Companion plants for Winterberry
Winterberry blooms from October through December. It wants full sun and high water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming before Winterberry opens
Joe Pye Weed
Shares full sun and high water; blooms in midsummer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Sneezeweed
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in midsummer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Turtlehead
Takes full sun to part sun and high water; blooms in late summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; lower at 3 ft, for the front of the border.
Lobelia
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Trumpet Vine
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; climbs to 26 ft behind it, height without the footprint.
Annual Phlox
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; low at 12 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Celosia
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Passionflower
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; blooms in midsummer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; climbs to 13 ft behind it, height without the footprint.