Finding kindred plants for Black Russian

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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 Black Russian

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Wild Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 45cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-draining soil; tolerates a range of soil types

vs Black Russian

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Wild Garlic

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 200cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, sandy, tolerates poor soil and salt

vs Black Russian

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

vs African Marigold

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Wild Garlic

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Black Russian · African Marigold · Wild Garlic · Shooting Star — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Black Russian, African Marigold, Wild Garlic, Shooting Star — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Black Russian

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African Marigold

Wild Garlic

Shooting Star

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