Companion plants for Camellia
Camellia blooms from January through March. It wants part shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Camellia finishes
Flowering Dogwood
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it.
Wishbone Flower
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, extending the bed's season; low at 10 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Lobelia
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in late spring, extending the bed's season; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Eastern Redbud
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it.
Bleeding Heart
Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; lower at 2.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Periwinkle
Shares part shade and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring as this one finishes; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Pansy
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early summer; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both offer pollinator forage.
Spiderwort
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, extending the bed's season; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.