Companion plants for Yardlong Bean
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalisvegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Lungwort attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Spider mites and more that attack Yardlong Bean
- Yardlong Bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lungwort feeds on
- Yardlong Bean draws Bees that improve pollination for both
- Excellent pair
- Red Mustard attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Yardlong Bean
- Yardlong Bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Red Mustard feeds on
- Red Mustard suppresses pests that trouble Yardlong Bean
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Yardlong Bean β no account needed.
Also works well
- Achocha
- Aristibract Lavender
- Armenian cucumber
- Arum Lily, Calla Lily
- balloon flower
- Bear's breeches
- Bilberry
- Bird of Paradise
- Black salsify
- Blazing star
- Bowman's root
- Boysenberry
- Butterfly Weed
- Canterbury bells
- Catnip
- Common Milkweed
- Common Mullein
- Common Rue
- corn lily
- Coronopus Lavender
- Cucamelon
- Culver's root
- Daylily
- Dragon's Egg Cucumber
Keep apart
Fabaceae and Amaryllidaceae are known to grow poorly together
Fabaceae and Amaryllidaceae are known to grow poorly together
