Finding kindred plants for Russian Sage

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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 Russian Sage

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Snowdrop

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wild Garlic

✓ 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

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 Russian Sage

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

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 Wild Garlic

✓ 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 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

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 Russian Sage

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Snowdrop

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wild Garlic

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Russian Sage · Snowdrop · Wild Garlic · French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Russian Sage, Snowdrop, Wild Garlic, French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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