Companion plants for Basket of Gold
Basket of Gold blooms from April through May. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Basket of Gold finishes
Globe Thistle
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Feather Reed Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late summer, extending the bed's season; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Purple Coneflower
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3 ft, for the layer behind it.
Blue Oat Grass
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 2.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Perennial Sunflower
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer, extending the bed's season; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Lavender
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 2 ft, for the layer behind it.
Butterfly Bush
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 6.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; purple against yellow, for contrast.