Companion plants for New Dawn
New Dawn blooms from May through October. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before New Dawn opens
Chinese Fringe Flower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Yaupon Holly
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Vintage Jade Distylium
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in midwinter, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Taking over as New Dawn finishes
Swamp Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into late fall; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Pink Muhly Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into late fall; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Blooming alongside
Decadence Lemon Meringue False Indigo
Shares full sun and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
New York Ironweed
Shares full sun and moderate water; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; lower at 6 ft, for the front of the border.
Alkali Sacaton
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; lower at 3 ft, for the front of the border.