Indian nettle - this medicinal plant, originally from North America, is now also valued as an ornamental plant. It produces enchanting flowers and impresses with its natural charisma. Below you will find out how and with which companion plants you can combine them.
What factors should you consider when combining Indian nettle?
When planning your combination with the Indian nettle, consider the following factors:
- Flower color: white, yellow, red, pink or blue-violet
- Flowering time: July to September
- Location requirements: sunny, permeable and nutrient-rich soil
- Growth height: up to 120 cm
With its height, the Indian nettle is best placed in the middle of a bed. It can be combined with equally large perennials. Higher and lower plants should be placed so that they do not visually disappear.
The Indian nettle needs a sunny location. Suitable planting partners should also like to stand in the sun and turn their backs on the shade.
Note the late flowering of the Indian nettle. It is best combined with plants that also only bloom in mid or late summer.
Combine Indian nettle in the bed or in the bucket
With Indian nettle in your luggage, you can give beds a noticeable touch of naturalness. It is recommended to use the Indian nettles to create autumn beds because of their flowering period. Lower perennials are ideally planted in front of the Indian nettles. They fulfill the function of retouching her rather bare lower area. The Indian nettles are also complemented by grasses and cheerfully flowering perennials that contrast the flower color of the respective Indian nettle.
Perfect companion plants for the Indian nettle include:
- Phlox
- Sun Bride
- Purple Coneflower
- Astilbe
- Bellflower
- Silver Candle
- Switchgrass
- Loosestrife
Combine Indian nettle with phlox
A wonderful combination results from phlox with Indian nettle. The phlox comes into focus because of the different nature of its inflorescences. The Indian nettle cleverly accentuates this and creates a nice contrast when it is a different color than the phlox. For example, plant red Indian nettles next to white phlox.
Combine Indian nettle with sun bride
The bright and warm yellow of the sun bride goes perfectly with the warm red of the Indian nettle. In addition, deep blue-violet varieties of Indian nettle have an intoxicating effect when they are allowed to appear next to the sun bride.
Combine Indian nettle with purple coneflower
No question: the purple coneflower goes well with the Indian nettle. They both have their origins in the prairie regions of North America and therefore have similar location requirements. Their height also matches. You have the choice when it comes to colors: white Indian nettles with purple coneflowers create almost pulsating accents. However, if the flower colors are in harmony, a calmer overall picture is created.
Combine Indian nettle as a bouquet in the vase
In a bouquet, the Indian nettle fits fantastically alongside other late summer flowers. How about, for example, an arrangement of red Indian nettles and yellow-red sun eyes and chamomile? The balance between red and yellow is simply beautiful. Other flowers and delicate grasses can also visually enhance the bouquet with Indian nettles in the vase.
- Suneye
- Phlox
- woman's coat
- Camomile
- Scabious
- Ornamental grasses such as riding grass and switchgrass
