The Accent (Companion) Plant Thread
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Tycoss
Chumono
Local cushion cactus. Nice flowers and edible fruit haven’t shown up this year.
ABCarve
Masterpiece
Japanese Giant Butterburr 
TyroTinker
Shohin
And what tree is that little guy going to accent?
ABCarve
Masterpiece
wsteinhoff
Shohin
Oh it's just that little tree in the 50 gallon pot.
pbrown00
Mame
These are my first attempts. I gathered some plants and moss from my yard and put them together. They've been going for about five months now, but I'm not planning to show them or anything; I just like how they look.
River's Edge
Masterpiece
Blooms coming around. This little spiral orchid may be suitable as companion plant for literati.
. This little spiral orchid may be suitable as companion plant for literati.
sparklemotion
Shohin
How long do I have to keep this one alive before it is more kusamono than ikebana?
Pilea microphylla (artillery fern)
Pilea microphylla (artillery fern)
Tentakelaertje
Omono
Dayum that is amazing!The heather is not quite in full bloom in this mixed planting, but it's getting there. All UK native plants.
Pic from a while back:
pbrown00
Mame
The heather is not quite in full bloom in this mixed planting, but it's getting there. All UK native plants.
I just saw your Flickr page, and I was blown away. You have the most incredible accent plantings! Could you give me some advice on suitable species for accent plantings? Also, are you able to keep your plants small, or do you just switch them out?
Thanks!
Growing in pots does usually keep the plants smaller than usual, but they are continually changing. For comparison there are photos earlier in the thread of what this one looked like when it was first put together https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/the-accent-companion-plant-thread.20282/page-10#post-489100 , and attached here is a picture from when it was shown last October.
P1040744 As to suitable species - my first choice would always be to use what's growing around you in your garden and your reference landscapes. There are a few thoughts on it in this article http://suttonbonsai.co.uk/index.php/bonsai/bonsai-presentation/accent-plantings I wrote for our club website.
pbrown00
Mame
Thanks!
Growing in pots does usually keep the plants smaller than usual, but they are continually changing. For comparison there are photos earlier in the thread of what this one looked like when it was first put together https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/the-accent-companion-plant-thread.20282/page-10#post-489100 , and attached here is a picture from when it was shown last October.
As to suitable species - my first choice would always be to use what's growing around you in your garden and your reference landscapes. There are a few thoughts on it in this article http://suttonbonsai.co.uk/index.php/bonsai/bonsai-presentation/accent-plantings I wrote for our club website.
Very interesting! I have one more question: how do you get the mushrooms to grow in your plantings?
The ones in these pictures were just picked and put there for display purposes. I'm also trying some with pieces of wood that have the fungi growing in them.
pbrown00
Mame
Oh, cool! I was all excited thinking about growing these epic mushroom accent plantings, but that may not be super easy...
Not super easy, but feasible I think. This little Sulphur Tuft came up too late in the year to amount to much (yes that is ice on the pot), but shows it can be done. I'm hoping to see the fruiting body again later in the year. The fungus is growing in a piece of wood buried in the pot.
pbrown00
Mame
Very cool! Good luck with your mushrooms!
Tentakelaertje
Omono
I have shrooms growing in my prunus spring to autumn. They pop up once every number of weeks. It must be the wood rotting underneath the soil surface. I hope there's some mycelium that can be harvested next spring
defra
Masterpiece
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