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Re: Perfect Pairings

Hi David:

One of my all-time favorite combinations was an accidental one, but
the results were stunning: Monarda didyma (a deep magenta one; afraid
I can't give you a cv. name because I bought it as 'Cambridge
Scarlet' and it was *very* mis-labeled! Something along the lines of
'Bluestocking' or 'Prairie Night' might work) and Achillea
filipendulina 'Moonshine'. It's one of those love-it-or-hate-it
combinations -- and I *loved* it.

Living in the upper Midwest, I'm also very fond of native prairie
plants -- a good combination for contrast in plant form/texture as
well as color is: Queen-of-the-Prairie (Filipendula rubra --
'Venusta' if you can find it) and Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta
-- technically not a perennial, but a prolific self-seeder, so I
think of it as a wandering perennial). This is not a particularly
tidy combination, but it is a lovely one, IMHO.

This was a great question -- what are *your* favorite combinations??

Happy trails.....

     Sue Drake
     Southeastern WI -- USDA zone 4b/5a
... An immaculate house is the sign of a mis-spent life ...

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On Wednesday, June 11, 1997 3:00 PM, you wrote:
> 
> Hi there!  I'm looking for 'knock out' garden pairs in the
> garden - along the lines of 'ferns and hostas', 'poppies
> and lupins', 'bamboos and maples' and so on...  What are
> your favourites?
> 
> I'm also especially keen on specifically American ones -
> say, ones first set up by American designers, or which are
> traditional to your region!  By all means add a third plant
> if you like.  It would be nice to have species/variety
> names of esp. good combinations.
> 

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