Companion plants for Climbing Hydrangea
Climbing Hydrangea blooms from June through July. It wants part shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Climbing Hydrangea opens
Azalea
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Flowering Dogwood
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its white flowers settle the white.
Camellia
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in midwinter, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; they only overlap in zones 7 to 8.
Witch Hazel
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; shorter at 10 ft, an understory layer; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Taking over as Climbing Hydrangea finishes
Japanese Anemone
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; a soft color beside the white.
Turtlehead
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; a soft color beside the white.
Monkshood
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; a soft color beside the white.
Northern Sea Oats
Shares part shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; a soft color beside the white.
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