Companion plants for Purple Coneflower
Purple Coneflower blooms from July through September. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Purple Coneflower opens
Creeping Phlox
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Sage
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Giant Allium
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
English Daisy
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Mock Orange
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 8.2 ft, for the layer behind it.
Sea Thrift
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Crocus
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; lower at 4 in, for the front of the border.
Blooming alongside
Thyme
Shares full sun and low water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; both are strong pollinator plants; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.