Finding kindred plants for Ailsa Craig

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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 Ailsa Craig

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Snowdrop

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Coral Bells

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ 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 Ailsa Craig

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Snowdrop

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Coral Bells

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

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 Ailsa Craig

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Snowdrop

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Coral Bells

✓ 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

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Ailsa Craig · Snowdrop · Coral Bells · English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Ailsa Craig, Snowdrop, Coral Bells, English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Coral Bells

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