Companion plants for Beautyberry
Beautyberry blooms from June through July. It wants part sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Beautyberry opens
Rock Cress
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Azalea
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Snowdrop
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; low at 5 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Flowering Dogwood
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it.
Flowering Crabapple
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 20 ft, for the layer behind it.
Taking over as Beautyberry finishes
Goldenrod
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Autumn Crocus
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early fall, extending the bed's season; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Blooming alongside
Periwinkle
Takes part sun to part shade and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.