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Using Trios for Perennial GroupingsThree plants make special corners and borders to produce eye-pleasing harmony.
© All articles are copyrighted by High Country Gardens. Republication is prohibited without Permission. For spectacular blooming moments in your garden consider the rule of trio plantings. Three plants make special corners and borders to produce eye-pleasing harmony. Choose three plants that bloom during a particular season; then select one of each height—tall, medium and short. Things to consider when choosing plants and site placement:
Below are examples to get you started. Plants are listed from tall to short. All are xeric with the exception of the early spring trio which likes just a bit more water. Early SpringPulsatilla vulgaris ‘European Pasque Flower’, Alyssum montanum ‘Mountain Gold’, and Veronica liwanensis. Two purples and a gold look smashing together, and even more spectacular combined with early spring bulbs. Late SpringCentranthus ruber ‘Coccineus’, Salvia nemerosa ‘May Night’, and Achillea x ‘Moonshine’. Pink, purple, and lemon-yellow create a living bouquet in any perennial border. SummerOenothera fremontii ‘Shimmer’, Lavandula x ‘England’, and Penstemon pinifolius ‘Nearly Red’ make a sweet smelling combination of reds, yellow and lavender-blue with lots of finely textured foliage. Early FallSalvia pitcheri ‘Grandiflora’, Solidago ‘Fireworks’, and Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’ will lead the way to fall with shades of blue and yellow, highlighted with a mound of grass with blue blades changing to purple as the weather cools. Combine all four trios and you’ll have a perennial border that blooms throughout the growing season. |
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