This pretty floral combo in the classic complementary pairing of blue and orange provides summer-long blooms, fragrant foliage, and flowers for cutting. The addition of the white variegated form of feather reed grass provides a vertical element which gently sways in the summer breeze. Deadhead the geum to promote rebloom and shear the catmint after each flush of bloom to maintain a compact and tidy plant and also encourage repeat blooming. This plant combo is deer resistant, drought-tolerant and is attractive to pollinators.
Zone:
5,
6,
7,
8,
9
Exposure:
Afternoon Sun,
Full Sun
Water Needs:
Drought-tolerant,
Low
Style:
Cottage,
Naturalistic
Features:
Deer Resistant,
Drought Tolerant,
Flower Fest,
Attracts Pollinator
Focus:
Hellstrip / Parking Strip,
Saving Water
Seasons of Interest:
Spring,
Late Spring / Early Summer,
Summer,
Late Summer / Early Fall,
Fall
Maintenance Level:
medium
Avalanche Feather Reed Grass
Type:
Grass / Grass-Like
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Geum
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Walker's Low Catmint
CATNIP
NEPETA X FAASSENII 'WALKER'S LOW'
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9