{"id":3272,"date":"2025-05-18T13:57:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/21-of-the-best-companion-plants-for-coneflowers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T13:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:57:52","slug":"21-of-the-best-companion-plants-for-coneflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/21-of-the-best-companion-plants-for-coneflowers\/","title":{"rendered":"21 of the Best Companion Plants for Coneflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These coneflower companions bloom from early summer to fall and the seed heads are attractive to foraging birds at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

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Black-Eyed Susans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Black-Eyed Susan seeds are available from Botanical Interests<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Our black-eyed Susan growing guide<\/a><\/strong> has more details.<\/p>\n

5. Blazing Star<\/h2>\n

Blazing star, Liatris spicata<\/em>, aka gayfeather, liatris, and prairie star, is a North American native perennial with lavender, pink, purple, or white blossoms that cluster like bottle brushes at the tips of two- to four-foot stems.<\/p>\n

Plants are 15 to 18 inches wide and make excellent companions for coneflowers.<\/p>\n

Blazing star blooms from mid to late summer and is hardy in Zones 3 to 9.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Z-Scape\u2019 Blazing Star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Z-Scape\u2019 is a cultivar that provides vertical drama with vibrant purple spikes.<\/p>\n

Seeds in a variety of packet sizes are available from True Leaf Market<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

See our guide to growing blazing star<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n

6. Boneset<\/h2>\n

Boneset, Eupatorium<\/em> perfoliatum<\/em>, is a North American native perennial in the aster family.<\/p>\n

Its flattened umbels of copious, fluffy white flowers bloom from midsummer to fall, attracting all kinds of pollinators.<\/p>\n

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Boneset<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Depending on the variety, these coneflower companion plants may reach dimensions of six feet tall and four feet wide. They are best suited to Zones 3 to 8.<\/p>\n

You can find boneset seeds in packets of 100 available from Earthbeat Seeds<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Our boneset growing guide<\/a><\/strong> has cultivation instructions.<\/p>\n

7. Catmint<\/h2>\n

Long-blooming Catmint, Nepeta<\/em> spp., is an herb in the mint family with spikes of bluish-lavender or pink blossoms that bloom from spring to fall.<\/p>\n

The flowers and leaves are edible. Another favorite of pollinators, catmint is a welcome coneflower companion that repels pests, including aphids<\/a><\/strong> and squash bugs<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Suited to Zones 3 to 9, plants mature to a height of two to four feet tall with a spread of four feet.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Blue Moon\u2019 Catmint<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Blue Moon\u2019 offers mounds of upright spikes laden with tubular lavender blossoms that play well with daisy-like companion blooms.<\/p>\n

You can find \u2018Blue Moon\u2019 seeds available from True Leaf Market<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

See our guide to growing catmint<\/a><\/strong> for details.<\/p>\n

8. Coreopsis<\/h2>\n

Coreopsis<\/em> spp., aka tickseed, is a spring to fall blooming annual or perennial in the aster family suited to Zones 4 to 10.<\/p>\n

Wiry stems sport daisy-like flowers with cream, pink, red, yellow, or bicolored rays around a central disk of tightly packed cylindrical blossoms.<\/p>\n

Mature dimensions vary from one to three feet tall and wide.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Mercury Rising\u2019 Coreopsis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Showy \u2018Mercury Rising\u2019 boasts luxurious, velvety wine-red rays highlighted by white tips that contrast beautifully with coneflowers.<\/p>\n

You can find \u2018Mercury Rising\u2019 plants available from Burpee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Our coreopsis growing guide<\/a><\/strong> has more information.<\/p>\n

9. Cosmos<\/h2>\n

Cosmos, Cosmos<\/em> spp., are summer to fall blooming annuals for Zones 2 to 11.<\/p>\n

These members of the aster family have fine, airy foliage and feature delicate, broad, toothed rays around a central disk.<\/p>\n

The palette includes orange, pink, purple, red, white, yellow, and bicolor combinations.<\/p>\n

Plants grow one to six feet tall and one to three feet wide.<\/p>\n

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Seashells Blend Cosmos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Seashells Blend offers a \u201cpretty in pink\u201d tissue-paper panorama of rose- and white-hued fluted, torn-edge rays, adding texture amongst the coneflowers.<\/p>\n

Seashells Blend cosmos seeds are available from Botanical Interests<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

See our guide to growing cosmos<\/a><\/strong> for cultivation details.<\/p>\n

10. Daylilies<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n