Finding kindred plants for St. John's wort

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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 St. John's wort

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Asparagus Pea

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ 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 St. John's wort

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Asparagus Pea

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Spanish lavender

Lavandula stoechas

Spanish lavender

Lavandula stoechas

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 80cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-drained, sandy, or rocky soils; tolerates light (sandy), medium (loamy), and heavy (clay) soils; prefers mildly acid, neutral, and basic (mildly alkaline) soils; can grow in very alkaline soils.

vs St. John's wort

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Asparagus Pea

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

St. John's wort · Asparagus Pea · French Marigold · Bird's-foot Trefoil — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

St. John's wort, Asparagus Pea, French Marigold, Bird's-foot Trefoil — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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