Companion plants for Red Maple
Red Maple 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; both are North American natives.
Joe Pye Weed
Shares full sun and moderate to high water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both are North American natives.
Sneezeweed
Shares full sun and moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both are North American natives.
Arborvitae
Shares full sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; both are North American natives.
Douglas Fir
Shares full sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; both are North American natives.
Eastern White Pine
Shares full sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; both are North American natives.
Feather Reed Grass
Shares full sun and 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; both are North American natives.