A colorful flower bed is simply a joy, as the numerous colors lift the mood and make you want to look forward to summer. Read about what is actually important when putting together plants and colors.
How do you design a colorful flower bed correctly?
A colorful flower bed requires the right combination of plants and colors. Pay attention to location and care needs, choose suitable perennials and combine leading, filling and cushioning perennials with leafy plants and grasses for a harmonious overall picture.
You have to pay attention to this when creating the bed
After all, a flower bed shouldn't be thrown together, but rather you should look carefully at which plants and colors go together. This not only helps create a harmonious overall picture, but is also important for plant he alth.
Location and soil
This includes, for example, only putting together species that fit together in a bed in terms of location and care needs. Mediterranean plants, for example, will not get along with plants that are particularly shaded, and heavy feeders will not get along with those that prefer poor soil. It's best to first select the perennials that you like - and then see whether they harmonize in terms of their needs for light, soil composition, nutrients and moisture. It is then easier to sort and select.
Plant combination
Once that's done, the specific plant selection follows. Whether you plan a multi-colored or single-colored bed is entirely up to your taste. Impressive are flower beds that play with a strong key color - for example yellow or red - and in which ornamental foliage plants, grasses and individual contrasting-colored perennials are planted to loosen up the mood. Pure white beds – combined with touches of grey, green or blue – also attract attention.
Suitable perennials in the most beautiful colors
The following selection will show you some colorful perennials that not everyone has in their garden.
- White flowers: silver rue (Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'), giant gypsophila (Crambe cordifolia), Balkan cranesbill (Geranium macrorrhizum 'White Ness'), larkspur (Delphinium belladonna hybrid 'Moerheimii'), summer sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Snow Hill'), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Snow Thimble'), yarrow (Achillea decolorans), coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'), tall summer phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Pax')
- Yellow flowers: Coneflower (Rudbeckia), suneye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra), sun bride (Helenium), perennial sunflowers (Helianthus decapetalus), chamomile (Anthemis), daylily (Hemerocallis 'Berlin Lemon' or 'Invictus ')
- Red flowers: purple coneflower (Echinacea 'Fatal Attraction'), blood cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum 'Elsbeth'), cushion aster (Aster x dumosus 'Jenny'), red hollyhock (Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'), sun bride (Helenium 'Indian Summer'), Garden Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus 'Edelknabe'), Red-flowering Spur Flower (Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus')
- Pink flowers: flame flower (Phlox paniculata 'Sweet Summer Fragance'), perennial peony (Paeonia lactiflora 'Miss Eckhardt'), cushion aster (Aster x dumosus 'Rosenwichtel'), bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia 'Autumn blossom'), Coneflower (Echinacea 'Purple Emperor')
- Purple and blue flowers: Black-throated cranesbill (Geranium x magnificum 'Rosemoor'), garden bush / oregano (Origanum vulgare 'Compactum'), verbena (Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'), sweet nettle (Agastache 'Blue Boa'), large-flowered Catnip (Nepeta grandiflora 'Bramdean'), monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii')
Tip
When designing, a few key perennials determine the image, which are framed by filler and cushion perennials as well as leafy plants and grasses.
