Companion plants for Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa blooms from May through October. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Sneezeweed
Shares full sun and moderate water; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Globe Thistle
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Perennial Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; stands well above at 4.9 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in early spring and overlaps into this one's season; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Witch Hazel
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; stands well above at 9.8 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Viburnum
Shares full sun and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; stands well above at 6.6 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; its white flowers settle the orange.
Lilac
Shares full sun and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; stands well above at 9.8 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
Asiatic Lily
Shares full sun and moderate water; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; pink sits close to orange on the wheel.