Plant Combinations
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- Plant Combinations
Classic and Creative Plant Combinations
Sometimes all you need to get started on a planting project is a little bit of inspiration. This page provides some tried-and-true plant combinations as well as a few unexpected but creative companions. Got a fabulous combination you'd like others to know about?
This pairing of Aromatic Aster (Aster oblongifolius) and Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) is colorful for many weeks in late fall.
This bright combination of Missouri Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) and Purple
Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) is perfect for a dry sunny area.
Nature often provides great ideas for home plantings. Here, colorful Asters and
Sumac grow together in a rural ditch
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) and Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum
diphyllum) are a classic combination in shaded areas.
