Companion plants for Gazania
Gazania blooms from June through September. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Gazania opens
Cleveland Sage
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Howard McMinn Manzanita
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; stands well above at 6 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Castle Rouge Blue Holly
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 6.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Taking over as Gazania finishes
Swamp Sunflower
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid fall as this one finishes; stands well above at 6 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Fountain Grass
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Blooming alongside
False Indigo
Shares full sun and low water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Dragon Slayer Adam's Needle Yucca
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; both offer pollinator forage.