Plants that go well with Salvias?
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Comments (5)I forgot to mention my pick for shade and dry soil; under my Norway maple Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima' has done very well for me. It even self-sows a little, but the plants are easy to transplant, and survive a move very nicely, particularly if you pot them up early and give them time to get established a little first. The soft pink flowers are held aloft on wiry stems that float above a mound of bold, deeply-cut trifoliate leaves. These would contrast nicely with your ostrich ferns and euonymus....See MoreSuggest plants that go well with Rhodies in Perennial Garden?
Comments (5)It looks like a deciduous azalea. Some possibilities include Golden Flare or Klondike. I have grown Klondike and like it very much. There is a similar azalea that is more orange that is Gibraltar. They are very hardy and tolerate moist locations much better than most rhododendrons. I grew them on hillocks in a boggy area where blueberries would grow well. The white looks like white yarrow....See MoreNeed suggestions for perennials to go with my salvia 'blue'
Comments (8)I love blue salvia and I use it a lot, and it often comes back the next year (behaves as a perennial). So you want a low-growing, non-invasive, non-yellow or red perennial to go in front of your salvias? Sweet alyssum, although it is technically an annual, very often reseeds itself. I'd use white, although it comes in pink too. My blue salvias (usually Victoria Blue) grow more like 2 feet tall. I use daylilies, which are very well-behaved and come in a large variety of colors -- you could find some of the shorter varieties, and they would also work behind or among your salvia. There are pretty artemisias that are low-growing with silvery foliage. If you want to do herbs, you might think about lavender -- some of them have silver or white flowers rather than the traditional lavender color, and the foliage is usually a silvery blue color. Other silvery herbs would be curry plant or one of the many other sages (of course relatives of your salvia). You might consider ajuga, which is a low-growing ground-cover with bronzey-green foliage and pretty blue blooms. I don't know where in Maryland you live, but I lived on the Eastern Shore for many years and have grown all of the above successfully. I'm not a big white coneflower fan -- the ones I've seen have not been a clear white but sort of a muddy color. Another annual that often behaves as a perennial in our area is snapdragon. They are very easy, not demanding or invasive, and come in just about every color you can imagine. Many varieties of varying heights. I have some really pretty pink ones that are only about 8" high, and they overwintered from last year and are now in full bloom. The great thing about blue salvia is that they look good with almost anything you can think of, since their color is a pure blue -- not purplish....See MoreNeed a Salvia that grows well in container and shade
Comments (1)Given that she is going to use a self-watering container, she should use a fast-draining soil, since Salvias have roots that need air. I'd suggest the following Salvias: buchananii, Wendy's Wish, blepharophylla forms, miniata, chiapensis, and oxyphora...See MoreCA Kate z9
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