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Would These 3 Purple Flowers Be Good Together?

MidnightStorm
17 years ago

I'm thinking of planting the following three plants by my sunny mailbox:

Russian Sage

Mexican Bush Sage

Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Do these three plants have similar growing requirements?

Thanks,

Linda

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