A Mediterranean Garden Idea with Eryngium, Helenium and Lavandula
Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders
This colorful plant combination will cheer you up for weeks from early to late summer. Easy to replicate, this naturalistic planting is ideal for lazy gardeners who wish to put very little effort into a beautiful and low-maintenance garden.
This gravel garden lends itself to Mediterranean-style plants such as Silvery-gray Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's Ghost), scarlet Heleniums 'Moerheim Beauty' and 'Sahin's Early Flower', rich violet-blue Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' (Lavender), lime-green Euphorbia cornigera (Horned Spurge) and Stipa tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass) whose silky flowerheads move gracefully in the slightest breeze.
Deer or rabbit resistant, all plants provide plenty of nectar and pollen for visiting insects, and make excellent cut flowers too!
Garden Information
Hardiness |
7 – 8
|
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Heat Zones | 7
– 8
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden , Informal and Cottage |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges Great Plant Combination Ideas with Helenium - Sneezeweeds Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lavandula - Lavender Great Plant Combination Ideas with Stipa - Feather Grasses
GAP Photos//Jo Whitworth - Design: Sarah Taylor
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 | 7 – 8
|
---|---|
Heat Zones | 7
– 8
|
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden , Informal and Cottage |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges Great Plant Combination Ideas with Helenium - Sneezeweeds Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lavandula - Lavender Great Plant Combination Ideas with Stipa - Feather Grasses
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Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty' (Sneezeweed)
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Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' (Sneezeweed)
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Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's Ghost)
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Stipa tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass)
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Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' (Lavender)
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Euphorbia cornigera (Horned Spurge)
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