Companion plants for Japanese Anemone

Japanese Anemone blooms from August through October. It wants part shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

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Blooming before Japanese Anemone opens

  • Rhododendron

    Rhododendron

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.

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  • Japanese Stewartia

    Japanese Stewartia

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 16 ft, for the layer behind it.

  • Foxglove

    Foxglove

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in late spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.

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  • Beautyberry

    Beautyberry

    Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 5 ft, for the layer behind it.

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  • Goatsbeard

    Goatsbeard

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.

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  • Meadow Rue

    Meadow Rue

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.

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  • Flowering Dogwood

    Flowering Dogwood

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; stands well above at 23 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.

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  • Climbing Hydrangea

    Climbing Hydrangea

    Shares part shade and moderate water; blooms in early summer, before this one opens; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; its white flowers settle the pink.

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