Companion plants for Sea Holly
Sea Holly blooms from June through August. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Sea Holly opens
Candytuft
Shares full sun and low 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.
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.
Rock Cress
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Blue Princess Holly
Shares full sun and low to 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.
Howard McMinn Manzanita
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late winter, 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 Sea Holly finishes
Fireworks Goldenrod
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early fall as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; both are strong pollinator plants; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.