Companion plants for Begonia

Begonia blooms from May through October. It wants part shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

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Blooming before Begonia opens

  • Hellebore

    Hellebore

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; echoes the pink.

  • Camellia

    Camellia

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in midwinter, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; stands well above at 6.6 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.

  • Windflower

    Windflower

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.

Blooming alongside

  • Azalea

    Azalea

    Shares part shade and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 3.9 ft, for the layer behind it.

  • Bergenia

    Bergenia

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; echoes the pink.

  • Northern Sea Oats

    Northern Sea Oats

    Shares part shade and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it.

  • Gardenia

    Gardenia

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 3.9 ft, for the layer behind it; a soft color beside the pink.

  • Christmas Fern

    Christmas Fern

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

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