Eucalyptus - a rather simple plant, but its foliage color makes it stand out among other plants. Eucalyptus also impresses with its presence all year round. But how can this Australian native be combined in the garden here?
How to combine eucalyptus in the garden?
Eucalyptus can be combined in the garden with plants such as hollyhocks, tulips, cape fuchsias or peonies. Pay attention to similar site requirements such as a sunny location and sandy-loamy soil to create a harmonious plant community.
What factors should you consider when combining eucalyptus?
In order to give the eucalyptus a feeling of home and to express it advantageously in combination with other plants, you should consider the following factors:
- Foliage color: green-blue (evergreen)
- Location requirements: sunny, sandy-loamy and nutrient-poor soil
- Growth height: up to 5 m
In local areas, the eucalyptus in the garden reaches a maximum height of 5 m. You should consider this height when you are looking for suitable companion plants for it.
The striking green-blue foliage of the eucalyptus can contrast with other colored plants. The eucalyptus often also forms a visually appealing background for flowering perennials.
When choosing combination partners, consider the location requirements of the eucalyptus. Plants that prefer shade and require a lot of nutrients do not go well with eucalyptus. You should rather combine true sun worshipers and, for example, steppe and prairie plants with it.
Combine eucalyptus in the bed or in the pot
Since the eucalyptus survives the winter outdoors in mild regions, it can provide decorative impressions there for several years together with appropriate companion plants. For example, early bloomers can grow wonderfully in its root area and provide some color. Eucalyptus can also get along well with perennials and smaller shrubs. Basically, you can combine it with many different plants, as its leaves alone are rather discreet and therefore easy to combine.
Popular planting partners for eucalyptus include:
- Hollyhock
- bush poplar
- Cape Fuchsia
- Early bloomers such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinths
- Peony
Combine eucalyptus with hollyhock
Whether pink, red, white or even purple - every variety of hollyhock fits in intoxicatingly at the foot of a eucalyptus. When the hollyhock shoots up and presents its large flower cups in summer, the eucalyptus also receives more attention.
Combine eucalyptus with tulips
Do you have eucalyptus in the pot? Then plant it with bright red tulips. The tulips will really come to life in spring as they stand out visually from the eucalyptus foliage. This combination is also convincing because both plants can cope with a sunny location and prefer a sandy-loamy substrate.
Combine eucalyptus with Cape fuchsia
The Cape fuchsia is often used as a companion plant for the eucalyptus. On the one hand, it fits eucalyptus in terms of its location requirements. On the other hand, it is visually attractive and, with its unusual flowers, forms a wonderful complement to the eucalyptus. Their growth height is also optimal for decorating the area between the roots and crown of the eucalyptus.
Combine eucalyptus as a bouquet in the vase
The eucalyptus is also rather reserved in the bouquet. However, with its green-blue leaves it forms a perfect base for floral arrangements. After you have combined a few eucalyptus stems, you can add roses, carnations, hydrangeas or other summer flowers to the bouquet. More exotic flowers such as orchids also go well with eucalyptus.
- Roses
- Thistles
- hydrangeas
- Orchids
- Carnations
- Levkojen
- Prairie Gentian
