Companion plants for Lavender
Lavender blooms from June through August. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Lavender opens
Creeping Phlox
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Possumhaw Holly
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; stands well above at 12 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
Fragrant Sumac
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 4.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Black Chokeberry
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Wisteria
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; echoes the purple.
Carolina Jessamine
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; climbs to 15 ft behind it, height without the footprint.
Flowering Crabapple
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Serviceberry
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its white flowers settle the purple.