Whether hanging down like silvery drops or embedded in the midst of colorful summer bloomers - the silver shower promises something different. Considered on its own, it is a valuable foliage plant. But it also has the gift of visually highlighting other plants.
Which plants can be combined well with silver rain?
The silver rain combines well with plants that have flowers in contrasting colors, such as monkshood, sweet nettle and delphiniums in the bed or petunias, gypsophila and geraniums in the balcony box. The silver rain underlines the splendor of their flowers and creates a harmonious picture.
What factors should you consider when combining Silver Rain?
In order to achieve decorative plant combinations with silver rain, it is advisable to take the following aspects into account when choosing companion plants:
- Leaves: silvery, kidney-shaped
- Flower color: yellow-green
- Flowering time: May to June
- Location requirements: sunny to partially shaded, permeable and nutrient-rich soil
- Growth height: up to 200 cm
The delicate leaves of the silver rain are already very eye-catching. Therefore, you should ideally combine floral ornamental plants with it. Conspicuous foliage plants are less suitable for a combination.
Since the flowers are rather simple and stay in the background, they can underline the appearance of the flowers of other plants. Then they should bloom at the same time as the silver shower.
For an effective combination, it is recommended to consider the growth of the silver rain. On the ground it covers the ground, overhanging in a hanging basket or in a balcony box and climbing on a trellis.
Combine silver rain in the bed
Give your garden bed an elegant look by using silver rain as a ground cover. It is often used as a bed border. But there is also a suitable place for it in the middle of perennials in the bed or under light trees. Combinations with flowering plants that produce purple, blue or red flowers are incredibly impressive. The silvery foliage of silver rain accentuates such companion plants.
The Silver Rain fits the following specimens:
- Monkshood
- Scented Nettle
- larkspur
- Bellflower
- Knapweed
- Lupine
- Spurflower
Combine silver rain with scented nettle
Similar to silver rain, scented nettle prefers a sunny location on nutrient-rich soil. It blooms all summer long and the silver rain is able to lovingly ensnare it during this time. Its silvery foliage contrasts most beautifully with the deep purple to pink flowering scented nettles. It is important to place the silver rain in the foreground or at a well-measured distance between individual scented nettles so that it does not disappear visually.
Combine Silver Rain with Monkshood
The strong violet to blue blooming monkshood is also a perfect candidate for a combination with the silver rain. Silver and violet bring each other to life here and the overall picture created appears stunningly elegant.
Combine silver rain in the balcony box or pot
In balcony boxes and pots, silver rain conquers our hearts, especially when other plants are allowed to accompany it. It looks very flattering when it can create space overhanging as a climbing hanging plant and surrounded by white flowers. In addition, other typical balcony flowers such as petunias and geraniums are also suitable for a harmonious coexistence.
- Gypsophila
- Featherbush
- Petunias
- magic snow
- Blizzard
- Snowflake Flower
- Geraniums
Combine Silver Rain with Petunias
Make red or pink petunias shine by combining them with the silver shower in the balcony box. Like silver rain, petunias prefer a sunny location, but can also adapt to partial shade.