A Lovely Prairie Planting Idea with Echinacea, Perovskia and Miss Willmott's Ghost
Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Prairie Plantings
Fairly easy to replicate, this lush prairie planting includes a few spectacular elements which thrive on neglect while providing striking color and contrast for weeks. This plant combination includes the spiky, silvery-blue, egg-shaped flowerheads of Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's Ghost), the misty froth of lavender-blue flowers of Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage), the delicate white flowers of Gaura lindheimeri (Beeblossom) and the fresh-looking pink Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinglow'(Purple Coneflower).
Fast-growing with bumblebees and butterflies dancing in attendance, all these perennial plants are low maintenance, pest and disease-free, deer and drought-tolerant, and make excellent cut flowers. Enjoy!
Garden Information
Hardiness |
5 – 8
|
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Heat Zones | 6
– 9
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Climate Zones | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought, Dry Soil |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Echinacea - Coneflowers Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Gaura Great Plant Combination Ideas with Perovskia - Russian Sages
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 | 5 – 8
|
---|---|
Heat Zones | 6
– 9
|
Climate Zones | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought, Dry Soil |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Echinacea - Coneflowers Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Gaura Great Plant Combination Ideas with Perovskia - Russian Sages
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Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's Ghost)
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Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinglow' (Coneflower)
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Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
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Gaura lindheimeri (White Gaura)
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