Companion plants for Calla Lily

Calla Lily blooms from June through August. It wants part sun and high water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

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Blooming before Calla Lily opens

  • Bay Laurel

    Bay Laurel

    Shares part sun and moderate to high water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; stands well above at 16 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.

  • Indian Hawthorn

    Indian Hawthorn

    Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it.

  • Fragrant Tea Olive

    Fragrant Tea Olive

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; stands well above at 15 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.

  • Ice Dance Sedge

    Ice Dance Sedge

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; a soft color beside the white; they only overlap in zones 8 to 9.

Taking over as Calla Lily finishes

  • Perennial Sunflower

    Perennial Sunflower

    Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; they only overlap in zones 8 to 9.

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  • Ironweed

    Ironweed

    Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; they only overlap in zones 8 to 9.

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Blooming alongside

  • Western Wild Ginger

    Western Wild Ginger

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.

  • Mexican Feather Grass

    Mexican Feather Grass

    Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; a soft color beside the white.

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