Finding kindred plants for Kidney Bean

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French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

🐞

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 20cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining loamy soil, moderate fertility. Tolerates poor soil. pH 6.0-7.5. Avoid waterlogged conditions.

vs Kidney Bean

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Candytuft

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Canary Island lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Great

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

🐞

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Kidney Bean

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Candytuft

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Canary Island lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

🐞

☀️ Shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

Moist, humus-rich, woodland-like

vs Kidney Bean

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Candytuft

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Canary Island lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Kidney Bean · Candytuft · Canary Island lavender · English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Kidney Bean, Candytuft, Canary Island lavender, English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Canary Island lavender

English Lavender

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