Companion plants for Wishbone Flower
Wishbone Flower blooms from June through September. It wants part shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Wishbone Flower opens
Azalea
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Camellia
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in midwinter, before this one opens; stands well above at 6.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Lungwort
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 12 in, for the layer behind it.
Witch Hazel
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; stands well above at 10 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Hellebore
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Virginia Bluebells
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 1.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Snowdrop
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late winter, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its white flowers settle the purple.
Blooming alongside
Northern Sea Oats
Shares part shade and moderate water; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; orange against purple, for contrast.