Finding kindred plants for Bear's breeches

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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 Bear's breeches

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Red Mustard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Barrenwort

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

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 Bear's breeches

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Red Mustard

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Barrenwort

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Wisteria

Wisteria sinensis

Wisteria

Wisteria sinensis

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 300cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile, slightly acidic to neutral

vs Bear's breeches

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Red Mustard

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Barrenwort

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Bear's breeches · Red Mustard · English bluebell · Barrenwort — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Bear's breeches, Red Mustard, English bluebell, Barrenwort — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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