Companion plants for Ironweed
Ironweed blooms from August through September. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Ironweed opens
White Clover
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Thyme
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Japanese Stewartia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 16 ft, for the layer behind it.
Creeping Phlox
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Hyacinth
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Chives
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; lower at 12 in, for the front of the border.
English Daisy
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Blooming alongside
Sweet Alyssum
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; low at 5 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.