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A Low Care Border Idea for Your Rock Garden

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Perfect for rock or gravel gardens, this plant combination includes a mix of succulent and perennial plants, selected for their vivid colors, low care and water needs.

Sitting at the center, the statuesque Yucca gloriosa (Spanish Dagger) is surrounded by the sprawling stems of spiraling, blue-green leaves of Euphorbia myrsinites (Myrtle Spurge) which are topped by eye-catching clusters of lime-green flowers in spring. The brilliantly colored Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' (Blanket Flower) adds sizzle to the garden with its long season of blooms. With its silvery foliage and lavender-blue flowers, Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (Lavender) introduces an admirable form as well as its delightful fragrance.

Easy to replicate, all plants are deer, rabbit, drought, dry or rocky soil tolerant and most attract nectar-seeking butterflies!

Garden Information

Hardiness 7 – 8
Heat Zones 7 – 8
Climate Zones 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Mid,Late)
Summer (Early,Mid,Late)
Fall
Water Needs Low
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Loam
Soil Ph Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds and Borders
Garden Styles Gravel and Rock Garden , Mediterranean Garden

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Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges Great Plant Combination Ideas with Gaillardia - Blanket Flowers Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lavandula - Lavender Great Plant Combination Ideas with Yucca


GAP Photos//Martin Staffler

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 7 – 8
Heat Zones 7 – 8
Climate Zones 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Mid,Late)
Summer (Early,Mid,Late)
Fall
Water Needs Low
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Loam
Soil Ph Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds and Borders
Garden Styles Gravel and Rock Garden , Mediterranean Garden

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Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges Great Plant Combination Ideas with Gaillardia - Blanket Flowers Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lavandula - Lavender Great Plant Combination Ideas with Yucca


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