Companion plants for Blue Fescue
Blue Fescue blooms from June through July. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Blue Fescue opens
Creeping Phlox
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border; pink against yellow, for contrast.
Basket of Gold
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; echoes the yellow.
Northern Bayberry
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 7 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; green against yellow, for contrast.
Black Chokeberry
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; its white flowers settle the yellow.
Ascot Rainbow Spurge
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; green against yellow, for contrast.
Crocus
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; lower at 4 in, for the front of the border; purple against yellow, for contrast.
Taking over as Blue Fescue finishes
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; echoes the yellow.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; orange sits close to yellow on the wheel.