Companion plants for Elephant Ear
Elephant Ear is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants part sun and high water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Sweet Alyssum
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; low at 5 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Wishbone Flower
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border.
White Clover
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Calibrachoa
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate to high water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Joe Pye Weed
Takes full sun to part sun and high water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; they only overlap in zones 8 to 9.
Hellebore
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border; they only overlap in zones 8 to 9.
Autumn Fern
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border; they only overlap in zones 8 to 9.