Finding kindred plants for Crape Myrtle

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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 Crape Myrtle

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wasabina

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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 Crape Myrtle

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ 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

vs Wasabina

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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 Crape Myrtle

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs English bluebell

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wasabina

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

vs African Marigold

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Crape Myrtle · English bluebell · Wasabina · African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Crape Myrtle, English bluebell, Wasabina, African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Crape Myrtle

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English bluebell

Wasabina

African Marigold

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