Finding kindred plants for California poppy

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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 California poppy

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Alfalfa

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs African Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

🛡️

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

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

vs California poppy

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Alfalfa

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs African Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

🛡️

☀️ 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 California poppy

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Alfalfa

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

California poppy · Alfalfa · African Marigold · round leaf lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

California poppy, Alfalfa, African Marigold, round leaf lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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