Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Prairie Planting Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Border
Fairly easy to replicate, this interesting 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 fascinating steel blue, globe-shaped flowers of Echinops ritro (Globe Thistle), and the umbrella-shaped, pale pink flowers of Sedum ‘Matrona’ showing off atop sturdy ruby stems.
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. As an added bonus, these strong performers are recipients of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society. Enjoy!
| Hardiness |
4 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 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 (Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Hardiness |
4 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 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 (Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
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| Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Globe Thistle) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's Ghost) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Sedum 'Matrona' (Stonecrop) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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