Grand Alpine Sunset: Blanket Flower, May Night Salvia, and Yarrow Trio
Combine three indestructible high-altitude garden staples—Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora), ‘May Night’ Salvia (Salvia x sylvestris), and ‘Terra Cotta’ Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)—to create an explosive, long-blooming focal border. This trio uses primary and secondary color theory to build a rich visual display. The deep indigo-violet flower spikes of Salvia bring cool vertical height, which dramatically sets off the hot red, orange, and yellow flat-topped blooms of the Yarrow and Blanket Flower. All three perennials share identical cultural needs: full sun, lean-to-average soil, and minimal water requirements once established. Their offset bloom schedules ensure continuous floral cover from late spring through late fall. Periodic deadheading triggers relentless re-blooming, creating a dense nectar corridor that draws native bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects to the garden continuously across the growing season.
