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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 Astilbe

✓ 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 Winged bean

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Hairy Vetch

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

🛡️

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Astilbe

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Winged bean

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Hairy Vetch

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

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☀️ Partial shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Acidic, well-drained soil; prefers loamy, sandy soil with organic matter

vs Astilbe

✓ 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 Winged bean

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Hairy Vetch

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Astilbe · English Lavender · Winged bean · Hairy Vetch — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Astilbe, English Lavender, Winged bean, Hairy Vetch — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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English Lavender

Winged bean

Hairy Vetch

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