Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Summer Borders
With their unusual shapes and brilliant colors, Kniphofias (Red Hot Pokers) and Sea Hollies (Eryngium bourgatii) are wonderful herbaceous perennials to combine in beds and borders. They enhance seasonal interest and help create striking summer borders, the golden-orange flower spikes of Kniphofia contrasting beautifully with the extraordinarily eye-catching, blue flower heads of Eryngium.
Their blossoms are nicely complemented with the bright lemon-yellow umbels of Achillea ‘Moonshine’, a highly prized yarrow for its pleasantly aromatic, silver-green feathery foliage and its long-lasting blossoms. Amass these plants in bold swathes and enjoy weeks of color!
This perennial combination enjoys a long season of interest, is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, is deer and rabbit resistant, and is drought tolerant.
| Hardiness |
6 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
6 - 8 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
©Clive Nichols
| Hardiness |
6 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
6 - 8 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Kniphofia 'Timothy' (Red Hot Poker) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Eryngium bourgatii 'Picos Blue' (Mediterranean Sea Holly) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Achillea 'Moonshine' (Yarrow) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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