Companion plants for Delphinium
Delphinium blooms from June through July. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Delphinium opens
Candytuft
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Rock Cress
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Glory of the Snow
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 5 in, to carpet the ground beneath; echoes the blue.
Windflower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; echoes the blue.
Taking over as Delphinium finishes
Goldenrod
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; lower at 3 ft, for the front of the border.
Fountain Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; orange against blue, for contrast.
Autumn Crocus
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early fall, extending the bed's season; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; purple sits close to blue on the wheel.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; orange against blue, for contrast.