A Glowing Border Idea with Architectural Perennials and Grasses
Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Borders
Wonderfully bold, this perennial border combines colors and shapes to create a long-lasting and spectacular effect from summer to fall. The recipe to achieve such a magnetically attractive garden is quite simple: combine the primrose flower spikes of Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' (Red Hot Poker) with the metallic blue heads of Eryngium x zabelii 'Jos Eijking' (Sea Holly) and the crimson foliage of Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' (Japanese Blood Grass).
Add the majestic Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather Reed Grass) and architectural Phormium tenax Purpureum Group (New Zealand Flax). Underplant these easy-to-grow perennials and ornamental grasses with the glowing blooms of Arctotis x hybrida 'Flame' (African Daisy) and enjoy weeks of drama!
All plants are deer resistant, drought tolerant, and low maintenance.
Garden Information
Hardiness |
7 – 9
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam |
Soil Ph | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage , Mediterranean Garden , Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Arctotis - African Daisies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Calamagrostis - Reed Grass Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Kniphofia - Red Hot Pokers Great Plant Combination Ideas with Phormium - Flaxes
©Clive Nichols
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 | 7 – 9
|
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam |
Soil Ph | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage , Mediterranean Garden , Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Arctotis - African Daisies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Calamagrostis - Reed Grass Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Kniphofia - Red Hot Pokers Great Plant Combination Ideas with Phormium - Flaxes
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Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' (Red Hot Poker)
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Arctotis x hybrida 'Flame' (African Daisy)
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Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' (Japanese Blood Grass)
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Phormium tenax Purpureum Group (New Zealand Flax)
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