Mixed Plantation Beds
Posted: April 27th, 2013, 10:10 pm
I was thinking there is so much scattered information in tidbits all over our forum about which plants to plant together in beds for not only the compatibility perspective but also how one plant complements the other. For example
- Water loving plants cannot be planted with those which like it dry
- Plants for full sun cannot be planted in a bed with shade loving plants
- Too tall plants will hide smaller plants if planted in front
- If all the bulbs in a bed have a similar dormancy period then you'll have an empty bed
- Aggressively growing plants should not be planted with those which are too slow or need to be spaced appropriately
Etc etc
Imran Khurram pointed out the other day that Louisiana Iris can be planted with Canna since when the iris fade away the Canna start sprouting so something is always going on in the bed. Both these plants are OK with lesser light and love water. Similarly it is well known that Clematis complements roses.
I am starting this post in hopes of getting detailed feedback of people's experience in what are best combinations of plants/bulbs for soil beds so that there is something interesting in the bed throughout the year and also they complement each other rather than masking each others beauty.
- Water loving plants cannot be planted with those which like it dry
- Plants for full sun cannot be planted in a bed with shade loving plants
- Too tall plants will hide smaller plants if planted in front
- If all the bulbs in a bed have a similar dormancy period then you'll have an empty bed
- Aggressively growing plants should not be planted with those which are too slow or need to be spaced appropriately
Etc etc
Imran Khurram pointed out the other day that Louisiana Iris can be planted with Canna since when the iris fade away the Canna start sprouting so something is always going on in the bed. Both these plants are OK with lesser light and love water. Similarly it is well known that Clematis complements roses.
I am starting this post in hopes of getting detailed feedback of people's experience in what are best combinations of plants/bulbs for soil beds so that there is something interesting in the bed throughout the year and also they complement each other rather than masking each others beauty.