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.

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Blooming alongside

  • Ninebark

    Ninebark

    Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 6.6 ft, an understory layer; both are native plants.

  • Garden Phlox

    Garden Phlox

    Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 3.3 ft, an understory layer; both are native plants.

  • Obedient Plant

    Obedient Plant

    Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 3.3 ft, an understory layer; both are native plants.

  • Bee Balm

    Bee Balm

    Shares full sun and moderate water; low at 3 ft, to carpet the ground beneath it; both are native plants.

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  • Witch Hazel

    Witch Hazel

    Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; shorter at 9.8 ft, an understory layer; both are native plants.

  • Winterberry

    Winterberry

    Shares full sun and moderate to high water; shorter at 6.6 ft, an understory layer; both are native plants.

  • Clematis

    Clematis

    Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 9.8 ft, an understory layer.

  • Climbing Rose

    Climbing Rose

    Shares full sun and moderate water; shorter at 9.8 ft, an understory layer.

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