Companion plants for Gerbera Daisy
Gerbera Daisy blooms from May through September. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Gerbera Daisy finishes
Perennial Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Fountain Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Pampas Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; stands well above at 8 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
Blooming alongside
Candytuft
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border.
Bergenia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; blue against orange, for contrast.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in early spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Siberian Squill
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border; blue against orange, for contrast.