This planting combination is a summer color extravaganza: orbs of purple allium; simple pink rosettes of Rosa glauca float above purplish-blue foliage, and the deep blue blooms of Geranium x manificum are indeed magnificent, albeit not as long-blooming as the ever popular G. 'Rozanne' whose flowers that are less vibrant and showy. If a longer flowering period is a top priority, sub in Rozanne. The barberry in the pictured vignette is likely a larger variety than the Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde' we're suggesting. There are a number of commonly grown dark-colored barberries that could work, though they'd be positioned differently in the overall scene depending upon size. Concord is a dwarf variety, and a small group of them would be suitable toward the front of the bed. This planting combination peters out by mid to late summer flower-wise, though the Rosa glauca, decorated with reddish-orange hips remains interesting well into late fall.
Zone:
6,
7,
8
Exposure:
Full Sun
Water Needs:
Average
Style:
Cottage,
Wildlife Friendly
Features:
Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form,
Flower Fest,
Attracts Pollinator,
Romantic Cool Colors
Focus:
Color Theme
Seasons of Interest:
Spring,
Summer,
Fall,
Pleasing Seasonal Changes
Maintenance Level:
medium
Globemaster ornamental onion
Type:
Bulb / Corm / Tuber
Exposure:
Full Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
Zone:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10
dwarf purpleleaf Japanese barberry
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Showy Hardy Geranium
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Red Leaf Shrub Rose
Type:
Rose, Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8