Companion plants for Clematis
Clematis Γ jackmaniiflower
32 plants scored for growing underneath and alongside it β shade tolerance, root depth and spacing.
Best plants to grow beneath it
- Great pair
- Wild Garlic attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids that attack Clematis
- Wild Garlic acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Clematis
- Clematis gives Wild Garlic sheltering shade in the heat of summer
- Great pair
- African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Clematis
- African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Clematis
- Clematis draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Clematis β no account needed.
Also works underneath
- Bugloss
- Chervil
- Christiana Lavender
- Forget-me-not
- French Marigold
- Garden Cress
- Land Cress
- Wallflower
- Barrenwort
- Candytuft
- Clover
- Coral Bells
- corydalis
- Fernleaf Lavender
- garden lady's-mantle
- leopard's bane
- Moldavian dragonhead
- Sainfoin
- Snake's head fritillary
- Spiderwort
- Allard's Lavender
- Bird's-foot Trefoil
- Buchii Lavender
- Chaytor's Lavender
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Clematis
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Clematis
