Companion plants for Love-Lies-Bleeding

Love-Lies-Bleeding blooms from July through October. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

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Blooming before Love-Lies-Bleeding opens

  • Sea Thrift

    Sea Thrift

    Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.

  • English Daisy

    English Daisy

    Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.

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  • Pansy

    Pansy

    Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.

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  • Chives

    Chives

    Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; lower at 12 in, for the front of the border.

  • Hyacinth

    Hyacinth

    Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.

  • Windflower

    Windflower

    Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.

  • Weigela

    Weigela

    Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; pink sits close to red on the wheel.

Blooming alongside

  • Creeping Sedum

    Creeping Sedum

    Shares full sun and low to moderate water; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; opens in early summer and overlaps into this one's season; both are strong pollinator plants.

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