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.
Russian Sage
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; stands well above at 4 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Delphinium
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 4.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Potentilla
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 3 ft, for the layer behind it.
Beautyberry
Takes full sun to part 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.
Cleome
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.
Oregano
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 1.5 ft, for the layer behind it.