Finding kindred plants for fescue

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African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

🛡️

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs fescue

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Carlin Pea

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Viburnum

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

🐞

☀️ Shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

Moist, humus-rich, woodland-like

vs fescue

vs Carlin Pea

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Viburnum

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ 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

🛡️

☀️ 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 fescue

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Carlin Pea

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Viburnum

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

fescue · Carlin Pea · Viburnum · English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

fescue, Carlin Pea, Viburnum, English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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