Companion plants for Annual Phlox
Annual Phlox blooms from May through September. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Annual Phlox opens
Hyacinth
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border.
Windflower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Taking over as Annual Phlox finishes
Perennial Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Aster
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Winterberry
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in mid fall as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; stands well above at 6.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Blooming alongside
Joe Pye Weed
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 6 ft, for the layer behind it.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in early spring and overlaps into this one's season; both are strong pollinator plants; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.