Companion plants for Thyme
Thyme blooms from May through July. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Thyme finishes
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.
Fernbush
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into late summer; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 3.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Blackhawks Big Bluestem
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Russian Sage
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; stands well above at 4 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.
Ironweed
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in late summer as this one finishes; stands well above at 5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Blooming alongside
Fragrant Sumac
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 4.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.