Pair one fine texture with another

Sure , we all know that line is the name of the garden conception name , but sometimes it ’s just as effective to pair a fine - textured flora with one of a similar texture but with a unlike colouring . The force is a bit more subtle , but it has a magical spell all its own . Here , purpleness - bloom tall verbena ( Verbena bonariensis , Zones 7 - 11 ) is paired with the delicate , chartreuse blooms of a flowering tobacco ( Nicotiana knightiana , annual ) .

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