A Delightful Plant Combination for a Sunny Position

An independent research centre rated 'Fascination' as a Best Buy veronicastrum.  This is a hardy perennial that can reach the height of a woman.  it attracts bees and insects and can also be used as a cut flower.  And the icing on the cake is that its seedheads look good in winter too.

Try it with Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (left).  This is a tall grass that grows to a similar height as the veronicastrum and that flourishes in poor dry soil.

Artemisia lactiflora 'Jim Russell' (right) would sit lovely in front of the veronicastrum as it grows around 18" shorter.  This has delightful sprays of fluffy white flowers from July to September

Plant Silphium Perfoliatum behind the veronicastrum and the grass as this hardy perennial can grow to the height of your average suburban room.  This will also bloom from July to September.

Finally, plant the lovely Filipendula rubra 'venusta' at the front and among the veronicastrum.  The Filipendula is a hardy perennial that only grows to about the height of a desk.

Apart from the grass that will start to fall over if the roots are too wet, all these plant need a reasonable amount of water.  The Artemisia  will also benefit from feeding.