Companion plants for Hosta
Hosta is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants full shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Rosebay Rhododendron
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 11 ft, for the layer behind it.
Yellow Anise
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; stands well above at 15 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
Evergreen Huckleberry
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 7.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Western Wild Ginger
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Woodland Stonecrop
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Western Sword Fern
Shares full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Northern Sea Oats
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Zigzag Goldenrod
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.