Finding kindred plants for New Zealand Spinach

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Great

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

🐞

☀️ Shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

Moist, humus-rich, woodland-like

vs New Zealand Spinach

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Viper's Bugloss

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

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☀️ 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 New Zealand Spinach

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Viper's Bugloss

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Great

German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-drained soil; prefers fertile, loose soil with good organic matter

vs New Zealand Spinach

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Viper's Bugloss

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

New Zealand Spinach · Viper's Bugloss · round leaf lavender · English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

New Zealand Spinach, Viper's Bugloss, round leaf lavender, English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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New Zealand Spinach

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round leaf lavender

English Lavender

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