Companion plants for Celosia
Celosia blooms from June through September. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Celosia opens
Bergenia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; pink sits close to red on the wheel.
Candytuft
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border.
Taking over as Celosia finishes
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 4.9 ft, for the layer behind it.
Pampas Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 8.2 ft, for the layer behind it.
Winterberry
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in mid fall as this one finishes; taller at 6.6 ft, for the layer behind it; echoes the red.
Blooming alongside
False Indigo
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it.
Gardenia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 3.9 ft, for the layer behind it.
