Companion plants for Tuberous Begonia
Tuberous Begonia 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 Tuberous Begonia opens
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 5.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Drooping Leucothoe
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.
Bergenia
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; echoes the pink.
Blooming alongside
Dream Weaver Camellia
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid fall as this one finishes; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; stands well above at 7 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
Western Wild Ginger
Shares part shade and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Woodland Stonecrop
Shares part shade and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Tufted Hairgrass
Shares part shade and moderate water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
California Fescue
Shares part shade and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; green against pink, for contrast.