Create Your Garden

A Pretty Late Season Border Idea with Asters, Roses and Grasses

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Borders

Garden ideas, Border ideas, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall borders, Asters, Miscanthus, Japanese Silver Grass, Monkshood, Aconitum, Climbing Roses, Kniphofia, Red Torch Lily

Enjoy a glowing and colorful garden in late summer or fall. Combine the crimson flower spikes of Kniphofia rooperi (Red Hot Poker),  the azure-blue spires of Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ (Monkshood), and the vibrant deep violet blossoms of Aster amellus ‘Violet Queen’ (Italian Asters) with bold ornamental grasses such as Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ (Feather Reed Grass) and the lovely Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yakushima Dwarf’ (Maiden Grass). Glistening in the late season, these easy-to-grow perennials make a striking contrast to the soft autumnal hues of the grasses.

Add fragrance to the border with the almost continuously blooming Rose ‘Sally Holmes’ and enjoy a delightful color show, that will enlighten your garden for weeks.

Most plants are top performers and have been awarded prestigious awards. Fairly easy to replicate, this plant combination will make your neighbors envious. Enjoy!

Garden Information

Hardiness 6 - 8
Heat Zones 4 - 8
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Late), Fall
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Loam
Soil pH Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Birds, Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage

Plants In This Garden

How Many Plants Do I Need?
Get Garden Design Ideas
Search Gardens

Alternative Plants to Consider

Aster amellus ‘King George’ (Italian Aster)
Kniphofia ‘Percy’s Pride’ (Red Hot Poker)
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kleine Silberspinne’ (Chinese Silver Grass)
Rosa Strawberry Hill (English Rose)

Learn About These Genera

Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker)
Aster amellus (Italian Aster)
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 6 - 8
Heat Zones 4 - 8
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Late), Fall
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Loam
Soil pH Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Birds, Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage
How Many Plants
Do I Need?
Get Garden Design Ideas
Search Gardens

Similar Garden Ideas

Border Calculator

Recreate this garden. Specify the percentages you would like to have of each plant and input the dimensions of your garden space.We'll give you a shopping list so you know how many plants you need.

Specify plants percentage

Input your garden space dimensions

Your Shopping List

Plant Quantity
Aster amellus 'Violet Queen' or 'Veilchenkönigin' (Italian Aster) N/A Buy Plants
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf' (Chinese Silver Grass) N/A Buy Plants
Kniphofia rooperi (Red Hot Poker) N/A Buy Plants
Rosa 'Sally Holmes' (Climbing Rose) N/A Buy Plants
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather Reed Grass) N/A Buy Plants
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii' (Monkshood) N/A Buy Plants
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' (Mountain Fleece) N/A Buy Plants

Please Login to Proceed

You Have Reached The Free Limit, Please Subscribe to Proceed

Subscribe to Gardenia

To create additional collections, you must be a paid member of Gardenia
  • Add as many plants as you wish
  • Create and save up to 25 garden collections
Become a Member

Plant Added Successfully

You have Reached Your Limit

To add more plants, you must be a paid member of our site Become a Member

Update Your Credit
Card Information

Cancel

Create a New Collection

Sign Up to Our Newsletter

    You have been subscribed successfully

    Join Gardenia.net

    Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.

    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.

    Join now and start creating your dream garden!

    Join Gardenia.net

    Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.

    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.

    Join now and start creating your dream garden!

    Find your Hardiness Zone

    Find your Heat Zone

    Find your Climate Zone