A Pretty Container Idea with Sea Lavender and Lotus

Plant Combinations, Spring Borders, Summer Borders, Fall Borders, Winter Borders

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An eye-catching idea for your summer containers: grow the intense purple flower clusters of Limonium perezii (Sea Lavender) in combination with the glowing and exotic-looking, trailing Lotus berthelotii (Parrot’s Beak). Interplant the evergreen rosettes of Echeveria agavoides ‘Lipstick’ with their fleshy, sharp-pointed, bright green leaves adorned with vibrant crimson margins.

All plants are evergreen, drought-tolerant and deer resistant. A garden design idea by Debra Lee Baldwin, garden photojournalist and author.

Garden Information

Hardiness	10 - 11
Heat Zones	10 - 11
Climate Zones	15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure	Full Sun
Season of Interest	Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall, Winter
Maintenance	Low
Water Needs	Low
Soil Type	Loam, Sand
Soil pH	Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance	Drought, Deer
Attracts	Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas	Patio And Containers
Garden Styles	Mediterranean Garden

Plants In This Garden

Limonium perezii (Sea Lavender)

Native to the Canary Islands, Limonium perezii (Sea Lavender) is a tough evergreen perennial or rounded subshrub sporting large clusters, 8 in. wide (20 cm), of tiny flowers with intense purple calyces and white corollas. They are borne on stiff branching stems, well above the foliage of long-stalked, oval to diamond-shaped, deep green leaves.

Hardiness	10 - 11
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall, Winter
Height	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)

Lotus berthelotii (Parrot's Beak)

Native to the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, Lotus berthelotii (Parrot’s Beak) is a trailing evergreen perennial with soft, silver-gray, needle-like leaves, spaced along the stems in attractive whorls. Hanging like delicate silver chains, they contrast sharply with pea-like, 1 in. long (2.5 cm), bright crimson flowers.

Hardiness	10 - 12
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early)
Height	8" - 1' (20cm - 30cm)
Spread	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)

Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick'

Extraordinarily eye-catching, Echeveria agavoides ‘Lipstick’ is a small evergreen succulent forming crisp rosettes of fleshy, sharp-pointed, bright green leaves adorned with vibrant crimson margins. Reminiscent of an Agave, each leaf is tipped with a small spine (hence the name).

Hardiness	9 - 12
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall, Winter
Height	6" (15cm)
Spread	8" - 1' (20cm - 30cm)

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Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’

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Photo courtesy: Debra Lee Baldwin

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.