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An Eye-Catching Border Idea with Allium, Oriental Poppies and Salvia

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders, Allium Globemaster, Oriental Poppy Beauty of Livermere, Oriental Poppy Princess Victoria Louise, Salvia Caradonna, Oriental poppies

Wow! Such a spectacular 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!

Garden Information

Hardiness 5 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 8
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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 Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

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Salvia (Sage) Papaver (Poppy) Allium
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Papaver orientale ‘Turkish Delight’ (Oriental Poppy)
Papaver orientale ‘Marlene’ (Oriental Poppy)
Papaver orientale ‘Raspberry Queen’ (Oriental Poppy)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Amethyst’ (Sage)
Salvia x sylvestris ‘Mainacht’ (Wood Sage)
Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ (Ornamental Onion)

Learn About These Genera

Allium (Ornamental Onion)
Hardy Perennial Salvias (Sage)
Papaver orientale (Oriental Poppy)
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 5 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 8
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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 Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden
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Salvia (Sage) Papaver (Poppy) Allium
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