Companion plants for Lily of the Valley

Swamp Azalea

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into midsummer; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

Mountain Laurel

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early summer; stands well above at 9 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

Salal

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early summer; stands well above at 5.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

Vicki Clematis

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; climbs to 3.5 ft behind it, height without the footprint; a soft color beside the white.

Northern Sea Oats

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; taller at 3.5 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.

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Goatsbeard

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; its white flowers settle the white; this one spreads, so it will crowd its neighbor in time.

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Black Cohosh

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; its white flowers settle the white; this one spreads, so it will crowd its neighbor in time.

Duke Gardens Plum Yew

Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; they only overlap in zones 6 to 7.