A Glowing Prairie Planting Idea for Your Summer
Plant Combinations, Prairie Planting Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Borders
Wouldn't you love your sunny borders to look like this in the summer? Low maintenance and easy to grow, all these prolific bloomers will bring fireworks of color to your landscape all summer long!
Garden Information
Hardiness |
3 – 8
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Climate Zones | 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage , Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lobelia Great Plant Combination Ideas with Pennisetum - Fountain Grasses Great Plant Combination Ideas with Rudbeckia
Photo: GAP Photos/Dave Zubraski
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 | 3 – 8
|
---|---|
Climate Zones | 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage , Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lobelia Great Plant Combination Ideas with Pennisetum - Fountain Grasses Great Plant Combination Ideas with Rudbeckia
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Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Purple Fountain Grass)
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Gomphrena globosa 'Fireworks' (Globe Amaranth)
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Lobelia x speciosa 'Vedrariensis' (Cardinal Flower)
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Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' (Black-Eyed Susan)
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Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' (Black-Eyed Susan)
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Borago officinalis (Borage)
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