Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders
This plant combination demonstrates that ornamental and edible plants can be mixed together with great success.
Sitting in front of the statuesque Yucca gloriosa (Spanish Dagger) and surrounded by the fiery red blossoms of Geum ‘Mrs J. Bradshaw’ (Avens) and Aquilegia ‘Crimson Star’ (Columbine), or the electric blue blooms of Centaurea montana (Mountain Cornflower) is the edible Atriplex hortensis Var. rubra (Red Mountain Spinach). Pull off its tasty, soft textured, deep purple-red leaves and eat them in delicious salads or cooked like spinach!
For great contrast, it is interplanted with perennial plants exhibiting very attractive foliage such as the variegated sedum ‘Autumn Charm’ or the chartreuse leaves of Tanacetum parthemium ‘Aureum'(Golden Feverfew).
Easy to replicate, most of the plants selected for this spectacular summer border are deer, rabbit or drought tolerant!
| Hardiness |
7 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 9 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid) |
| Maintenance | Low, Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
GAP Photos//Jonathan Buckley - Design: John Massey, Ashwood Nurseries
| Hardiness |
7 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 9 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid) |
| Maintenance | Low, Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw' (Avens) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Aquilegia 'Crimson Star' (Columbine) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Atriplex hortensis var. rubra (Red Mountain Spinach) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum' (Golden Feverfew) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Centaurea montana (Mountain Cornflower) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' (Spanish Dagger) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Sedum 'Autumn Charm' (Stonecrop) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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