Companion plants for Salsify
Tragopogon porrifoliusvegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Moldavian dragonhead attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Salsify
- Salsify draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
- Salsify roots deep while Moldavian dragonhead feeds near the surface β no competition
- Great pair
- French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Salsify
- French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Salsify
- Salsify roots deep while French Marigold feeds near the surface β no competition
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Salsify β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Salsify
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Salsify
