Finding kindred plants for Wild indigo

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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 Wild indigo

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Butterhead Lettuce

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Alpine Strawberry

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Good

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Tolerates a wide range of soil types; drought-tolerant due to C4 photosynthesis and deep root system

vs Wild indigo

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Butterhead Lettuce

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Alpine Strawberry

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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 Wild indigo

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Butterhead Lettuce

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Shooting Star

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Alpine Strawberry

✓ Suppresses pests

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Wild indigo · Butterhead Lettuce · Shooting Star · Alpine Strawberry — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Wild indigo, Butterhead Lettuce, Shooting Star, Alpine Strawberry — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Wild indigo

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Butterhead Lettuce

Shooting Star

Alpine Strawberry

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