Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Prairie Planting Ideas, Summer Borders
Awash with colors and shapes, this luminous plant combination brilliantly associates the elegant, soft pink Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) with the vertical white spires of Agastache rugosa f. albiflora (Giant Hyssop) and the graceful rose flower spikes of Pennisetum orientale (Oriental Fountain Grass).
You may want to further spice up this prairie style planting with the bold, steel blue globe-shaped flowers of Echinops ritro (Globe Thistle). With a long season of interest, most plants are drought tolerant, deer resistant, low maintenance, excellent as cut flowers and real magnets for butterflies and bees! Enjoy!
| Hardiness |
5 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 9 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
GAP Photos/Elke Borkowski
| Hardiness |
5 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 9 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Agastache rugosa f. albiflora (Korean Mint) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose' (Oriental Fountain Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Globe Thistle) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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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.
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