Companion plants for Viburnum
Viburnum blooms from April through May. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Viburnum finishes
Carnival Scotch Heather
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Buffalograss
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Blue Star Japanese Aster
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Color Coded Frankly Scarlet Coneflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Thyme
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into midsummer; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Feather Reed Grass
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Lavender
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.