Companion plants for Forsythia
Forsythia blooms from March through April. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Forsythia finishes
Thyme
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring as this one finishes; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Snow-in-Summer
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring as this one finishes; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Carnival Scotch Heather
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer, extending the bed's season; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
American Holly
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in late spring as this one finishes; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 35 ft, for the layer behind it.
Buffalograss
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer, extending the bed's season; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Sea Thrift
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early summer; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Decadence Vanilla Cream False Indigo
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in late spring as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; lower at 2.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Idaho Fescue
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring as this one finishes; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.