Finding kindred plants for Gai Lan

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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 Gai Lan

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Allard's Lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, light to medium soil; prefers neutral to slightly alkaline pH

vs Gai Lan

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Allard's Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

vs African Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ 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 Gai Lan

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Allard's Lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Garlic

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Gai Lan · Allard's Lavender · Garlic · African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Gai Lan, Allard's Lavender, Garlic, African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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