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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 Ambrosia melon

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Yellow Lupin

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Viper's Bugloss

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

Good

Moldavian dragonhead

Dracocephalum moldavica

Moldavian dragonhead

Dracocephalum moldavica

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable for mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. Prefers well-drained soil.

vs Ambrosia melon

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Yellow Lupin

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Viper's Bugloss

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Good

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, light to medium soil; prefers neutral to slightly alkaline pH

vs Ambrosia melon

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Yellow Lupin

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Viper's Bugloss

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

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Ambrosia melon · Yellow Lupin · French Marigold · Viper's Bugloss — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Ambrosia melon, Yellow Lupin, French Marigold, Viper's Bugloss — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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