Enduring beauty combo
By: Garden Gate staff
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Create a combo with enduring beauty
Timing is everything when it comes to gardening. Plan a bed or border so that you’ll have several plants blooming at once. And also include a few that will extend the show to overlap from one season into the next. The gorgeous garden in this photo looks great in late spring with a combination of ground covers, climbing vines and interesting perennials. But there are plenty of plants that bloom earlier and later, too! Click ahead to get a closer look at each of the flowers in this combo.
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Chinese ground orchid Bletilla striata Type Bulb Blooms Rose-magenta flowers from mid- to late spring Light Part shade Size 12 to 18 in. tall, 6 to 12 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 6 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Chinese ground orchid
Bletilla striata
Type Bulb
Blooms Rose-magenta flowers from mid- to late spring
Light Part shade
Size 12 to 18 in. tall, 6 to 12 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 6 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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False columbine Semiaquilegia ecalcarata Type Perennial Blooms Deep violet flowers from late spring to early summer Light Full sun to part shade Size 14 to 18 in. tall, 8 to 12 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
False columbine
Semiaquilegia ecalcarata
Type Perennial
Blooms Deep violet flowers from late spring to early summer
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 14 to 18 in. tall, 8 to 12 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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Moon carrot Seseli gummiferum Type Biennial Blooms Pale pink flowers in summer, silver-gray fernlike foliage Light Full sun Size 24 to 36 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Moon carrot
Seseli gummiferum
Type Biennial
Blooms Pale pink flowers in summer, silver-gray fernlike foliage
Light Full sun
Size 24 to 36 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Fernleaf bleeding heart Dicentra ‘King of Hearts’ Type Perennial Blooms Rose-pink heart-shaped flowers in late spring Light Full sun to full shade Size 9 to 18 in. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 8 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Fernleaf bleeding heart
Dicentra ‘King of Hearts’
Type Perennial
Blooms Rose-pink heart-shaped flowers in late spring
Light Full sun to full shade
Size 9 to 18 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus Type Perennial Blooms Purple spikes in midspring to early summer Light Full sun to part shade Size 24 to 36 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Rocky Mountain penstemon
Penstemon strictus
Type Perennial
Blooms Purple spikes in midspring to early summer
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 24 to 36 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Itoh peony Paeonia ‘Garden Treasure’ Type Perennial Blooms Yellow semi-double flowers in late spring Light Full sun to part shade Size 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Itoh peony
Paeonia ‘Garden Treasure’
Type Perennial
Blooms Yellow semi-double flowers in late spring
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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Corydalis Corydalis ochroleuca Type Perennial Blooms Creamy white flowers from late spring to fall Light Full sun to part shade Size 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 7 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 7 to 1
Corydalis
Corydalis ochroleuca
Type Perennial
Blooms Creamy white flowers from late spring to fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 7
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 7 to 1
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Clematis Clematis x durandii Type Woody vine Blooms Blue-purple flowers from late spring to early fall Light Full sun to part shade Size 6 to 10 ft. tall, spreading Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Clematis
Clematis x durandii
Type Woody vine
Blooms Blue-purple flowers from late spring to early fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 6 to 10 ft. tall, spreading
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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