Autumn sunset container with ornamental grasses
receive autumn with a bold argument ! This container ( make in previous summer , just for fall ! ) works with the rest of the fall decor on the porch : The grasses reverberate the corn whiskey angry walk , while the orange bougainvillea and bittersweet pick up the orange of thepumpkins .
Container care tips
Bougainvillea is a tropical vine that can handle average to teetotal conditions . But set in full sun and given even moisture , it thrives ! rationalize it back to a set of intelligent leaves if it start getting too long . ( Be careful to quash the thorn ! ) Salvia , smokebush and the grasses are all abject - guardianship plant . Put them in position and rent them be . Then , move them to the garden if they ’re stout ( Nipponese facile grass and smokebush survive as far north as zone 5 , Napier smoke into zona 7 ) or put away them and come out fresh next year .
A ) BougainvilleaBougainvillea‘Bengal Orange ’ ( 1)B ) Japanese ash grey grassMiscanthus sinensis‘Bluttenwonder ’ ( 3)C ) SmokebushCotinus coggygria‘Royal Purple ’ ( 1)D ) SalviaSalvia guaranitica‘Black and Blue ’ ( 1)E ) Napier grassPennisetum purpureum‘Prince ’ ( 1)F ) American bittersweetCelastrus scandens(1 cut branch )
Container is 22 in . diameter
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Tremendous texture with ornamental grasses
Warm rusty - redchrysanthemumsare the stars in this container … or are they ? That ’s a tough call ! You could make a pretty undecomposed argument that leafage predominate the roost here , too ! But while you ’re deciding whether it ’s blossom or leafage that ’s at the top of the list , take a expression at how well they work together .
Bronze switchgrass and the blood-red tips on the euphorbia echo the color of the Chrysanthemum morifolium ( and the container ! ) , while the lilyturf shares the samevariegatededges as the euphorbia . And this gathering of plants will look great in your late summertime or lessen garden for weeks .
Container planting tips
There are a mates of ways to approach this container . You may decide to plant it in recent summer , just in time for fall . If that ’s the case , for the longest bloom time , select chrysanthemum with lots of buds that have n’t opened yet . You wo n’t have to vex much about how much sunshine or plant food it gets if you use this approach — those plants wo n’t be in their container long enough for it to matter .
Or , try the quondam plant life - swap technique : Plant this container up in outflow , and let in summertime - flower lulu like starflower , marigolds or even miniature rose . When they commence to fade , pull them out and tuck mama and the kale in their place , to keep your container run low even longer .
A ) SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum‘Heavy Metal ’ ( 1)B ) ChrysanthemumChrysanthemum‘Helen ’ ( 2)C ) EuphorbiaEuphorbiaxmartiniHelena ’s Blush ( ‘ Inneuphhel ’ ) ( 1)D ) cosmetic kaleBrassica oleracea acephala(1)E ) LilyturfLiriope spicata‘Silver Dragon ’ ( 1 )
Container is 14 in . in diam
