Companion plants for Penstemon

Best partners

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  French MarigoldGreat pair
  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Penstemon
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Penstemon
  • ❧French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon
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• Great pair
  • ❧Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Penstemon feeds on
  • ❧Penstemon draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon
• Great pair
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Penstemon
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Penstemon feeds on
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon
• Great pair
  • ❧Gai Lan attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Penstemon
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Penstemon
  • ❧Gai Lan acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon
• Great pair
  • ❧African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Penstemon
  • ❧African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Penstemon
  • ❧Penstemon draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
• Great pair
  • ❧Collective Farm Woman melon attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Penstemon
  • ❧Penstemon draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Collective Farm Woman melon acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon
• Great pair
  • ❧Common bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Penstemon feeds on
  • ❧Penstemon draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Common bean acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon
• Great pair
  • ❧Coral Bells attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids that attack Penstemon
  • ❧Penstemon draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Coral Bells acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon
• Great pair
  • ❧Moon and Stars melon attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Penstemon
  • ❧Penstemon draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Moon and Stars melon acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Penstemon

Also works well

Keep apart

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  Black Sage releases compounds that inhibit Penstemon

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  Black Walnut releases compounds that inhibit Penstemon

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  Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Penstemon