Companion plants for Sweet Woodruff

Sweet Woodruff blooms from May through June. It wants full shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

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Blooming before Sweet Woodruff opens

  • Tall Oregon Grape

    Tall Oregon Grape

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 4.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

  • Japanese Pieris

    Japanese Pieris

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 9.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

Taking over as Sweet Woodruff finishes

  • Northern Sea Oats

    Northern Sea Oats

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; this one spreads, so it will crowd its neighbor in time.

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  • Vicki Clematis

    Vicki Clematis

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; climbs to 3.5 ft behind it, height without the footprint; a soft color beside the white.

  • Deschampsia Goldtau Grass

    Deschampsia Goldtau Grass

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 1.5 ft, for the layer behind it; this one spreads, so it will crowd its neighbor in time.

Blooming alongside

  • Pinxterbloom Azalea

    Pinxterbloom Azalea

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; stands well above at 5.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

  • Duke Gardens Plum Yew

    Duke Gardens Plum Yew

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

  • Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

    Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

    Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; a soft color beside the white.

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