Finding kindred plants for 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 Indigo

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Coral Bells

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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 Indigo

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Coral Bells

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-drained, rocky soil in semi-arid conditions; tolerates poor, rocky soils and can stabilize slopes.

vs Indigo

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Coral Bells

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English bluebell

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Indigo · Coral Bells · French Marigold · English bluebell — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Indigo, Coral Bells, French Marigold, English bluebell — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Indigo

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Coral Bells

French Marigold

English bluebell

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