Companion plants for Bluestar
Bluestar blooms from April through May. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Bluestar finishes
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Decadence Deluxe Periwinkle Popsicle False Indigo
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Color Guard Yucca
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Feather Reed Grass
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Toyon
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Carnival Scotch Heather
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Buffalograss
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.