One of the most numerous and diverse ornamental plants is the mountaineer, there are more than 300 of its species. It is an annual or perennial plant, in the form of a shrub, grass or creeper, blooming or not. It occurs everywhere. Looks great in small groups in the foreground of a flower bed, closes the outbuildings. Unambiguous attitude to this plant from gardeners. Most representatives retain their decorative throughout the season. Next, we will take a closer look at the species that have taken root in our latitudes.
- Alpine
- Ayansk
- Weirich
- Viviparous
- Capitate
- Volatile
- Related
- Sakhalin
- Candle
- Virginia
- Lingonberry
Alpine
In nature, found in the steppes and mountain meadows. It has branched stems up to 1.5 m high, strongly creeping rhizome and lance-ovate foliage. 
Fruit - a three-edged shiny nutlet of brown color. It blooms in July - August, ripens in September. Very unpretentious and aggressive, which earned the name of a decorative weed. Other names of alpine mountaineer: Bashkir cabbage, alpine buckwheat.
Ayansk
It grows on rocky slopes. Reaches 30-40 cm in height.
The leaves are elliptical with short cups, sometimes hairy. Stem spreading-branched, upright. Flowers are collected in small inflorescences located on the tops of the branches and the main stem. Perianth white or pinkish.
Weirich
In the wild form grows on the slopes of the mountains. Unpretentious.
Grows huge shrubs, reaching 2 m in heightThe stems have dense foliage and strong branching. It blooms in late summer. Raceme with inflorescence with small white nondescript flowers. From the soil prefers loam.
Viviparous
Occurs in swamps and marshy meadows. Perennial shrub up to 50 cm in height. Stem erect, naked. 
The plates of the bract are rather rigid, with the edges curled downwards and of various shapes. Loose narrow inflorescence with white or pale pink perianth. The fruit is 3 mm in size, triangular. It blooms from June to August.
Capitate
Strongly branching, one-year, creeping, quickly closes the soil. Stems reach 10-15 cm. Small leaves have reddish stripes and spots.
When grown in the penumbra have a less decorative color. Small round pale pink inflorescences are located slightly above the leaves. Suitable for growing in pots. It blooms from June to the start of frosts.
Volatile
The perennial shrub, reaching 2 m in height, has hollow branching stems up to 2 cm thick with lanceolate bracts whose length is about 10 cm.
The mountaineer has changeable large paniculate inflorescences of white color and spicy sweet aroma. It blooms from June-July and until mid-August. Grows well in any soil.
Related
Low grassy evergreen plant. Stems rise 20-25 cm above the ground, leaves ovate-lanceolate. Divided into two varieties.
One has a pink color, the other has a pink-red color. After flowering, the fruits and flowers turn dark red. It blooms for about three months, starting in May. It is not exacting to the soil. Looks good in dry bouquets.
Sakhalin
Perennial plant with stems up to 3 m green or brown color. Cream-whitish flowers, collected in paniculate inflorescence. It bears fruit.
The fruit looks like a dark brown nut, triangular shape. Leaves reach 20 cm in width and 30 cm in length. It blooms about 1.5 months from July to August. Highlander Sakhalin has another name - Sakhalin buckwheat.
Candle
Bush in height reaches 0.8-1.2 m, perennial. The decoration is scarlet inflorescences, which appear in early July and bloom until the end of August.
The foliage is wide, green, by the autumn becomes yellow. As the roots grow slowly, the mountaineer looks like a compact bush. Highland candle has many varieties with different colors: white, crimson, pink, scarlet.
Virginia
Half-shrub 50 cm high. It blooms with white-green flowers. It has several varieties, and accordingly, different color of leaves.
For example, on yellowish-green leaves - red-brown spots or motley with white stripes and black-red marking. Despite the inexpressiveness of flowers, this look looks very bright due to the leaves.
Lingonberry
The homeland of this mountaineer is the Himalayas. Creeping perennial grass, reaching a height of 15 cm. Forms large groups.
Blooms buds of small pink flowers, reaching 6 cm in length, in August - September. Frost-resistant, but protection against moisture is necessary.
Due to the diversity of species and unpretentiousness such a flower as a mountaineer, can be used to decorate various parts of your garden, urban alleys and small reservoirs.
