Finding kindred plants for China aster

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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 China aster

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Catmint

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Red Clover

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, light to medium soil; prefers neutral to slightly alkaline pH

vs China aster

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Catmint

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Red Clover

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

🐞

☀️ 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 China aster

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Catmint

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Red Clover

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

China aster · Catmint · Red Clover · African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

China aster, Catmint, Red Clover, African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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