\u00a9 Richard Bloom<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nDramatic plants require an equally dramatic container to ensure that the overall look is balanced, but I didn\u2019t want the pot to become the focus of the display. This glossy, black bowl has enough weight and presence to hold its own without detracting from the plants within. I placed the tetrapanex central to the arrangement with the frothy thalictrums<\/a> surrounding it, their dark stems adding a strong, vertical aspect to the planting. The vivid, purple alliums add another distinctive shape and pick up the defined lines of the thalictrum stems. I like to add a pop of colour to draw the eye and chose a thunbergia to scramble up through the arrangement as the season progresses, adding neon-orange highlights throughout.<\/p>\n
Cultivation and care<\/h3>\n
Large plants need a nutrient-rich growing medium, so use a specific, loam-based compost designed for mature plants. It is best to plant this container in the autumn when the thalictrums are dormant.<\/li>\n
Tuck them under the canopy of the tetrapanex and allow them to push through the giant leaves naturally as they emerge in the spring.<\/li>\n
Plant the alliums at three times the depth of the bulb, between the rootballs of the perennials<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Allium schubertii<\/em>, with its star-shaped florets on stems of differing lengths, is a great structural alternative to Allium<\/em> hollandicum<\/em> \u2018Purple Sensation\u2019.<\/li>\n
Thalictrum<\/em> \u2018Elin\u2019 is a particularly tall form and will need some support. Use twine to secure the stems to canes pushed into the compost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
Plants<\/h3>\n
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Thalictrum<\/em> \u2018Black Stockings\u2019<\/strong> Lacy foliage and dramatic, black stems. Fluffy, purple flowers in summer. 2m. AGM*. RHS H7, USDA 5a-9b\u2020.<\/p>\n
Allium hollandicum<\/em> \u2018Purple Sensation\u2019<\/strong> Vivid, purple globes of star-shaped flowers on strong stems. Seedheads are equally striking. 1m. AGM. RHS H6, USDA 4a-9b.<\/p>\n
Thunbergia alata<\/em> \u2018Superstar Orange\u2019<\/strong> A vigorous climber with large, bright-orange flowers and dark eyes. Tender, so grow as an annual. 2.5m. RHS H2.<\/p>\n
Thalictrum<\/em> \u2018Elin\u2019<\/strong> A clump-forming perennial with steely, blue-grey foliage. Clouds of lilac and cream flowers held on wiry stems in summer. 2.5m. AGM. RHS H7.<\/p>\n
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Tetrapanax papyrifer<\/em> \u2018Rex\u2019<\/strong> Large shrub\/small tree with dramatic, lobed leaves up to 1m across. New growth is covered with fine, pale-brown hairs. 8m. RHS H4.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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