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An Eye-Catching Summer Border with Alliums, Achillea, Eryngium and Spurge

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Euphorbia Chacarias, Allium sphaerocephalon, Drumstick Allium, Eryngium x zabelii, Sea Holly, Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'

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!

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Hardiness 7 - 9
Heat Zones 7 - 8
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Tolerance Drought, Deer, 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

Plants In This Garden

Zabel Sea Holly 'Big Blue', Sea Holly 'Big Blue', Eryngium zabelii Big blue information, Sea Holly Big Blue information, Dry soils plants, Sandy soils plants, Blue flowers, Blue perennials

Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue' (Sea Holly)

Striking architectural accent for the garden! Extraordinarily eye-catching with its multitude of intense, iridescent steel-blue flowers, 4 in. wide (10 cm)

Hardiness 4 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Height 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Salt, Rabbit, Dry Soil
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Euphorbia Characias, Spurge, Mediterranean Spurge, Euphorbia Characias subsp. Wulfenii

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii (Mediterranean Spurge)

A stunning plant for year-round interest, Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii is a statuesque evergreen shrub that enjoys months of chartreuse flowers.

Hardiness 7 - 10
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early)
Height 3' - 4' (90cm - 120cm)
Spread 3' - 4' (90cm - 120cm)
Soil Type Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil
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Allium Sphaerocephalon,Drumstick Allium,Drumstick Allium, Roundhead Leek, Round-Headed Allium, Ornamental Onion, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Purple flowers

Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium)

Allium sphaerocephalon or ‘Drumstick Allium’ is a lovely addition to the border where it adds interest and movement with its dense egg-shaped flower heads atop straight and slender stems, delicately turning from green to purple as they mature. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this spectacular bulbous perennial adds some dramatic color to the garden

Hardiness 4 - 11
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Spring (Late), Summer (Early)
Height 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread 4" (10cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil
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Achillea Millefolium 'Cerise Queen', Achillea 'Cerise Queen', 'Cerise Queen' Yarrow, Common Yarrow, Milfoil, Carpenter's Weed, Achillea Millefolium, yarrow plant, yarrow flower, summer perennial, drought tolerant perennial, red flowers, pink flowers AGM Award

Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' (Yarrow)

If you are looking for abundant blooms in shades of magenta for weeks of summer color, Achillea millefolium ‘Cerise Queen’ is what you need. This eye-catching Yarrow features masses of long-lasting clusters of bright cherry-pink flowers with white centers. They rise elegantly atop a pleasantly aromatic, semi-evergreen, mid-green fern-like foliage that nicely compliments the cheerful flat umbel flowers.

Hardiness 3 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Height 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Eryngium x zabelii ‘Jos Eijking’ (Sea Holly)
Eryngium x Zabelii 'Jos Eijking', Zabel Sea Holly 'Jos Eijking', Sea Holly 'Jos Eijking', Dry soils plants, Sandy soils plants, Blue flowers, Blue perennials
Eryngium x zabelii ‘Jos Eijking’ (Sea Holly)
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Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’ (Yarrow)
Achillea Paprika, Yarrow Paprika, Achillea Millefolium Paprika, summer flowering perennial, drought tolerant perennial, red flowering perennial
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’ (Yarrow)
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Learn About These Genera

Allium (Ornamental Onion)
Alliums
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Achillea (Yarrow)
Yarrow Coronation Gold, Yarrow Moonshine, Yarrow Paprika, Yarrow Terracotta, Yarrow Summer Pastels, Achillea Coronation Gold, Achillea Moonshine, Achillea Paprika, Achillea Terracotta,Achillea Summer Pastels,
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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)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Tolerance Drought, Deer, 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
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Euphorbia (Spurge) Eryngium (Sea Holly) Achillea (Yarrow) Allium
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