Broad foliage: Canna 'King Humbert'
Fine foliage: Purple barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Globe/Buttons: Seed heads of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
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By seeking to base planting design on structure, it will become apparent that there is something more essential to the soul of plants than colour. ~ Designing with Plants by Piet Oudolf, pg. 16
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Beautiful combo...and it illustrated Oudolf's point perfectly :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty combo. I like that... "basing plant design on structure...the soul of the plants." Color is really just icing on the cake :-)
ReplyDeleteYes,that just about says it all; I hope that will be shown in spades (sorry about the clichè) on the 22nd when my foliage meme begins. beautiful combination very well photographed. Christina
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