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Need suggestions on what to plant. **Updated**
Posted on 4/23/26 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 4/23/26 at 7:49 pm
This is a portion of the flower bed in front of my house. It had azaleas along the back and monkey grass towards the front. I always cut the monkey grass back just before spring to get all the dead leaves out and then let it grow back over the course of the season. I usually plant annuals like vinca in and around the monkey grass towards add a splash of color. I am trying to lean more into perennials this year in all my beds. I planted that blue delphinium last weekend and I am thinking about digging all the monkey grass up but not sure what perennial I should plant in front of the delphinium. Was thinking maybe coreopsis(tickseed). But thought others may have some good suggestions. This particular delphinium gets about 18 inches tall.
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Well here is what I ended up doing.
Updated…
Well here is what I ended up doing.
This post was edited on 4/25/26 at 10:41 pm
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Posted on 4/23/26 at 8:15 pm to Kingshakabooboo
The blue delphinium is not going to last in the heat. I would look into something like new gold lantana along the edge and some salvia in the rear
Posted on 4/23/26 at 8:48 pm to Kingshakabooboo
If you want coreopsis get a dwarf variety for that spot. We have some eared coreopsis cultivar and they would look great right there. Regular lanceleaf coreopsis will get almost 3’ tall, beautiful too (we have some in the backyard), but too tall for that spot unless you prune often.
Stoke’s aster would also be nice there.
Stoke’s aster would also be nice there.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:51 pm to Kingshakabooboo
Dwarf Nandinas look great behind Monkey Grass. I believe ours are the Pink Blush variety. They turn a combination of Chartreuse Green, Pinkish and a vibrant Red depending on the season. They do best in full sun and partial shade. Most of ours are in different levels of partial shade. We even have some in heavier shade. They still do good but are a little bit scraggly and have less vibrant colors in almost full shade. They are drought resistant as well. We are on the border of zone 7 and zone 8 in the southeast.
This post was edited on 4/23/26 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 4/23/26 at 10:48 pm to Kingshakabooboo
Man, that looks damn good as it is. Wish mine looked thst good!
Posted on 4/24/26 at 8:29 am to Daponch
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lantana
I just planted these for the first time in my garden. They're supposed to hold up very well in the Louisiana heat.
Posted on 4/24/26 at 9:28 am to AyyyBaw
quote:yes I have tons of it but it looks better in a naturalized spot…it gets tall and leggy and tends to flop over. Easy perennials that stay compact include purple coneflower, black eyed susan, all salvias, lantanas, irises, Indian blanket, Shasta daisies, lavender, catmint, etc
Regular lanceleaf coreopsis will get almost 3’ tall, beautiful too (we have some in the backyard), but too tall for that spot
Posted on 4/24/26 at 10:09 am to Kingshakabooboo
Full sun, partial sun, partial shade, full shade area ? LINK
Since you mentioned perennials take a look at the Louisiana Superplants perennial list for suggestions ——you have a lot of good options.
FWIW, I just planted Gaura, Lantana, Homestead Purple Verbena, Savia greggi in a similar type of backyard patio border landscape bed with partial sun (4 to 6 hours, morning through early afternoon) - all good pollinator attractors (bees, butterflies) and hummingbirds.
Louisiana Superplants - LSU AgCenter
Since you mentioned perennials take a look at the Louisiana Superplants perennial list for suggestions ——you have a lot of good options.
FWIW, I just planted Gaura, Lantana, Homestead Purple Verbena, Savia greggi in a similar type of backyard patio border landscape bed with partial sun (4 to 6 hours, morning through early afternoon) - all good pollinator attractors (bees, butterflies) and hummingbirds.
Louisiana Superplants - LSU AgCenter
Posted on 4/24/26 at 6:04 pm to CrawDude
Thanks for the link. Some good info there I will definitely be reading thru.
This bed is on front of house facing due East. Gets full sun from the time the sun clears the top of my neighbors house across the street around 7am until it’s over my house at around noonish. I’d say a good 5-6 hrs of direct sunlight.
This bed is on front of house facing due East. Gets full sun from the time the sun clears the top of my neighbors house across the street around 7am until it’s over my house at around noonish. I’d say a good 5-6 hrs of direct sunlight.
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