Companion plants for Aster
Aster blooms from September through October. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Aster opens
Honeysuckle
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; climbs to 13 ft behind it, height without the footprint.
Hollyhock
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 6 ft, for the layer behind it.
Spiderwort
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; both are North American natives.
Ninebark
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; taller at 6.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
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; both are North American natives.
Japanese Stewartia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 16 ft, for the layer behind it.
Delphinium
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 4.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
California Poppy
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; both are North American natives.