Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders
Create appealing and eye-catching contrast in your early summer borders. Combine the screaming magenta flowers of Geranium psilostemon, a tall hardy geranium species, with the outrageously beautiful pink blooms of Peony ‘Sarah Bernhardt’. Easy to grow, requiring very little maintenance, both plants are ignored by deer and rabbits while attractive to butterflies! They also won the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society. Enjoy!
| Hardiness |
4 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage |
GAP Photos/Fiona McLeod
| Hardiness |
4 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' (Peony) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Geranium psilostemon (Armenian Cranesbill) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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