If you didn't know better, you might assume he was fresh from a visit to the hairdresser. With its appearance, the lavender creates playful, cheeky and yet elegant accents. In which plants does it really thrive and develop its full potential?
What factors should you consider when combining lavender?
If you want to skillfully showcase the lavender, please consider the following aspects beforehand:
- Flower color: violet, rarely pink or white
- Flowering time: May to September
- Site requirements: sunny, sandy and well-drained soil
- Growth height: up to 100 cm
Since lavender only really comes into its own in summer, it should ideally be combined with plants that also perform at their best in summer.
It is extremely important that you choose companion plants for the lavender that match its location requirements.
The combination with lavender is most impressive when the planting partners reach a similar height.
Combine lavender in the bed or in the balcony box
Whether for bed borders, in herb beds or perennial beds - lavender fits well in several locations. Even on the balcony he cuts a pretty figure with his figure. Its usually deep purple flower color comes into its own in an exciting way when combined with other colored plants. For example, yellow-flowering perennials create a remarkable contrast. Ornamental grasses and herbs that love the sun also go well with it.
The best companion plants for lavender include:
- Girl's Eye
- Marguerite
- Sedum
- larkspur
- Gypsophila
- ornamental onion
- Ornamental grasses such as feather grass and pipe grass
- Curry herb
Combine lavender with curry herb
Both the curry herb and the lavender come from the Mediterranean region. They love a lot of sunshine and like to spread their roots in slightly sandy soil. They harmonize perfectly when planted next to each other, for example in a balcony box. It becomes clear that the two are in harmony, because the silvery-green leaves of the curry herb are similar to the leaves of the lavender.
Combine lavender with girl's eyes
The union between lavender and girl's eye causes a stir in the bed. The bright yellow flowering girl's eye really shines in the presence of the lavender. In addition, the two plants form a decorative contrast due to their different flower shapes.
Combine sweet lavender with ornamental garlic
Two plants meet here, which on the one hand harmonize with each other and on the other hand are clearly different from each other. The ornamental onion with its thick flower balls piles up next to the lavender, which in turn stretches up its slender flower towers. The spherical shape and the elongated ear shape paired with the delicate heads look absolutely decorative together.
Combine lavender as a bouquet in a vase
You can easily cut off the flower-covered stems of the lavender and drape them in a vase. They smell wonderful and become even more beautiful when combined with cheerfully colored summer flowers. Yellow, orange and white flowers in round shapes in particular go exceptionally well with lavender. A little gypsophila in the bouquet is the icing on the cake.
- Daisies
- Roses
- Bluebells
- Gypsophila
- drumsticks
- Phlox
