This plant combo could be used to create an attractive planted screen or mixed border hedge. The Japanese cedar and hardy schefflera are evergreen and do the heavy lifting in terms of screening. The floral notes are offered by Hydrangea 'Limelight' with panicle blooms that begin ivory but take on pink tones as they age, and Geranium 'Rozanne' provides months of bloom and covers the sometimes awkward and unsightly knees of the hydrangea. The finely textured,evergreen Gold Fountain Sedge is perfect pair to the bold foliage of Hosta 'Sagae', picking up the gold edge and accentuating it.
Zone:
7,
8
Exposure:
Open Shade,
Filtered Sun,
Morning Sun,
Part Shade,
Part Sun
Water Needs:
Average
Style:
Northwest Eclectic,
Woodland
Features:
Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form,
Romantic Cool Colors,
Fabulous Foliage
Focus:
Mixed Border,
Privacy and Screening,
Pleasing Seasonal Flow
Seasons of Interest:
Spring,
Summer,
Fall,
Winter,
Year-round Interest,
Three Seasons of Interest
Maintenance Level:
low
Gold Fountain Sedge
Type:
Grass / Grass-Like, Perennial
Exposure:
Part Sun, Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Rein's Dense Jade Japanese Cedar
Type:
Conifer, Tree
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8
Rozanne Hardy Geranium
Type:
Groundcover, Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Sagae Hosta
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Part Sun, Full Shade, Part Shade, Deep Shade, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Panicle Hydrangea
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Hardy Schefflera
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
7, 8, 9, 10, 11