Companion plants for Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus blooms from July through September. It wants full sun and high water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

Blooming before Hardy Hibiscus opens

Eye Candy Moss Phlox
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Decadence Vanilla Cream False Indigo
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Kinnikinnick
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Yaupon Holly
Shares full sun and moderate to high 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.
Berry Box Pyracomeles
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Desert Willow
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 19 ft, for the layer behind it.
White Fringetree
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 17 ft, for the layer behind it.

Swamp Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in mid fall as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.