Companion plants for Verbena
Verbena blooms from May through October. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Chinese Fringe Flower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 8 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Castle Rouge Blue Holly
Shares full sun and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; stands well above at 6.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Indian Hawthorn
Shares full sun and moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Swamp Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into late fall; stands well above at 6 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Ironweed
Shares full sun and moderate water; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Prairie Blazing Star
Shares full sun and moderate water; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in early spring and overlaps into this one's season; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Feather Reed Grass
Shares full sun and moderate water; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.