Finding kindred plants for Marilyn

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African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Marilyn

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs French lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Winged bean

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

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 Marilyn

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs French lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Winged bean

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ 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

Great

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 Marilyn

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Winged bean

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ 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!

Marilyn · French lavender · Winged bean · Bird's-foot Trefoil — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Marilyn, French lavender, Winged bean, Bird's-foot Trefoil — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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French lavender

Winged bean

Bird's-foot Trefoil

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