Finding kindred plants for Japanese maple

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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 Japanese maple

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Red Mustard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wild Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Sea Buckthorn

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

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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 Japanese maple

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

vs Red Mustard

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Wild Garlic

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Sea Buckthorn

✓ Shares pollinators

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 Japanese maple

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Red Mustard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Wild Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Sea Buckthorn

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Japanese maple · Red Mustard · Wild Garlic · Sea Buckthorn — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Japanese maple, Red Mustard, Wild Garlic, Sea Buckthorn — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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