in the visual appeal of your garden. In Issue 59, we gave you four good-looking combinations and some alternatives that give a similar effect. Here’s a list of flowers and their shapes to help you mix and match and create your own combinations. Enjoy!
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Daisy |
Trumpet |
Cup |
Plume |
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Angelica
Angelica gigas
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Anemone
Anemone x hybrida
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Amarylis
Hippeastrum hybrids
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Balloon flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
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Astilbe
Astilbe hybrids
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Annual statice
Limonium sinuatum
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New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae
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Asiatic lily
Lilium hybrids
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Crocus
Crocus spp.
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Canadian burnet
Sanguisorba canadensis
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Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
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Blanket flower
Gaillardia grandiflora
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Beardtongue
Penstemon spp.
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Five-spot
Nemophila maculata
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Coral bells
Heuchera hybrids
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Candytuft
Iberis spp.
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Bloody cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum
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Bellflower
Campanula punctata
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Lavatera
Lavatera trimestris
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Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis
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Dill
Anethum graveolens
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Dianthus
Dianthus chinensis
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Daylily
Hemerocallis spp.
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Lenten rose
Helleborus orientalis
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Foamflower
Tiarella hybrids
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Joe pye weed
Eupatorium fistulosum
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Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
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Flowering tobacco
Nicotiana alata
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Musk mallow
Malva moschata
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Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
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Lantana
Lantana hybrids
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Sea Holly
Eryngium giganteum
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Gentian
Gentiana spp.
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Oriental poppy
Papaver orientale
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Goldenrod
Solidago spp.
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Myrtle spurge
Euphorbia myrsinites
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Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum superbum
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Gladiola
Gladiolus hybrids
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Pasque flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris
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Meadow Rue
Thalictrum delavayi
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Showy stonecrop
Sedum spectabile
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Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
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Morning Glory
Ipomoea tricolor
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Peony
Paeonia hybrids
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Meadowsweet
Filipendula purpurea
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Sweet Cicely
Myrrhis odorata
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Stoke’s aster
Stokesia laevis
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Peruvian lily
Alstroemeria hybirds
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Prairie gentian
Eustoma grandiflorum
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Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana
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Verbena
Verbena bonariensis
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Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
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Petunia
Petunia hybrids |
Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa
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Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
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Yarrow
Achillea hybrids
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Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
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Surprise lily
Lycoris squamigera
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Tulip
Tulipa hybrids
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Jupiter’s beard
Centranthus ruber
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Filler |
Cluster |
Spire |
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African lily
Agapanthus spp.
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Baby’s breath
Gypsophila paniculata
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Begonia
Begonia hybrids
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Blazing star
Liatris spicata
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Angelica
Angelica gigas
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Columbine
Aquilegia spp.
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Catchfly
Silene armeria
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Bugbane
Actea spp.
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Bachelor’s buttons
Centaurea cyanus
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Crambe
Crambe cordifolia
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Garden phlox
Phlox paniculata
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Burnet
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
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Beebalm
Monarda didyma
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Flax
Linum perenne
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Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla mollis
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Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
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Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
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Fountain grass
Pennisetum spp.
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Maltese Cross
Lychnis chalcedonica
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Hollyhock
Alcea hybrids
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Carnation
Dianthus hybrids
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Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri
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Nodding onion
Allium cernuum
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Ligularia
Ligularia dentata
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Clustered bellflower
Campanula glomerata
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Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
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Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
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Monkshood
Aconitum spp.
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Geranium
Pelargonium hybrids
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Meadow rue
Thalictrum delavayi
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Persian candytuft
Aethionema grandiflorum
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Mullein
Verbascum hybrids
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Giant knapweed
Centaurea macrocephala
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Mugwort
Artemisia lactiflora
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Rodgersia
Rodgersia aesculifolia
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Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
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Globe thistle
Echinops spp.
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Muhly grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
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Spiderwort
Tradescantia andersonia group
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Salvia
Salvia spp.
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Strawflower
Helichrysum bracteata
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Sea lavender
Limonium latifolium
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Sweet woodruff
Galium odoratum
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Speedwell
Veronica spicata
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Tall buttercup
Ranunculus acris
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Wand flower
Dierama pulcherrimum
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Willow blue-star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
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Torch flower
Kniphofia hybrids
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