Companion plants for Basil
Basil 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
Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 6.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Pampas Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 8 ft, for the layer behind it; they only overlap in zones 10 to 11.
Gardenia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; they only overlap in zones 10 to 11.
Agave
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; they only overlap in zones 10 to 11.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; they only overlap in zone 10.
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Shares full sun and moderate water; climbs to 8 ft behind it, height without the footprint; they only overlap in zones 10 to 11.