Companion plants for Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel blooms from February through March. It wants part sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Witch Hazel finishes
Sea Thrift
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring as this one finishes; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Black-Eyed Susan
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; blooms in midsummer, extending the bed's season; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Wishbone Flower
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, extending the bed's season; low at 10 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Lobelia
Shares part sun and moderate water; blooms in late spring, extending the bed's season; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Flowering Dogwood
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it.
Azalea
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Lavender
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; blooms in early summer, extending the bed's season; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Blooming alongside
Aster
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early fall, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.