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Sign up freeTaxus baccata L.
English yew is a large, needled, evergreen conifer with a conical or pyramidal shape belonging to the Taxaceae family. It is native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa, growing 30 to 60 feet high with dark green linear needle-like leaves. Female plants produce distinctive showy red arils (berry-like fleshy structures) that are dispersed by birds.
Attract Predatory mites, Minute pirate bugs, Lacewings, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldExcellent, French MarigoldExcellent and CosmosGood nearby.Water: Medium · Height: 1200 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, sandy or loamy soils with neutral pH; intolerant of wet or poorly drained sites
Euonymus
shrubShares Common Yew's vulnerability to vine weevil — same companion strategies apply
Rhododendron smirnowii subsp. smirnowii
shrubThrives in the same partial sun, moderate water conditions as Common Yew
Coffea arabica L.
treeSame mites challenge as Common Yew — similar protective companions help
Monstera deliciosa
houseplantThrives in the same partial sun, moderate water conditions as Common Yew
These three thrive alongside Common Yew — and alongside each other.
