An Eye-Catching Summer Border with Alliums, Achillea, Eryngium and Spurge
Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders
This colorful plant combination will cheer you up for weeks! Easy to replicate, low maintenance, this combo is not only colorful but is also deer and rabbit resistant! Attractive to butterflies, this naturalistic planting is perfect for sunny borders, gravel and rock gardens with dry soils. Enjoy!
Garden Information
Hardiness |
7 – 9
|
---|---|
Heat Zones | 7
– 8
|
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil |
Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Coastal Garden , Gravel and Rock Garden , Informal and Cottage , Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Achillea - Yarrows Great Plant Combination Ideas with Allium Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges
GAP Photos/Elke Borkowski
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 – 9
|
---|---|
Heat Zones | 7
– 8
|
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid,Late) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil |
Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Coastal Garden , Gravel and Rock Garden , Informal and Cottage , Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Achillea - Yarrows Great Plant Combination Ideas with Allium Great Plant Combination Ideas with Eryngium - Sea Hollies Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges
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Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue' (Sea Holly)
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Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii (Mediterranean Spurge)
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Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium)
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Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' (Yarrow)
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