Finding kindred plants for Heather, Scotch Heather

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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 Heather, Scotch Heather

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Alfalfa

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wisteria

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ 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 Heather, Scotch Heather

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Alfalfa

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Wisteria

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

English bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

English bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

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☀️ Partial shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 10cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining soil, prefers slightly acidic to neutral conditions

vs Heather, Scotch Heather

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Alfalfa

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wisteria

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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Heather, Scotch Heather · English Lavender · Alfalfa · Wisteria — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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Heather, Scotch Heather, English Lavender, Alfalfa, Wisteria — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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