Companion plants for Snapdragon
Snapdragon blooms from May through September. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Snapdragon opens
Yaupon Holly
Shares full sun and moderate 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.
Chinese Fringe Flower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Texas Mountain Laurel
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Serviceberry
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its white flowers settle the pink.
Eastern Redbud
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; echoes the pink.
Taking over as Snapdragon finishes
Swamp Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in mid fall as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Fireworks Goldenrod
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Aster
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.