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Companion plants for Prickly pear
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.fruit
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Great pair
- Red Mustard suppresses pests that trouble Prickly pear
- Red Mustard draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Red Mustard acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Wasabina suppresses pests that trouble Prickly pear
- Wasabina draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Wasabina acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Bedding Begonia draws Bees that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Bedding Begonia feeds near the surface β no competition
- Bedding Begonia acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Chervil draws Bees that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Chervil feeds near the surface β no competition
- Chervil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Prickly pear draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Coral Bells feeds near the surface β no competition
- Coral Bells acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Endive draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Endive feeds near the surface β no competition
- Endive acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Prickly pear draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while English bluebell feeds near the surface β no competition
- English bluebell acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Prickly pear draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Foamflower feeds near the surface β no competition
- Foamflower acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Forget-me-not draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Forget-me-not feeds near the surface β no competition
- Forget-me-not acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Garden Cress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Garden Cress feeds near the surface β no competition
- Garden Cress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Hon Tsai Tai draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Hon Tsai Tai feeds near the surface β no competition
- Hon Tsai Tai acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
- Great pair
- Impatiens draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Prickly pear roots deep while Impatiens feeds near the surface β no competition
- Impatiens acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Prickly pear
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Prickly pear β no account needed.
Also works well
- Adzuki Bean
- Alsike Clover
- Andean Lupin
- Andromeda Lima
- Batavia Lettuce
- Berseem Clover
- Bitter Vetch
- Black Bean
- Black Zebra Lima
- Black-eyed Pea
- Borlotti Bean
- Broad Bean
- Butter Bean
- Butterhead Lettuce
- Catjang Pea
- Chickling Vetch
- Chickweed
- Christmas Lima
- Common Vetch
- Cranberry Bean
- Field Pea
- Fish Mint
- Genesis Lima
- German Red Garlic
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Prickly pear
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Prickly pear
