Companion plants for Ginkgo
Ginkgo is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants full sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Perennial Sunflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Joe Pye Weed
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Sneezeweed
Shares full sun and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Feather Reed Grass
Shares full sun and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Maiden Grass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Douglas Fir
Shares full sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.