Winning Plant Combinations, Plant Combination Ideas, Summer Border Idea
Create a beautiful summer garden with this colorful and long-lasting planting idea that will enchant your beds and borders, hanging baskets or containers for months. Bright golden chartreuse and soft red coleus (Solenostemon) are a nice contrast to the striking purple foliage of Purple Heart (Tradescantia purpurea). They create a terrific summer border jostling for your attention week after week. Evergreen perennials in warm winter climates, all these plants can be treated as annuals in cool winter regions.
Easy to grow, and low maintenance, most plants are recipients of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
| Hardiness |
10 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 11 |
| Climate Zones | 24, H1, H2 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy, Evergreen |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |
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| Hardiness |
10 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 11 |
| Climate Zones | 24, H1, H2 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy, Evergreen |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |
Recreate this garden. Specify the percentages you would like to have of each plant and input the dimensions of your garden space.We'll give you a shopping list so you know how many plants you need.
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea' (Purple Heart) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Solenostemon Lime Time™ (Coleus) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Solenostemon Redhead (Coleus) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.
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.
Join now and start creating your dream garden!
