September 23 | Plant of the week Part XII

Bodyguards at Schatzalp

Beautiful plant combinations that also work in the long term are in demand. In the “Big Five Garden” we see Clematis orientalis with Geranium Wallichianum-Hybr. ‘Crystal Lake’ socialized.
It’s about more than just beauty, this combination has been delighting us for a number of years. The Geranium wallichianum come from Nepal and grow there in sparse forests, on forest edges and in the undergrowth on meadows. In Europe, they can fail in the winter when there is a sharp frost.
But with a bodyguard like the Clematis orientalis they are protected. The shoots of the clematis lie on the geraniums that deminish in in late autumn and thus ensure their winter protection, even if there is not that much snow.