Theme Colored Combinations for your Garden
© Nathalie Gignac Henderson
Colour is like your garden’s armour, an expression of your own true colours. Understanding the benefits that colours can bring to your garden will give you the power to impact on all of your senses. In the last article I explained how colours work with our moods and how to use them. This time we will look at some examples of single colours, and harmonised and contrasting colour combinations.
Note: the numbers in parantheses after the plants refer to the number of plants to include in your plan.
Single Colour Combinations
Blue
Syringa Vulgaris “Firmament” (1) + Viburnum opulus “Xanthocarpum” (1) + Polemonium caeruleum (3) + Aquilegia vulgaris (2) + Hosta ventricosa (1)
Soft Purple
Allium schoenoprasum (5) + Allium aflatunense (3) + Rose “Mme Gregoire Staechelin” (1) + Salvia lavandulifolia (3) + Buddleia alternifolia (1)
Deep Plums
Astrantia major “Hadspen Blood” (3) + Berberis thunbergii “Atropurpurea Nana” (1) + Cotinus coggygria “Royal Purple” (1) + bearded iris deep plum (2)
Soft Yellow
#1
Rudbeckia fulgida “Goldstrum” (2) + Anthemis tinctoria “E.C. Buxton” ( 4) + Osteospermum “Buttermilk” ( 3)
#2
Rosa “Buff Beauty” (1) + Lilium testaceum (2) + Kniphofia “Little Maid” (1)
Yellow-Orange
Cockscomb (Celosia) + Coneflowers (Rudbeckia) + Marigolds (Tagetes) + creeping Zinnias (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Red
“Fire King” yarrow (Achillea millefolium) + “Disco Flame” French marigolds (Tagetes patula) + Scarlet cockscomb (Celosia)
Hot Colours
#1
Gladiolus hortulanus, 4 red, pink and magenta + Dianthus barbatus “Summer Beauty” (2) + Lobelia cardinalis (3) + Coreopsis grandiflora “Sunburst” ( 3) + Petunia hybrida, magenta (8) + Zinnia elegans “Rose Pinwheel” (5) + Tagetes patula “Scarlet Sophie” (3) + Verbena hybrida “Showtime” (3) + Celosia, Scarlet (plumed cockscomb) (4)
#2
Lobelia cardinalis (3) + red Dahlia (3) + Potentilla astrosanguinea “Gibson Scarlet” (4)
Pink
#1
Lavatera “Rosea” (2) + pink painted Daisies (3) + Anemone hybrida (1) + Dendranthema (1) + Sedum “Ruby Glow” (2)
#2
Echinacea purpurea “Bright Star” (3) + Hemerocallis “Catherine Woodbery” (5)
Dark Pinks
Magenta petunia + “Apple Blossom” verbena + “Sunnyside” camellia
Harmonised Colours Combinations
Note: the numbers in parantheses after the plants refer to the number of plants to include in your plan.
Single Colour Combinations
Blue
Syringa Vulgaris “Firmament” (1) + Viburnum opulus “Xanthocarpum” (1) + Polemonium caeruleum (3) + Aquilegia vulgaris (2) + Hosta ventricosa (1)
Soft Purple
Allium schoenoprasum (5) + Allium aflatunense (3) + Rose “Mme Gregoire Staechelin” (1) + Salvia lavandulifolia (3) + Buddleia alternifolia (1)
Deep Plums
Astrantia major “Hadspen Blood” (3) + Berberis thunbergii “Atropurpurea Nana” (1) + Cotinus coggygria “Royal Purple” (1) + bearded iris deep plum (2)
Soft Yellow
#1
Rudbeckia fulgida “Goldstrum” (2) + Anthemis tinctoria “E.C. Buxton” ( 4) + Osteospermum “Buttermilk” ( 3)
#2
Rosa “Buff Beauty” (1) + Lilium testaceum (2) + Kniphofia “Little Maid” (1)
Yellow-Orange
Cockscomb (Celosia) + Coneflowers (Rudbeckia) + Marigolds (Tagetes) + creeping Zinnias (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Red
“Fire King” yarrow (Achillea millefolium) + “Disco Flame” French marigolds (Tagetes patula) + Scarlet cockscomb (Celosia)
Hot Colours
#1
Gladiolus hortulanus, 4 red, pink and magenta + Dianthus barbatus “Summer Beauty” (2) + Lobelia cardinalis (3) + Coreopsis grandiflora “Sunburst” ( 3) + Petunia hybrida, magenta (8) + Zinnia elegans “Rose Pinwheel” (5) + Tagetes patula “Scarlet Sophie” (3) + Verbena hybrida “Showtime” (3) + Celosia, Scarlet (plumed cockscomb) (4)
#2
Lobelia cardinalis (3) + red Dahlia (3) + Potentilla astrosanguinea “Gibson Scarlet” (4)
Pink
#1
Lavatera “Rosea” (2) + pink painted Daisies (3) + Anemone hybrida (1) + Dendranthema (1) + Sedum “Ruby Glow” (2)
#2
Echinacea purpurea “Bright Star” (3) + Hemerocallis “Catherine Woodbery” (5)
Dark Pinks
Magenta petunia + “Apple Blossom” verbena + “Sunnyside” camellia
Harmonised Colours Combinations
Pink, Yellow and White
English rose “Chianti” (1) + “De Rescht” (1) + Rosa Mundi (1) + “Ivonne Rabier” (1) + Allium moly (2) + Rudbeckia nitida “Herbstonne” (3) + Foxgloves (3 pink + 2 white)
Cool-colour
#1:
Hibiscus syriacus “Diana” (1) + Cerastium tomentosum (3) + Limonium latifolium (5) + Scabiosa caucasica (3)+ Aster frikartii “Monch” (3) + Salvia superba “East Friesland” (10) + Achillea millefolium “White Beauty” (3)
#2:
Gaura lindheimeri (2) + Iris “Pallida Variegata” (Zebra) (3) + Nepeta faassenii (3) + Liriope muscari “Silvery Sunproof” (7) + Iberis sempervirens “Snowflake” (7) + Scabiosa caucasica (3) + Hemerocallis “ Little Grapette” (4)
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