Finding kindred plants for Scarlet Sage

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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 Scarlet Sage

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Oriental poppy

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Onion

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Great

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 Scarlet Sage

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Oriental poppy

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Onion

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 20cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, poor to average — drought-tolerant

vs Scarlet Sage

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Oriental poppy

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Onion

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs English Lavender

✓ 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!

Scarlet Sage · Oriental poppy · Onion · English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Scarlet Sage, Oriental poppy, Onion, English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Oriental poppy

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