Finding kindred plants for Borage

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English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-drained, sandy, or rocky soils; prefers neutral to alkaline pH; tolerates acid soils but favors alkaline conditions; poor in continuously damp soil

vs Borage

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Lemon Balm

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Onion

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Great

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-drained, rocky soil in semi-arid conditions; tolerates poor, rocky soils and can stabilize slopes.

vs Borage

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Lemon Balm

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Onion

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Pistachio

Pistacia vera

Pistachio

Pistacia vera

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 600cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, alkaline — extremely drought-tolerant

vs Borage

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Lemon Balm

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Onion

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Borage · African Marigold · Lemon Balm · Onion — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Borage, African Marigold, Lemon Balm, Onion — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Borage

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African Marigold

Lemon Balm

Onion

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