Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Spring Borders, Summer Borders
This fabulous perennial planting has been designed by the world acclaimed designer, Piet Oudolf, and is part of his impressive creations in the Walled Garden at Scampston Hall, Yorkshire. Using his technique of naturalized planting which enjoys a long season of interest, his Perennial Meadow is awash with colors and shapes.
Here, the warm-tinted Phlomis russeliana (Jerusalem Sage) mingles beautifully with the purple and blue colors of Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’, the spiky Salvias ‘Mainacht’ and ‘Amethyst’, and with the ruby-red and crimson shades of pincushion-like Knautia macedonica (Macedonian Scabious), Astrantia major ‘Claret’ (Great Masterwort) and Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’ (Plume Thistle). They are underplanted with soft pink Geranium x oxonianum ‘Wargrave Pink’ (Cranesbill).
A relatively low-growing combination of plants that makes the most of a poor soil! Most of these plants are drought tolerant, deer resistant, low maintenance, excellent as cut flowers and real magnets for butterflies and bees. Enjoy!
| Hardiness |
5 - 7 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 7 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low, Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Hardiness |
5 - 7 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 7 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low, Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low' (Catmint) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Wood Sage) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst' (Sage) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Astrantia major 'Claret' (Great Masterwort) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Phlomis russeliana (Jerusalem Sage) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Geranium x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink' (Cranesbill) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum' (Plume Thistle) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' (Switch Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Amsonia tabernaemontana (Blue Star) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Knautia macedonica (Macedonian Scabious) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Baptisia australis (False Indigo) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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