Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders
This charming summer border is a marriage of colors, shapes and textures. Fairly easy to replicate at home, it combines the blue rounded clusters of Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) with the rich golden-yellow trumpets of Hemerocallis ‘Bonanza’ (Daylily) and the flat, honey-colored umbels of Achillea ‘Walther Funcke’ (Yarrow). They are underplanted with the low, cascading mounds of Carex testacea (Hairy Sedge), a clump-forming perennial grass that is valuable for its year-round appeal and regarded as one of the most beautiful ornamental grasses for the garden.
Lily of the Nile produces large globes with individual star-shaped flowers numbering from 20 to more than 100. They open up gradually over a long blooming period, and partner well with daylilies and yarrows, which bloom until fall. ‘Walther Funcke’ is a prized variety with brick-red flowers fading to terracotta, then creamy yellow, creating a mosaic of warm colors.
Hemerocallis ‘Bonanza’ is an indefatigable midseason daylily, regarded as an all-time favorite for perennial gardens.
A plant combination which is long-lasting and low care. Enjoy weeks of color while doing virtually nothing!
| Hardiness |
6 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
4 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Traditional Garden |
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| Hardiness |
6 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
4 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Traditional Garden |
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| Carex testacea (New Zealand Hair Sedge) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Hemerocallis 'Bonanza' (Reblooming Daylily) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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