Plant Combo with Pink and Purple Perennial Blooms
The floral tapestry of pink blooms in varying shapes provides color over a long season, spring to late summer. Red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) offers fall color and red berries that persist into winter. On the ground, an evergreen groundcover of Carex comans 'Frosted Curls' provides color and textural contrast with the dark foliage of Ajuga 'Mahogany', together forming a weed suppressing mat.
Growing Conditions
Zone:
6,
7,
8
Exposure:
Afternoon Sun,
Full Sun,
Full Shade
Water Needs:
Average,
Low
Design Considerations
Style:
Cottage,
Naturalistic,
Woodland
Features:
Romantic Cool Colors,
Fabulous Foliage,
Fall Color,
Flower Fest,
Attracts Pollinator
Focus:
Color Theme,
Mixed Border,
Pleasing Seasonal Flow
Seasons of Interest:
Spring,
Late Spring / Early Summer,
Summer,
Fall,
Three Seasons of Interest
Care and Maintenance
Maintenance Level:
medium
Plants In this Combo
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Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany'
Black Bugleweed
Type: Groundcover
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Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 -
Aronia arbutifolia
Red Chokeberry
Type: Shrub
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Exposure: Part Sun, Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 -
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
New Zealand Hair Sedge
Type: Grass / Grass-Like, Tender Perennial
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Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade, Reflected Heat
Zone: 6, 7, 8, 9 -
Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower
Type: Perennial
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Exposure: Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 -
Geranium endressii 'Wargrave Pink'
Wargrave Pink Hardy Geranium
Type: Perennial
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Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9