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A colorful garden bed with orange, yellow, white, blue, and pink flowers in a painterly style.

A colorful garden bed with orange, yellow, white, blue, and pink flowers in a painterly style.

🧾 Final Species List (7 Plants Total, 18 Plants Total in Bed) 🌟 Structural Anchors (Back Layer / 3 total) 1. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) – 2 plants • Bright orange, monarch host, summer bloom • Max height: ~24–30″ • Place toward back corners 2. Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia) – 1 plant • Coral blooms, fluffy texture, fast spreader • Height: 24–30″ • Place at back-center or just off-center ⸻ 🌼 Mid-Height Fillers (Middle Layer / 9 total) 3. Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) – 3 plants • Mounded yellow blooms, long season • Height: 12–16″ • Cluster in center and mid-right 4. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) – 2 plants • White flowers, feathery foliage, early bloom • Height: 12–18″ • Tuck near strawberries or mid-front 5. Mat Penstemon (Penstemon caespitosus) – 2 plants • Lavender-blue blooms, ground-hugging but vertical flowers • Height: 10–14″ • Mix in left-center or beside buckwheat 6. False Pennyroyal (Hedeoma reverchonii) – 2 plants • Mint-scented, tiny pollinator flowers • Height: 10–12″ • Intermix among others to hide bare soil ⸻ 🌿 Ground Layer (Front & Edging / 6 total) 7. Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) – 3 plants • Lush, edible, butterfly host, semi-creeping • Height: ~6″ • Place along front edge and near yarrow 8. Pink Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea) – 3 plants • Soft silver leaves, fuzzy blooms • Height: 2–6″ • Tuck into corners and gaps at the very front ⸻ 🌿 Total Planting Breakdown: • 18 plants • All compatible water needs (deep, See more