Re: Back of the Border plants
> Why not give some prairie plants a shot. sounds like the perfect place to
> establish some of the larger ones. Just keep them moist until established and then
> let them go on their own. First thing that comes to mind is the Baptisias. Could
> not ask for a better foliage plant, great blooms and seed pods and not pests touch
> this one that I know of. Go for the blue or the cream indigo. Then add a Cassia
> hebecarpa or Wild Senna for bright yellow and black blooms. Tall Asters in
> combination with these would also be great.
Gene, that's an excellent idea! Some interesting alternatives might
be some of the Silphiums (especially Silphium laciniata (compass plant)):
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ast/silla
http://www.mallorn.com/pom/Aug99/
Amorpha fruticosa (no photos yet, shrub)
Eryngium yuccifolium:
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/api/eryyu
Big or little bluestem (cultivars are better):
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/poa/andge
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/poa/andsctb
Drifting into more traditional plants now...
Some of the more ornamental sunflowers, like
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ast/helanvi
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ast/helmilq
A taller Nicotiana:
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/sol/nicsy
Echinops ritro:
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/cac/echri
Verbena bonariensis:
http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ver/verbo
I think I'd better stop... :)
Chris
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