
Pinus heldreichii (leucodermis)
Bosnian Pine
- Mature size
- 30–40 ft tall
10–15 ft wide - Sun
- Full Sun
- Water use
- Moderate
- USDA zones
- 5–8
Notable features
Best companions for Bosnian Pine
Six water-wise companions matched on water use, sun, USDA zone, and how they layer visually beside Bosnian Pine.

Coral bells
Heuchera sanguinea
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Fragrant Abelia
Abelia mosanensis
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Jupiter's Beard
Centranthus ruber
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall, spring, and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Rock Soapwort
Saponaria ocymoides
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form
More that work
78 more compatible plants that pair well with Bosnian Pine, grouped by category. Pin any of them to your palette.
Groundcover (9)

Snow-in-Summer
Cerastium tomentosum
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bosnian Pine
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Sea thrift
Armeria maritima
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Creeping Potentilla
NativePotentilla verna-nana
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

False rock cress
Aubrieta deltoidea
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bosnian Pine

Partridge Feather
Tanacetum densum
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bosnian Pine

Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Creeping Phlox
NativePhlox subulata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Curlicue Sage
Artemesia versicolor ‘Seafoam’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
Grass (8)

Switchgrass
NativePanicum virgatum
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form

Black Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Blue Avena Grass
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Maiden Hair Grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia caespitosa
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form

Little Bluestem
NativeSchizachyrium scoparium
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bosnian Pine's form
Perennial (17)

Catmint
Nepeta x faassenii
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bosnian Pine

English Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bosnian Pine
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

May Night Salvia
NativeSalvia x sylvestris
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Cranesbill
Geranium varieties
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Bellflower
Campanula carpatica
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Black-eyed Susan
NativeRudbeckia hirta
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Purple Coneflower
NativeEchinacea purpurea
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Purple Poppy Mallow
NativeCallirhoe involucrata
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Tall bearded Iris
Iris hybrids
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Tall garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata varieties
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Globe thistle
Echinops ritro
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Basket-of-Gold
Aurinia saxatilis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Delphinium
Delphinium varieties
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Autumn Joy Sedum
Hylotelephium spectabile
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Butterfly Milkweed
NativeAsclepias tuberosa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Pasque Flower
NativePulsatilla patens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Showy Milkweed
NativeAsclepias speciosa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
Shrub (30)

American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum ‘Compactum’
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Blue Mist Spirea
Caryopteris x clandonensis
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Boulder Raspberry
NativeRubus deliciosus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Hancock Coralberry
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii ‘Hancock’
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Cranberry Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Dwarf Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Fern Leaf Buckthorn 'Fine Line'
Rhamnus frangula ‘Ron Williams’
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Fothergilla
Fothergilla major
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Golden Currant
NativeRibes aureum
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Kelsey Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera ‘Kelseyi’
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Purpleleaf Sandcherry
Prunus x cistena
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Shrubby Cinquefoil
NativeDasiphora fruticosa
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Snowberry
NativeSymphoricarpos albus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Wayfaring Tree
Viburnum lantana
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Western Sand Cherry
NativePrunus besseyi
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Mountain Ninebark
NativePhysocarpus monogynus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Peking Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster acutifolius
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Saskatoon Serviceberry
NativeAmelanchier alnifolia
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Smooth Sumac
NativeRhus glabra
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Woods' Rose
NativeRosa woodsii
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Meyer Lilac
Syringa meyeri
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Forsythia
Forsythia cultivars
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Gro-Low Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
Annual (5)

Common Sunflower
NativeHelianthus annuus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Bachelor Button
Centaurea cyanus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in spring and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Narrowleaf Zinnia
Zinnia angustifolia
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
NativeCleome serrulata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
Vine (6)

Goldflame Honeysuckle
Lonicera x heckrottii ‘Goldflame’
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Silver Lace Vine
Fallopia aubertii
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall and summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering

Trumpet Vine
NativeCampsis radicans
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Virginia Creeper
NativeParthenocissus quinquefolia
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Common Hops
NativeHumulus lupulus
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Western Virgin's Bower
NativeClematis ligusticifolia
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bosnian Pine
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
Tree (3)

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Japanese Tree Lilac 'Ivory Silk'
Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Blooms in summer — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone

Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Blooms in spring — extends color when Bosnian Pine isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bosnian Pine — one irrigation zone