Companion plants for Hardy Geranium
Hardy Geranium blooms from May through August. It wants part sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Hardy Geranium opens
Tall Oregon Grape
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Coloratus Wintercreeper
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Taking over as Hardy Geranium finishes
Fireworks Goldenrod
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early fall as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Aster
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early fall as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Perennial Sunflower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Pink Muhly Grass
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early fall as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Little Bluestem
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Blooming alongside
Drooping Leucothoe
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; both offer pollinator forage; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.