Companion plants for Gardenia
Gardenia blooms from May through July. It wants part sun and high water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Gardenia finishes
Wishbone Flower
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; a soft color beside the white.
Cup and Saucer Vine
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; climbs to 15 ft behind it, height without the footprint; a soft color beside the white.
Sweet Alyssum
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; low at 5 in, to carpet the ground beneath; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its white flowers settle the white.
Moonflower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; climbs to 13 ft behind it, height without the footprint; its white flowers settle the white.
Dahlia
Takes full sun to part sun and high water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; a soft color beside the white.
Canna Lily
Takes full sun to part sun and high water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; a soft color beside the white.
Blooming alongside
Amaryllis
Shares part sun and moderate to high water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border; a soft color beside the white.
Pansy
Shares part sun and moderate to high water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; opens in early spring and overlaps into this one's season; a soft color beside the white.