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| I have an Annabelle hydrangea with two large blue hostas in front of it. After cutting down a tree a few years ago, that section of the garden has gotten sunnier, and the hostas regularly get sunburned, so I've decided I need to move them. I'm looking for ideas to replace them. The hostas are maybe 3 feet across; the Annabelle will certainly spread out to fill up some of the room, since the hostas currently hold the hydrangea back a bit, but I'll still have a good amount of room there. What do you like to pair with Annabelle that enjoys part sun? I'd probably prefer something a little more structured rather than rangy like geranium rozanne. The rest of that bed is a bit shadier; I have other hostas, astilbe, heuchera; holly and rhodedendron in back, and a dogwood tree. Thanks! |
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| Oh gosh, so many choices, it's really up to you. I have Siberian iris growing next to Annabelle in one spot - I like the contrast of the foliages. Another good one is Geranium magnificum, which stays in a neat mound, not rangy like the ones you mentioned. I also have hostas and coralbells and Autumn ferns (dryopteris) next to Annabelles in other locations, and also variegated Euonymous (? sp) bush. I've come to the conclusion that Annabelle is a thug. A good thug, but a thug nonetheless. If she's happy, she will encroach upon anything and everything in the path of her spread. I'm constantly cutting mine back and chopping out runners. Wouldn't be without her, though :0) |
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| I love the orange of daylilies with the creamy and lime shades of Annabelle. Either Siberian or Japanese Iris would do fine there. I also have a couple of broadleaf evergreen shrubs next to my Annabelle to provide a distraction from her homely winter appearance, a variegated boxwood and a rhododendron. I have found that smaller, stationary plants like bulbs, Heuchera or Pulmonaria get swallowed up by Annabelle, but spreading groundcovers like Veronica 'Georgia Blue' or Ajuga do fine. |
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