Re: Happy combinations
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Happy combinations
- From: "* P* L* <lindsey@mallorn.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 19:39:08 -0600 (CST)
> Ah, this is what I subscribed to the perennials list for!
I agree -- let's talk about perennials!
> Combinations I love (accidental or on purpose) include:
>
> 1. Echinops ritro with purple & white liatris and lavender
> daylilies;
> 2. Red & pink roses with penstemon 'Husker Red," geranium
> 'Johnson Blue," and alchemilla mollis;
> 3. Practically any digitalis with roses & columbine;
> 4. Tall grasses with sedum Autumn Joy & asters;
I've had good luck with the following:
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' and Stachys byzantina
(Moonbeam coreopsis/Lamb's ears)
Galium odoratum and Muscari armeniacum
(Sweet woodruff/Grape hyacinth)
Lychnis coronaria and Achillea 'Moonshine'
(Rose campion/Moonshine yarrow)
Ajuga reptans and Muscari armeniacum
(Bugleweed/Grape hyacinth)
Dicentra spectabilis and Hosta spp. (variegated) and Vinca minor
(Bleeding heart/Variegated hostas/Periwinkle)
http://www.mallorn.com/People/lindsey/horticulture/images/dicsp40.jpg
Tulipa fosteriana 'Red Emperor' and Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' and
Brunnera macrophylla
(Red Emperor tuplips/Palibin Meyer lilac/Perennial forget-me-not)
Brunnera is at
http://www.mallorn.com/People/lindsey/horticulture/images/bruma40.jpg
Liatris microcephela and Opuntia humifusa
(Western dwarf liatris/Eastern prickly pear)
There's lots more, but of course they don't come to mind right now. I'll
probably put up more images soon.
Looking at this, I guess I like combinations of
Red/white/blue/pink
Blue/yellow
Pink/blue
Pink/yellow
White/blue
Blue/blue
It's hard to put blues together that clash, but I've seen some
pretty horrendous pinks side by side!
Chris
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