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A Cheerful Summer Border Idea with Easy-to-Grow Perennials

Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Borders

Garden Ideas, Border ideas, Perennial Planting, Perennial combination, Summer Borders, Fall Borders, Sneezweed, Helenium, Crocosmia, Hemerocallis, Alchemilla mollis, Campanula lactiflora, Bellflowers, Macleya, poppy Plume

The beauty and diversity of the plants selected for this informal garden will get you to gaze at them all summer long. Easy to grow, they will bloom in succession for a long-lasting floral show.

They include glowing Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’, fiery Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (Montbretia), 2 varieties of cheerful Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’ and ‘Autumn Accent’ (Daylily), the cool blues and purples of Echinops ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’ (Globe Thistle), Campanula lactiflora ‘Prichard’s Variety’ (Milky Bellflower) and Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’ (Whorled Sage).

At the back of the border, the towering Macleaya microcarpa ‘Kelway’s Coral Plume’ (Plume Poppy) creates a lovely background with its coral-pink hazy plumes.

Most plants make excellent fresh cut flowers that can be pleasantly enjoyed at home. Enjoy!

Garden Information

Hardiness 5 - 8
Heat Zones 6 - 7
Climate Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Maintenance Low, Average
Water Needs Low, Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy
Tolerance Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

Plants In This Garden

Alternative Plants to Consider

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘Emily Mckenzie’
Hemerocallis ‘Sammy Russell’ (Daylily)
Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Reblooming Daylily)
Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’ (Sneezeweed)

Learn About These Genera

Crocosmia (Montbretia)
Helenium (Sneezeweed)
Hardy Perennial Salvias (Sage)
Hemerocallis (Daylilies)
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 5 - 8
Heat Zones 6 - 7
Climate Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Maintenance Low, Average
Water Needs Low, Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy
Tolerance Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden
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