Companion plants for Lady's slipper orchid
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30 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Great pair
- Chickpea fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lady's slipper orchid feeds on
- Chickpea draws Bees that improve pollination for both
- Chickpea roots deep while Lady's slipper orchid feeds near the surface β no competition
- Great pair
- Lupin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lady's slipper orchid feeds on
- Lupin draws Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
- Lupin roots deep while Lady's slipper orchid feeds near the surface β no competition
- Great pair
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Lady's slipper orchid β no account needed.
Also works well
- Adzuki Bean
- Alsike Clover
- Anasazi Bean
- Andean Lupin
- Andromeda Lima
- Asparagus Pea
- Berseem Clover
- Bird's-foot Trefoil
- Bitter Vetch
- Black Bean
- Black Zebra Lima
- Black-eyed Pea
- Borlotti Bean
- Broad Bean
- Butter Bean
- Cannellini Bean
- Catjang Pea
- Chickling Vetch
- Christmas Lima
- Clover
- Common Vetch
- Cranberry Bean
- Crimson Clover
- Dragon Tongue Bean
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Lady's slipper orchid
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Lady's slipper orchid
