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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 Salsify

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Fernleaf Lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Poached Egg Plant

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Good

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

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☀️ 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 Salsify

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Fernleaf Lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Poached Egg Plant

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-drained, rocky soil in semi-arid conditions; tolerates poor, rocky soils and can stabilize slopes.

vs Salsify

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Fernleaf Lavender

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Poached Egg Plant

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Salsify · Fernleaf Lavender · Poached Egg Plant · Bird's-foot Trefoil — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Salsify, Fernleaf Lavender, Poached Egg Plant, Bird's-foot Trefoil — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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Fernleaf Lavender

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