Companion plants for Bidens
Bidens blooms from May through October. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Blazing Star
Shares full sun and low water; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both are North American natives.
Globe Thistle
Shares full sun and low water; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
False Indigo
Shares full sun and low water; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low water; opens in early spring and overlaps into this one's season; both are strong pollinator plants; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Grape Hyacinth
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Lavender
Shares full sun and low water; both are strong pollinator plants; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; purple against yellow, for contrast.
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low water; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; both are North American natives.