Companion plants for Dead Nettle
Dead Nettle blooms from May through July. It wants part shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Dead Nettle opens
Hellebore
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 1.3 ft, for the layer behind it.
Witch Hazel
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; stands well above at 9.8 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Taking over as Dead Nettle finishes
Monkshood
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; taller at 3.9 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Northern Sea Oats
Shares part shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Cardinal Flower
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage.
Summersweet
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; overlaps, then carries the display into late summer; stands well above at 5.9 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage.
Blooming alongside
Azalea
Shares part shade and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; taller at 3.9 ft, for the layer behind it; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Christmas Fern
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 1.6 ft, for the layer behind it.