If you garden someplace where it is still tee shirt weather in October, this might be the perfect duo for you.įresh green and white striped ‘Sky Rocket’ annual fountain grass is paired with the cool blue spires of Rockin’ Playin’ the Blues salvia here. We love how this pairing gives us the fall feels without the use of the oranges and reds typical of the season. Graceful Grasses ® ‘Sky Rocket’ Pennisetum + Rockin’ ® Playin’ the Blues ® SalviaĬool color palettes are a welcome sight, especially in warm climates. Since both are annuals, you’ll want to repeat this combination each year.
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If you’d prefer a more layered look with the cleome planted in front and the grass behind it, choose Señorita Blanca ®cleome which stays a little shorter at 18-36”.īoth of these plants will thrive in full sun with average water, and they are very heat tolerant. Senorita Rosalita cleome and purple fountain grass both typically max out around 3-4’ tall. We chose varieties that grow to similar heights here and interplanted them to form a tapestry of fluffy foxtail plumes and rounded flower clusters. Graceful Grasses ® Purple Fountain Grass + Señorita Rosalita ® CleomeĪdd a bright splash of purple that lasts through fall in your landscape by combining annual purple fountain grass with cleome. Vertigo fountain grass and Supertunia Vista petunias enjoy full sun and average moisture conditions. Supertunia Vista ® Bubblegum ® is pictured here, and it also comes in four other colors that would pair beautifully with Vertigo. They can easily compete with Vertigo for space in the landscape without getting swallowed up.
Supertunia Vista petunias are equally vigorous, with one plant growing 3-4’ across in a single season. North of zone 8, it is grown as an annual and yes, it does get that big in one season! The photo you see here was taken near Detroit, Michigan, zone 5. Vertigo is an incredibly vigorous ornamental grass that can reach heights of 4-8’ with a similar girth in a single season. If you’re looking to fill a large space in a short amount of time, this is a beautiful and fairly inexpensive way to go. Matching plants with similar vigor is the primary factor in this pairing. Graceful Grasses ® Vertigo ® Pennisetum + Supertunia Vista ® Petunias Here are ten ornamental grass pairings you might consider for your own landscape. Perfect pairings include plants that enjoy the same growing conditions and are proportionate to one another.
A few details you’ll want to consider are the plants’ light and water needs, as well as their size. This versatile group of plants suits all sorts of uses in landscapes, but it’s not always obvious what you should pair with them. Think of any spot in your garden and there’s likely an ornamental grass to fit.
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