Finding kindred plants for Black Jack

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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 Black Jack

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Winged bean

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

🐝

☀️ Partial shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Acidic, well-drained soil; prefers loamy, sandy soil with organic matter

vs Black Jack

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Winged bean

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

Roseroot

Rhodiola rosea

Roseroot

Rhodiola rosea

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☀️ Partial shade

💧 Low water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Grows in Arctic regions; adapted to rocky, well-drained soils

vs Black Jack

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Winged bean

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Black Jack · English Lavender · French Marigold · Winged bean — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Black Jack, English Lavender, French Marigold, Winged bean — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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English Lavender

French Marigold

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