Finding kindred plants for Gertrude Jekyll

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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 Gertrude Jekyll

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Indigo

Indigofera

Indigo

Indigofera

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 200cm spacing

Soil Notes

Suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils; prefers well-drained soil; suitable for mildly acid, neutral, and very acid soils

vs Gertrude Jekyll

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 200cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, sandy, tolerates poor soil and salt

vs Gertrude Jekyll

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Shooting Star

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Gertrude Jekyll · Shooting Star · English Lavender · English bluebell — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Gertrude Jekyll, Shooting Star, English Lavender, English bluebell — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Gertrude Jekyll

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Shooting Star

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