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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 Pincushion Flower

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Cloudberry

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Black Locust

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Great

Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 45cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-draining soil; tolerates a range of soil types

vs Pincushion Flower

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Cloudberry

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Black Locust

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Great

Coral Bells

Heuchera

Coral Bells

Heuchera

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☀️ Partial shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

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

vs Pincushion Flower

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Cloudberry

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Black Locust

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Pincushion Flower · Cloudberry · Black Locust · French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Pincushion Flower, Cloudberry, Black Locust, French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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