Finding kindred plants for Chrysanthemum

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French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

🐞

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 20cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining loamy soil, moderate fertility. Tolerates poor soil. pH 6.0-7.5. Avoid waterlogged conditions.

vs Chrysanthemum

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Charentais melon

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Lungwort

✓ 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 Chrysanthemum

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Charentais melon

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Lungwort

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

🐞

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Chrysanthemum

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Charentais melon

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Lungwort

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Chrysanthemum · English Lavender · Charentais melon · Lungwort — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Chrysanthemum, English Lavender, Charentais melon, Lungwort — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Charentais melon

Lungwort

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