Companion plants for Rock Cress
Rock Cress blooms from April through May. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Rock Cress finishes
Mullein
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 4 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Cosmos
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 3.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Fernbush
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Apache Plume
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage.
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 4 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Culver's Root
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Carolina Rose
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 3.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.