Early in the year, the blue cushion reveals its carpet-like growth with its magical blue flowers and heralds the start of the gardening season. Below you will find out how you can cleverly showcase it with other plants.
Which plants can you combine blue cushions with?
Alyssum, cushion phlox, goose cress, candytuft, stonecrop, heather carnation and spring bloomers such as tulips, daffodils and grape hyacinths are suitable for combining with blue cushions. Stonecrops, rockworts, hussar buttons and goose cress are good companion plants in the balcony box.
What factors should you consider when combining the blue cushion?
Since not every plant is suitable for combining the blue cushion, you should consider the following factors:
- Flower color: blue, violet, pink, red or white
- Flowering time: April to May
- Site requirements: sunny, well-drained and dry soil
- Growth height: up to 15 cm
You should pay attention to the early blooming of its delicate flowers when you are looking for companion plants for the blue cushion. Interaction works best when the neighboring plants are in bloom at the same time.
As a little sun worshiper, it is important to associate the blue cushion with plants that also like to see the light of the sun. It is also important that the planting partners feel comfortable in a permeable and rather dry substrate.
When making combinations, make sure that the companion plants harmonize with the low growth of the blue cushion. Plantings with other creeping cushion perennials are ideal, all of which want to be in the foreground with the blue cushion.
Combine blue cushions in the bed
Other ground covers suit the blue cushion because they match its growth pattern and do not overshadow it. But you can also combine taller plants such as spring bloomers with blue cushions by placing them behind the blue cushion.
Amazing matches for the blue cushion in the bed include:
- Steinkraut
- Upholstered Phlox
- Goose cress
- Ribbon flower
- stonecrop
- Heidennelke
- Spring bloomers such as tulips, daffodils and grape hyacinths
Combine blue cushion with candy flower
The blue cushion and the candytuft like a location in full sun. They cope well with dry periods and don't care much for lots of nutrients in the soil or excessive care. Visually, a great interaction is created: blue, pink, red or violet blue cushions contrast with snow-white ribbon flowers. The two begin to bloom at about the same time.
Combine blue cushions with upholstery phlox
Late blooming blue cushions are the ideal companions of upholstery phlox, which bloom in May and present their lovely flowers until June. Plant the blue cushion about 30 cm away from the cushion phlox.
Combine blue cushions with tulips
A popular combination is blue cushions in the foreground of the bed with tulips planted directly behind them. The tulips tower over the blue cushion, although it is advisable to plant several tulips whose color contrasts with that of the blue cushion.
Combine blue cushions in the balcony box
In the balcony box, the blue cushion develops a stunning overhang and, together with other creeping cushion perennials, ensures an abundance of flowers early in the year. You can get a breathtaking mix, for example, by combining violet to blue blue cushions with white or yellow cushion perennials such as stonecrop or rockwort.
Wonderfully matches the blue cushion on the balcony:
- stonecrop
- Rock Flowers
- Hussar Buttons
- Goose cress
Combine blue pillows with stonecrop
The rich yellow of the stonecrop appears unique next to typical blue cushions. Yellow and blue seem to form a symphony with one another and create an unmistakable long-distance effect. The two also agree on the location. This means there are no conflicts.
