Companion plants for Arborvitae
Arborvitae is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Garden Phlox
Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 3.5 ft, an understory layer; both are North American natives.
Obedient Plant
Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 3.5 ft, an understory layer; both are North American natives.
Bee Balm
Shares full sun and moderate water; low at 3 ft, to carpet the ground beneath it; both are North American natives.
Ninebark
Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 6.5 ft, an understory layer; both are North American natives.
Winterberry
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; shorter at 6.5 ft, an understory layer; both are North American natives.
