On 2/24/04 11:10 AM, in article ,
"MC" wrote:

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:53:52 -0500, Cheryl Isaak wrote:

On 2/24/04 6:58 AM, in article ,
"MC" wrote:

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:46:52 -0500, Cheryl Isaak wrote:

Does any one know of a tall sedum?

Not Autumn Joy or kin tall (for me around 24" max), but a true back of the
border sedum.

Or lacking a true sedum, something with the presence of a sedum that I
could
use near my tall (6 foot plus) grasses.


Thanks all,

Cheryl


Piet Oudolf has a book "Gardening with Grasses" which has a good selection
of plants that go well with grasses. Depending on the height of the
grass, you might try Solidago "Fireworks" or Eupatorium "Chocolate" or
Aster "Lady in Black". If you don't need to go as high, try a combo of
things like Echinops and Knautia macedonica. Leucanthemum "Becky" works,
too. It's really up to you and what statement you wish to make.


Hmm - I have to wonder if the Echinops might work there too. I just really
want some height.

Cheryl

Veronicastrum and Cimicifuga are fun plants, too.

Much depends on the height of your grasses. Which grasses do you have?

You certainly wouldn't want anything to compete with them or hide their
beauty.


One of the grasses is "Dallas Blues", the other is a no name that is finer
textured. DB gets over 6 foot, no name around 7 foot and a nice green and a
spiky bloom.

What I want is a "echo" effect, to repeat a great planting of a variegated
miscanthus, sedum Neon and a dark leaf coral bell - max height is about 3
feet and about 4 feet around.

So, I have the great grasses, lots of height, lots of coral bells. For now,
I have daylilies there, but as much as I love them, not there. I want that
late summer in to winter interest.

Cheryl