Companion plants for Russian Sage
Russian Sage blooms from July through October. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Russian Sage opens
Chick Charms Cosmic Candy Hens & Chicks
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Eye Shadow Moss Phlox
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Sea Thrift
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Prairie Junegrass
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late 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.
Texas Mountain Laurel
Shares full sun and low 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.
Blooming alongside
Thyme
Shares full sun and low water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.
Buffalograss
Shares full sun and low water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; opens in early summer and overlaps into this one's season; both are strong pollinator plants.
Toyon
Shares full sun and low water; opens in early summer and overlaps into this one's season; both are strong pollinator plants; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.