow before the first frost. Sufficient watering is important so that the seeds can germinate and the plants can grow. The flowers are not only available in the classic white color, so you are welcome to vary them.
- When to plant: Sow between June and July, at the latest at the beginning of August
- Location: sunny or partially shaded (lower flowering in the shade)
- Watering: water regularly, rain should be sufficient in autumn
- Flowers: white, red, pink
- Hardy: yes
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Ideas for urn graves, single graves and double graves – heather plants for the end of August
At the end of August, the beautiful heather plants come on sale, usually even beautifully colored. Then you can use them for fall cemetery planting and combine them with the flowers above. Many believe that this is a hardy plant because it seems to bloom beautifully throughout the winter. However, the truth is that the cold simply does not affect their appearance, similar to barbed wire (a great planting partner, by the way). Either way, the heath is a real eye-catcher, even when there is snow.
The following are suitable:
- Besenheide (Calluna vulgaris)
- bell heaths (Erica gracilis)
How to care for fall flowers for the cemetery:
- When to plant: End of August
- Location: sunny or partially shaded
- Watering: initially keep moist, then water at least moderately
- Flowers: white, pink or strong pink/purple
- Hardy: depending on the variety
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Colorful chrysanthemums as grave planting ideas for autumn
Do you have chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum) in the pot, you should put them on the grave in August or September at the latest. It's better not to wait any longer, because the pretty flowers still need some time to grow before the first frost. The popular late summer and fall flowers couldn't be more perfect for autumn planting on graves. Once the flowering is over, you can protect the plants from frost by covering them with pine branches, for example. This way they might even be able to get through the winter.
- When to plant: August or September (pre-grown chrysanthemums from the pot)
- Location: bright, but without hot midday sun, partial shade is better
- Watering: Keep soil moderately moist
- Flowers: single or multicolored; filled or filled
- Hardy: depending on the variety
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Cyclamen as grave plants
Whether as an urn grave plant in autumn or for a normal grave, cyclamen are ideal and very popular. The autumn cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) starts flowering in August and from then on you can plant it if you have the opportunity to water it regularly so that it can grow. Otherwise, the tubers are planted in April for punctual autumn flowering. Although the flowering ends in October, the leaves remain throughout the winter and are just as attractive.
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- When to plant: depending on the variety, autumn cyclamen is possible during flowering
- Location: bright, but not too sunny
- Watering: moderate; Allow the soil to dry
- Flowers: one or two colors, in white, pink and various shades of red
- Hardy: yes, but winter protection in the first year
Modern grave planting for autumn with sedges
From the Seat (Carex) can be easily planted from spring until autumn, it is also a wonderful idea for autumn grave planting that can be prepared in summer. The ornamental grass provides texture and height to the grave design in autumn and will then decorate the grave all year round. Since the grass grows somewhat lushly, it is best suited as a grave design in autumn for a double grave or as a solitary plant on a single grave or urn grave.
- When to Plant: Spring to Fall; but best of all September
- Location: depending on the variety
- Watering: water moderately
- Flowers: rather inconspicuous; Grasses available in different colors
- Hardy: yes
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