Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Fall Borders
Get inspired by this late season gravel garden where the showy violet-blue daisies of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ (Aromatic Aster) are beautifully combined with striking ornamental grasses, including the architectural Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ (Feather Reed Grass), the silky silvery feathers of Stipa tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass) and the arrow-like flower heads of Calamagrostis brachytricha (Reed Grass).
Adding contrasting color, the tall wands of Gaura lindheimeri (Lindheimer’s Beeblossom) add a unique texture with their white and pink flowers giving the appearance of butterflies floating in the garden.
An excellent border idea for the sunny landscape. Easy to grow, most plants are drought tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant and virtually pest and disease free. Enjoy!
| Hardiness |
7 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 8 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
Chanticleer Garden
| Hardiness |
7 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 8 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
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| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon’s Favorite' (Aromatic Aster) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Stipa tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather Reed Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Gaura lindheimeri (White Gaura) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Calamagrostis brachytricha (Reed Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing Star) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Yucca elata (Soaptree Yucca) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Artemisia 'Powis Castle' | N/A | Buy Plants |
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