Companion plants for Boxwood

Boxwood is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

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Blooming alongside

Purple Poppy Mallow
Shares full sun and moderate water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Sweet Potato Vine
Shares full sun and moderate water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Companions for Sweet Potato Vine →
Lobelia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Companions for Lobelia →
Sweet Alyssum
Shares full sun and moderate water; low at 5 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Companions for Sweet Alyssum →
White Clover
Shares full sun and moderate water; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Blue Waterfall Bellflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Autumn Crocus
Shares full sun and moderate water; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Companions for Autumn Crocus →
Grape Hyacinth
Shares full sun and moderate water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Companions for Grape Hyacinth →

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