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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 Asparagus

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Alpine Strawberry

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs fescue

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Andean Lupin

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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 Asparagus

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Alpine Strawberry

✓ Suppresses pests

vs fescue

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Andean Lupin

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

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 Asparagus

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Alpine Strawberry

✓ Suppresses pests

vs fescue

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Andean Lupin

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Asparagus · Alpine Strawberry · fescue · Andean Lupin — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Asparagus, Alpine Strawberry, fescue, Andean Lupin — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Asparagus

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Alpine Strawberry

fescue

Andean Lupin

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