Plants for Creating the No-Fuss Sun-Loving Garden Plan
1 New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’): Zones 4-8 3 Thread-leaved tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’): Zones 4-9 2 Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’): Zones 3-9 1 Hollyhock (Alcea rosea): Zones 3-9 3 Blazing star (Liatris spicata ‘Floristan Weiss’): Zones 4-9 1 Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia): Zones 5-9 1 Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’: Zones 3-10 1 Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia): Zones 5-8
The back layer of this vignette is built with hollyhock, butterfly bush, and Russian sage. Their tall spires of flowers add height that will do well against a fence or wall. Tickseed, blazing stars, and coneflowers serve as mid-height layering plants. The spaces around the edges of the garden plan are filled with low-growing lavender, sedum, and asters for a lush and polished finish. If you aren’t able to find the exact varieties listed above, substitute with others that have similar colors, shapes, and sizes. And because some plants can become overly aggressive and spread out of control in certain climates, always check which species are considered invasive in your area before planting. For example butterfly bush can become problematic in some parts of the country, so you may instead want to plant similarly sized bluebeard that also has purplish flowers during the summer.
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