Companion plants for Lily of the Valley
Lily of the Valley blooms from April through May. It wants full shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Lily of the Valley finishes
Rhododendron
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early summer; stands well above at 5.9 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Northern Sea Oats
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; this one spreads, so it will crowd its neighbor in time.
Summersweet
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate to high water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; stands well above at 5.9 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; a soft color beside the white.
Goatsbeard
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; taller at 3.9 ft, for the layer behind it; a soft color beside the white; this one spreads, so it will crowd its neighbor in time.
Lady's Mantle
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into midsummer; taller at 1.3 ft, for the layer behind it.
Blooming alongside
Camellia
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in midwinter, before this one opens; stands well above at 6.6 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; they only overlap in zone 7.
Bugleweed
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; a soft color beside the white.
Ostrich Fern
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate to high water; taller at 3.9 ft, for the layer behind it.
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