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 Perennial planting combinations 



What makes it bloom? This is one of the big questions gardeners struggle with. This list of best perennial planting combinations will help you create the most spectacular pairings and fill your garden with color throughout the seasons.


1. Pair perennials and roses



Add structure and beauty to your perennial planting combinations by adding a generous selection of roses. Plant shrub roses in clusters or drifts to provide solid blooms where you need color most. The pink 'Knockout' rose is an eye-catching companion to the blue salvia in this border.


2. Rely on Classic Native Plants


If you want a colorful garden but don't have a lot of time to worry about it, choose easy-care classics like the coneflower and black-eyed Susan, native to much of North America. These heat and drought tolerant plants bloom from summer through fall with minimal care. This perennial planting mix creates beautiful bouquets that you can enjoy all summer long.


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3. Yucca Makes a Drought-Tolerant Partner for Lilies



When you think of perennials, yucca may not be the first plant that comes to mind. But aside from its beautiful, spiky leaves, yucca is also prized for its tall, fragrant creamy white bell-shaped flowers. Its nectar-rich flowers attract colorful hummingbirds to your yard. In this country garden, yuccas bloom alongside a section of bright red Asiatic lily.


4. Mix Contrasting Flower Shapes


Make your flower border more interesting by combining beautiful planting combinations with different flower shapes. Here, for example, the slender, bright blue flower spikes of veronica contrast with the flat, round flowers of coneflower. Planted individually, they are beautiful, but grown together, they put on an eye-catching show.


5. Brighten the Shade With Hosta and Astilbe



Electrify dark corners of your landscape with colorful perennials for shade. Here, the rosy-red flowers of astilbe glow when paired with chartreuse and blue-green leaf hostas. These perennials are very easy to grow in low light.


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6. Hydrangeas Make a Beautiful Backdrop for Perennials


Flowering shrubs and your favorite perennials make a great plant mix. Besides their colorful flowers, shrubs add architectural interest to your garden in winter, when perennials are dormant and out of sight. In this part-shade border, 'Annabelle' hydrangea offers an avalanche of white flowers behind a colorful drift of red astilbe.


7. Jump-Start the Season With Bulbs and Colorful Foliage



Add spring color to your garden by mixing bulbs with early bird perennials. Here, the 'Blue Shades' anemone blooms as the first leaves of 'Caramel' coral beads begin to unfold. To create great bulb and perennial planting combinations, pull bulbs around existing plants in the fall.


8. Pair Native Wildflowers Like Trillium and Lady's Slipper


When planning your shade garden, don't overlook native wildflowers. These easy-care plants may not be as showy as hostas or astilbe, but they bloom early in a variety of unique flower shapes and colors. Give them rich, moist soil and enjoy their vibrant blooms. In this shade border, 'Rosium' trillium and yellow lady's slipper are a feast for the eyes in April and May.


9. Don't forget the fall flowers



A generous addition of late-blooming perennials will help keep your garden looking beautiful through summer and late fall. They may seem dormant in the spring and summer, but these hard-working plants burst into bloom come fall. Here, Sedum spectabile and tree purple aster provide a colorful finale to the perennial border. They both attract flocks of colorful butterflies to your garden.


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