Companion plants for Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea blooms from May through July. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Sweet Pea 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.
Hyacinth
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 10 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Taking over as Sweet Pea finishes
Goldenrod
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; lower at 3 ft, for the front of the border.
Autumn Joy Sedum
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Pampas Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; its white flowers settle the pink.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Fountain Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Blooming alongside
Candytuft
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; low at 10 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.