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An Eye-Catching Border Idea with Allium, Aquilegia and Papaver

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders, Allium Purple Sensation, Allium Globemaster, Corn Poppy, Red poppies, Papaver Rhoeas, Columbines, Aquilegia Vulgaris

Wow! Such a lovely plant combination to cheer you up for weeks and impress your neighbors in late spring – early summer! Easy to replicate, low maintenance, this perennial planting is not only colorful but is also deer and rabbit resistant!

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Hardiness 4 - 8
Heat Zones 1 - 8
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage

Plants In This Garden

Papaver Rhoeas , Common Poppy, Corn Poppy, Corn Rose, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Red Poppy, Red Weed, Coquelicot, Papaver Commutatum, Papaver Strigosum, Red flowers

Papaver rhoeas (Flanders Poppy)

Attractive and popular feature of the countryside, the Flanders Poppy or Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is an annual wildflower featuring showy vibrant red flowers, 3-4 in. wide (7-10 cm), atop long hairy stems and pinnately lobed, cut or toothed, hairy leaves. The delicate flowers bear four rounded, overlapping, papery petals, generally in shades of brilliant scarlet-red, but also pink or white, and often present a dark basal blotch.

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Hardiness 3 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 6" - 1'
(15cm - 30cm)
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy
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Allium Hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' , Allium 'Purple Sensation', Allium Aflatunense 'Purple Sensation', Flowering Onion, Ornamental Onion, Allium Hollandicum, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers AGM Award

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' (Ornamental Onion)

A favorite of many gardeners, multiple award-winner Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ is a striking ornamental onion with perfectly round flowerheads, 3 in. wide (8 cm), packed with dozens of small, star-shaped, rich violet-lilac flowers. They are borne atop sturdy stalks, which arise from a group of 6 to 8 handsome, blue-green leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this spectacular Allium enjoys long-lasting blooms and makes outstanding cut flowers that will last for 2 weeks.

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Hardiness 4 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Height 2' - 3'
(60cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
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Aquilegia Vulgaris, Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, European Crowfoot, European Columbine, Common Columbine, Granny's Nightcap , Blue Columbine, Purple Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris (Columbine)

Native to Europe, Aquilegia Vulgaris, known as Columbine has escaped gardens and naturalized in parts of North America. Bushy and clump-forming, this attractive perennial has delicate blossoms in shades of blue, violet, pink, or white with spreading sepals and short-hooked spurs. They rise with natural grace in a mound of thin, leafy stems in late spring to early summer.

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Hardiness 3 - 8
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Height 1' - 3'
(30cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata ‘Nora Barlow’ (Columbine)
Aquilegia Vulgaris var. Stellata 'Nora Barlow', Columbine 'Nora Barlow', Granny's Bonnet 'Nora Barlow', Clematis-Flowered Columbine 'Nora Barlow', Clematis-Flowered Granny's Bonnet 'Nora Barlow'', Pink Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata ‘Nora Barlow’ (Columbine)
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Allium ‘Globemaster’ (Ornamental Onion)
Allium Globemaster, Ornamental Onion 'Globemaster', Ornamental Garlic 'Globemaster', Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Purple flowers, Late Spring flowersAGM Award
Allium ‘Globemaster’ (Ornamental Onion)
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Allium (Ornamental Onion)
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Aquilegia (Columbine)
Aquilegia, Columbine, Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia Canadensis, Aquilegia Chrysantha, Aquilegia Nora Barlow, Aquilegia McKanna Giant, Aquilegia Hybrid, Granny's bonnet
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Credit: GAP Photos/Zara Napier
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 4 - 8
Heat Zones 1 - 8
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage
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