Finding kindred plants for Verbena

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Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 45cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-draining soil; tolerates a range of soil types

vs Verbena

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs leopard's bane

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Fox Grape

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

Good

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Verbena

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs French lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs leopard's bane

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Fox Grape

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

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 Verbena

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs leopard's bane

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Fox Grape

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Verbena · French lavender · leopard's bane · Fox Grape — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Verbena, French lavender, leopard's bane, Fox Grape — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Verbena

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French lavender

leopard's bane

Fox Grape

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