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| I am in the process or redoing my main flower bed off the patio. I lost 2 boxwoods this past winter, which was OK in the end. I have since decided I would rather have flowers where they were. I did leave the main bones in the bed : dwarf burning bush, heliopsis, hibiscus, 2 peonies (just because I am afraid to move them) and a Stella d'oro lily. I have a lot of pink, purple and white beds so I decided to do this one in bright colors. Also I already have the red and yellow there. I recently bought gaillardia Arizona sun, black-eyed Susan, salvia Marcus and coreopsis moon beam. Here's my problem. . . I also bought Gaillardia red Plume only to find out it's an annual. A self seeder if let go, I don't want that in this bed, there isn't enough room to have self seeders. I need something medium height (1-2') for the back center. Preferably red. The bed is full sun, decent soil with good drainage. I have a young red yarrow I was thinking about plopping in there. It will be between the coreopsis and Black-eyed Susans. Will it get tall enough to work in the back and will it get too big and dwarf the other plants in there? All/most of the plants in here appreciate drying out between thourgh waterings. If any of you have a better suggestion I'd love to hear from you. PS this is a double sided flower bed, it can be seen from the driveway as well as the yard, divided by an iron fence. I placed the taller plants (hibiscus and Heliopsis) on the corners. I don't want the tallest ones in the back b/c I like to watch the grandkids play in the driveway. I also noticed a cutting of Clematis left from a transplant growing along the fence which I will let be. |
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| Monarda 'Jacob Cline' might be a good option |
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| Awwwww good answer kiri. . . right size, color and will be a happy in that spot. . . I see Bluestone Perennials has some but they don't ship til fall. . . Thanks. . . |
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| I love, love, love my Chicago Apache daylilies - and I don't even like red, lol! :) P.S. I hesitated to put this particular link in, since when I called it up the first review was not favorable. But this is the best photo in terms of color, IMO. Just the like color in real life in my garden. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Chicago Apache
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| That is a beauty Dee. . . I do have a few red lilies in there (I forgot about them til this season when they bloomed) They just don't stick around long enough. I do appreciate the link and suggestion, Thank You. . .! |
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