Companion plants for Sea Thrift
Sea Thrift blooms from April through June. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Taking over as Sea Thrift finishes
Russian Sage
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Garden Phlox
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Cosmos
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage.
Love-Lies-Bleeding
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Anise Hyssop
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; both offer pollinator forage, in different months; taller at 3 ft, for the layer behind it.
Butterfly Bush
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; stands well above at 6.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage.
Smokebush
Shares full sun and low water; overlaps, then carries the display into midsummer; stands well above at 10 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; echoes the pink.
Cleome
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into early fall; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage.