Suggestions for gap in border, with pic

[lilyclover]

Hi, I'm wondering what I can put between the Pennisetum (grass) and the Euphorbia (spurge) in our border?

Pic here: ibb.co/gH5ryx

The plants in the back of the gap are Escallonia 'Iveyi' and the ones in the front are Sedum spectabile 'Iceberg'. The spot gets full sun and although it looks sheltered it can get windy where we are.

Ideally something evergreen and low maintenance (I have cancer) but could go non-evergreen.

I'm also not too keen on the sedum, maybe I can replace it all with something else?

Any other suggestions welcome.

Do you fancy any of the plants on the RHS list for coastal areas? Of those, I think I'd go for crambe, for the contrast with what you already have, although the shrubs better fit the evergreen part of the bill And how about changing the sedum for euphorbia myrsinites?

Verbena bonariensis? It does well in our windy, coastal garden and butterflies love it.

Ooh yes. VB has all the virtues of crambe, with the addition of being purple.

Thank you! Those plants sound good - I'll look them up. The verbena seems really nice especially since I like purple/lavender flowers.

A perennial geranium such a geranium rozanne would be lovely. They are a violet colour when flowering and they flower for a long time. They can also be split to plant in many areas.

Rozanne is indeed lovely, as are all hardy geraniums.

I'm a huge fan of hardy geraniums too. I have a lot of un-named ones (bought cheaply) but also a Rozanne growing below a Zepherine Drouhin (pink, fragrant) rose. They were really good doers last year and flowered constantly until about November. And because you trim back all he foliage in the winter they are nice and tidy!