Companion plants for Astilbe
Astilbe Γ arendsiiflower
34 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Great pair
- Sainfoin attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Vine weevil that attack Astilbe
- Sainfoin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Astilbe feeds on
- Sainfoin roots deep while Astilbe feeds near the surface β no competition
- Great pair
- Winged bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Astilbe feeds on
- Astilbe draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
- Winged bean roots deep while Astilbe feeds near the surface β no competition
- Great pair
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Astilbe β no account needed.
Also works well
- Chickpea
- Clover
- Comfrey
- Common bean
- Karina pea
- Lupin
- Painted Lady Runner Bean
- Peanut
- Pigeon Pea
- Runner Bean
- Runner Bean Sunset
- Vetch
- White Lupin
- Allard's Lavender
- balloon flower
- Bird of Paradise
- Blacktail Mountain melon
- Blazing star
- Butterfly Weed
- Chaytor's Lavender
- Common Mullein
- Eryngo, Sea Holly
- Fernleaf Lavender
- French lavender
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Astilbe
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Astilbe
