Peas and carrot . Peanut butter and jelly . Batman and Robin . If this wereJeopardy , the right result would be “ What are thoroughgoing pairings ? ” On this installment , we ’re talking about two plants that just seem to go together . It could be that they have complementary textures , or they flower in unison , or perhaps their use agree together like puzzler pieces . String a few of these staring plant pair together , and you ’re sure to get a garden that is pleasing to the center .
Expert testimony : Amy Galloway is a plantsman at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin , Texas .
Danielle’s Plants
Pairing 1
Foxtail lily ( Eremurus robustus , Zones 5–9 )
‘ Scarlet Peony ’ yearly poppy ( Papaver somniferum‘Scarlet Peony ’ , annual )
copulate 2
Invincibelle Wee White ® smooth hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens‘NCHA5 ’ , zone 3–8 )
‘ favourable Angel ’ Japanese bush mint ( Leucosceptrum japonicum‘Golden Angel ’ , Zones 5–8 )
couple 3
‘ Ogon ’ Astilbe japonica ( Spiraea thunbergii‘Ogon ’ , Zones 4–8 )
unsloped sedum ( Hylotelephiumcv . , Zones 3–9 )
Purple fountain supergrass ( Pennisetum setaceum‘Rubrum ’ , Zones 9–10 )
Steve’s Plants
philia - leaf Alexander ( Zizia aptera , Zones 3–8 )
‘ glare ’ autumn fern ( Dryopteris erythrosora‘Brilliance ’ , zone 5–8 )
Valentine ® bleeding heart ( Dicentra spectabilis‘Hordival ’ , Zones 3–9 )
‘ All Gold ’ Japanese forest grass ( Hakonechloa macra‘All Gold ’ , Zones 5–9 )
‘ Lavender Arrowhead ’ daylily ( Hemerocallis‘Lavender Arrowhead ’ , Zones 3–10 )
‘ Hummelo ’ betony ( Stachys officinalis‘Hummelo ’ , zone 4–8 )
Expert’s Plants
Amy Galloway is a plantsman at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin , Texas .
Texas prairie gentian ( Eustoma exaltatumssp.russellianum , Zones 8–10 )
Old field goldenrod ( Solidago nemoralis , Zones 3–9 )
Giant coneflower ( Rudbeckia maxima , Zones 4–9 )
Purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea , Zones 3–9 )
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‘Ogon’ spirea, sedum, and purple fountain grass
Heart-leaf Alexander and ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern
Valentine®bleeding heart and ‘All Gold’ Japanese forest grass
‘Lavender Arrowhead’ daylily and ‘Hummelo’ betony
Texas bluebell and old field goldenrod.Photo: Amy Galloway
Giant coneflower and purple coneflower.Photo: Amy Galloway
