Enduring beauty combo

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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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