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.
| Hardiness |
7 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Prairie and Meadow |
©Clive Nichols
| Hardiness |
7 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' (Red Hot Poker) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Arctotis x hybrida 'Flame' (African Daisy) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' (Japanese Blood Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Eryngium x zabelii 'Jos Eijking' (Sea Holly) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather Reed Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Phormium tenax Purpureum Group (New Zealand Flax) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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Becoming a contributing member of Gardenia is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas.
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