Companion plants for Bee Balm
Bee Balm blooms from July through August. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Bee Balm opens
Inkberry Holly
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; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Berry Box Pyracomeles
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; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Red Robin Photinia
Shares full sun 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.
Desert Willow
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; stands well above at 19 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
White Fringetree
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 17 ft, for the layer behind it.
Common Persimmon
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.
Crossvine
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.
Dutchman's Pipe
Takes full sun to part 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 24 ft behind it, height without the footprint.