Companion plants for Shrub Rose
Shrub Rose 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 Shrub Rose opens
Siberian Squill
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Windflower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Hyacinth
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border.
Saucer Magnolia
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it; echoes the pink.
Blooming alongside
Candytuft
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Snow-in-Summer
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; its white flowers settle the pink.
Sea Thrift
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Arborvitae
Shares full sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 20 ft, for the layer behind it.