With its majestic flowers, the steppe candle is probably most impressive against a dark background. Their candles are literally flaming there. However, she is not a loner. But which society suits her?
What factors should you consider when combining the steppe candle?
So that you, but also your steppe candle, enjoy and enjoy a combination, it is advisable to consider the following factors in advance:
- Flower color: yellow, orange, orange-red or white, rarely pink
- Flowering time: May to July
- Location requirements: sunny, permeable, sandy and nutrient-rich soil
- Growth height: 100 to 250 cm
Since the steppe candle is in bloom from early summer to mid-summer, you should ideally combine it with plants that come to life at the same time and underline the effect of the steppe candle.
It also makes sense to prefer companion plants that have similar location preferences as the steppe candle.
When combining the steppe candle, make sure that your plant partners match its growth height or place them where they can be effective.
Combine steppe candles in the bed or in the bucket
Steppe candles are beautiful, but they also have their downsides. Their foliage becomes unattractive during flowering. It is therefore wise to combine the steppe candle with perennials or grasses that conceal its lower area. It is therefore best to plant companions in front of the steppe candle. Prefer plants that prefer dry locations and like to be in full sun.
Very wonderful companion plants for the steppe candle include:
- Irises
- Vervain
- Peonies
- Ornamental grasses such as feather grass, switchgrass, miscanthus
- Shrub roses
- Turkish Poppy
- Daylilies
Combine steppe candle with verbena
Vervain has similar soil requirements as steppe candle and it is also a friend of the sun. But that's not the only reason why the two fit together. The verbena is able to cover the unsightly foliage of the steppe candle in the foreground.
Combine steppe candle with peony
The peony is also one of the candidates that supports the steppe candle in its appearance in a picturesque way. It blooms around the same time and uses its foliage to conceal the steppe candle in the lower area. The only important thing is that you plant the peony in front of the steppe candle.
Combine steppe candle with feather grass
With the feather grass as a neighbor, the steppe candle takes on a completely new expression. The feather grass has the ability to surround the steppe candle with its delicate flower spikes, giving it lightness, dynamism and naturalness. This duo also convinces that the feather grass and the steppe candle agree on their location.
Combine steppe candle as a bouquet in the vase
Steppe candles provide variety in the bouquet. Your flower candles like to rise above the blossoms of other flowers and create beautiful accents. Plants that conjure up other flower shapes and contrast or gently play around the flower color of the steppe candle are therefore well suited for a bouquet with steppe candles. Orange to orange-red steppe candles, for example, are intoxicatingly expressed in combination with violet or blue delphiniums.
- larkspur
- Phlox
- Feather grass
- Roses
