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A Glowing Prairie Planting Idea for Your Summer

Plant Combinations, Prairie Planting Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Borders

Garden Ideas, Border ideas, Summer border, Fall Border, Rudbeckia Hirta, Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia Indian Summer, Lobelia Vedrariensis, Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Globe Amaranth, Borage, Borago Officinalis, Pennisetum Setaceum

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
Climate Zones 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
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

Plants In This Garden

Pennisetum Setaceum Rubrum, Purple Fountain Grass information, Red Fountain Grass information, Purple Fountain Grass design ideas, Red Fountain Grass design ideas AGM Award

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Purple Fountain Grass)

Requiring very little care and providing striking color as well as graceful movement in the garden or patio, Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ (Purple Fountain Grass) has become a real favorite among gardeners

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Hardiness 9 - 11
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 3' - 5'
(90cm - 150cm)
Spread 2' - 4'
(60cm - 120cm)
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
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Gomphrena Globosa 'Fireworks', Globe Amaranth 'Fireworks', Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Bachelor's Buttons 'Fireworks', Bachelor Button 'Fireworks', Purple flowers, Pink flowers

Gomphrena globosa 'Fireworks' (Globe Amaranth)

Bursting with sparkling color over a very long blooming season, drought and heat tolerant, and extremely easy to grow, Gomphrena globosa ‘Firework’ (Globe Amaranth) is a fabulous annual plant that will create fireworks in your garden from early summer to frost. This prolific bloomer produces masses of long-lasting, intense hot pink pom-poms tipped with gold atop long, sturdy, branchy stems.

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Hardiness 2 - 11
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 3' - 4'
(90cm - 120cm)
Spread 3' - 4'
(90cm - 120cm)
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy
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Lobelia 'Vedrariensis', Lobelia speciosa 'Vedrariensis' , Lobelia x gerardii 'Vedrariensis', Hybrid Purple Lobelia, Purple Lobelia, Cardinal Flower, Purple flowers, Pink flowers

Lobelia x speciosa 'Vedrariensis' (Cardinal Flower)

Perfect for the summer garden, Lobelia x speciosa ‘Vedrariensis’ (Cardinal Flower) is a vigorous, upright perennial featuring long spires of dark violet flowers atop dark green leaves flushed with purple from midsummer to early fall. The blossoms are a magnet for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Adding vertical interest to the landscape, Cardinal Flowers are excellent border plants for damp or wet locations.

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Hardiness 5 - 8
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 3' - 4'
(90cm - 120cm)
Spread 1' - 3'
(30cm - 90cm)
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy
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Prairie Sun Black Eyed Susan, Prairie Sun, Gloriosa Daisy Prairie Sun, Rudbeckia Prairie Sun, Rudbeckia hirta Prairie Sun, Award-winning perennial All American Selections

Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' (Black-Eyed Susan)

Award-winning Rudbeckia hirta ‘Prairie Sun’ is a biennial boasting unusually large daisy-like flowers, up to 5 in. wide (12 cm) – one of the largest blooms among Rudbeckia.

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Hardiness 3 - 8
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 2' - 3'
(60cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
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Indian Summer Black Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy Indian Summer, Rudbeckia Indian Summer, Rudbeckia hirta Indian Summer, Black-eyed Susan Indian Summer, Award-winning perennial AGM Award

Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' (Black-Eyed Susan)

Adding bold, stunning color to the garden, award-winning Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’ (Black-Eyed Susan) is a biennial boasting stunning, extra-large daisy-like flowers, up to 6-9 in. wide (15-22 cm) – one of the largest blooms among Rudbeckia.

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Hardiness 3 - 7
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 3' - 4'
(90cm - 120cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
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Borago Officinalis, Borage, Cool Tankard, Talewort, Tailwort, Blue flowers

Borago officinalis (Borage)

Borage is one of the easiest and most beautiful annual plants in the garden. Native to the Mediterranean region, it is a spreading annual boasting a profusion of open racemes of beautiful, star-shaped, bright blue flowers from early summer to the first frost.

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Hardiness 2 - 11
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 1' - 3'
(30cm - 90cm)
Spread 9" - 2'
(23cm - 60cm)
Characteristics Showy
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Pennisetum orientale (Oriental Fountain Grass)
Pennisetum Orientale, Oriental Fountain Grass, Ornamental Grass, Perennial grass, Fountain GrassAGM Award
Pennisetum orientale (Oriental Fountain Grass)
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Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cappuccino’ (Black-Eyed Susan)
Cappuccino Black Eyed Susan, Cappuccino Gloriosa Daisy , Gloriosa Daisy Cappuccino, Rudbeckia Cappuccino, Rudbeckia hirta Cappuccino, Black-eyed Susan Cappuccino, yellow flowers, bicolor flowersAGM Award
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cappuccino’ (Black-Eyed Susan)
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Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherokee Sunset’ (Black-Eyed Susan)
Cherokee Sunset Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy Cherokee Sunset, Rudbeckia Cherokee Sunset, Rudbeckia hirta Cherokee Sunset, Black-eyed Susan Cherokee SunsetAll American Selections
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherokee Sunset’ (Black-Eyed Susan)
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Pennisetum villosum (Feathertop Grass)
Pennisetum Villosum information, Feathertop Grass information, Foxtail Grass informationAGM Award
Pennisetum villosum (Feathertop Grass)
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Learn About These Genera

Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)
Black Eyed Susan, Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia Hirta, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy, Yellow flowers, Orange flowers, Summer Flowers, Drought Tolerant Flowers, Deer Resistant Flowers, Salt Tolerant Fflowers
Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)
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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
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
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
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Lobelia Pennisetum (Fountain Grass) Rudbeckia
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