Comments on: Favorite Plant Combinations: May

By: Two things I learned while weeding today

Two things I learned while weeding today — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:22:31 +0000

[...] once. For a little while.Seedlings!My favorite purply-plum hellebore has sprouts! This hellebore looks gorgeous when backlit. I can hardly wait to see if these seedlings bloom in the same deep [...]

By: cyndy

cyndy — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:56:22 +0000

Wow! I love that combination, Kathy! It is spectacular! (i’m one for lots of contrast~)

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:22:03 +0000

Bergenia sounds like another good choice, but I am not sure if it is evergreen in my climate. Not that it matters too much if it’s buried in snow, which is the usual case in winter.

By: Carolyngail

Carolyngail — Fri, 25 May 2007 02:21:26 +0000

I like your combination, Kathy. If anything, I’d add something like Bergenia Cordifolia , an evergreen with bold leaves and a nice pink flower.

By: Carolyngail

Carolyngail — Fri, 25 May 2007 02:20:05 +0000

What do I think? I think that your combination is wonderful. I would add Bergenia, which has bold evergreen foilage and a great stalk of pink flowers.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:36:06 +0000

Kim–my first response, only half-joking, was: weeds. But actually, just beyond the narcissus are some daylilies. The daylilies were there first, and I can’t remember now if they coordinate with the hellebore foliage or not. The hellebore blossoms are history by the time the daylily blooms.

Ted–I’ve got enough ajuga other places, but I really like your idea of a purple-leafed heuchera of some sort. Do you know of any that have spectacular foliage and prominent flowers, like ‘Raspberry Regal’ does?

By: Ted B

Ted B — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:23:06 +0000

Purple and orange are always a great combination. How about adding a little purple foliage – ajuga, heuchera or the like?

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 20 May 2007 23:04:09 +0000

I like it a lot, Kathy–especially backlit like it is in the first picture. The deep rose of the hellebore adds some nice warmth to the whole scene. What do you put around the hellebore once the daffs die off?

By: Kathy Purdy

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