For a harmonious picture

Underplant pine with perennials

As deep rooter the pine can easily be underplanted with perennials. You can even plant the underplant directly on the tree disc set. With this type of conifer this is easily possible and has no significant disadvantages for the pine. Note that the perennials tolerate acidic soil. By the falling pine needles will the floor over the years increasingly sour. The following perennials still feel right at home at the foot of Pinus:

• Bergenia
• elf flower
• Purplebells
• masterwort
• hosts
• asters
• clove root
• Heartleaf Foam Blossom

[image: bed|pine, bergenia]

Underplant pine with ground covers

Ground covers have the gift with their dense and area-covering growth

to suppress weeds and with dainty and colorful flowers to accentuate the pine underside beautifully. However, since Pinus has quite a lot of needles and only rainwater penetrates to the tree grate, you should choose ground cover that drought tolerant are. Wonderfully suitable for underplanting are, for example:

• wild strawberry
• cranesbill
• ivy
• periwinkle
• fat man
• golden strawberry
• Sweet Violet

[picture: meadow|pine, geranium]

Underplant pine trees with ferns

Ferns are adapted to life under trees and therefore in Adjusted shades. Some of them can also use temporarily deal with drought well. They go wonderfully with the pine, as they attractively accentuate the pine with their finely structured fronds. The following fern species are particularly recommended:

• rib fern
• lady fern
• male fern
• Polypody
• rainbow fern

[image: meadow|pine, polypody]

Underplant pine trees with shrubs

Shade-tolerant shrubs, the A acidic substrate prefer, also fit perfectly with the pine. Many of them, such as the rhododendron, are even extremely grateful for the shady location. However, if it is a matter of plants that depend on a moist substrate, it is advisable to water them regularly water. Here is a selection of suitable underplanting candidates for the pine:

• cherry laurel
• hydrangeas
• rhododendron
• azaleas
• wild raspberries

[image: bed|pine, rhododendron]

Underplant pine with grasses

The thin and long stalks of the grass harmonize fabulously with the long and narrow needles of the pine. Thus, by planting with grasses, you create a optically calm picture. However, sun-loving grasses should not be considered for underplanting. The grasses should come with The shade get along and also with dryness. Among other things, the following are suitable:

• giant sedge
• shadow sedge
• blue fescue
• bearskin grass
• Grass Hairgrass
• Forest Marbel

[image: meadow|pine, giant sedge]