Companion planting
Who to plant next to what
Pick what you're planting and get its best partners first, plus what to keep well away. Covers all 1999 plants in the library (259 with species-specific pairings, the rest using category guidance).
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Choose a crop and you'll get a ranked list of what to plant beside it, what to keep apart, and why — proven species pairings first, general guidance after.
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| Plant | Good with | Keep apart | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌲Abies (Firs) TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌿Absinthe HerbGeneral | Tomato Pepper Cabbage Bean Lettuce | Fennel | Most culinary herbs deter pests with aromatic oils and feed hoverflies and parasitic wasps when they flower. |
| 🌳Acacia TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Acca sellowiana TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🍁Acer TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Achiote TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌸Aconitum barbatum FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌼Acrid Buttercup FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌿Actaea cimicifuga FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌿Actaea dahurica FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🍒Actaea rubra FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌿Actaea simplex FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🥝Actinidia arguta FruitGeneral | Chive Comfrey Borage Yarrow Clover | Grass under the dripline | Under-plant with pollinator flowers and dynamic accumulators; keep turf out of the root zone. |
| 🥝Actinidia chinensis FruitGeneral | Chive Comfrey Borage Yarrow Clover | Grass under the dripline | Under-plant with pollinator flowers and dynamic accumulators; keep turf out of the root zone. |
| 🌿Adam's Needle HerbGeneral | Tomato Pepper Cabbage Bean Lettuce | Fennel | Most culinary herbs deter pests with aromatic oils and feed hoverflies and parasitic wasps when they flower. |
| 🌳Adansonia digitata TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Adenanthera pavonina TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌸Adenophora bulleyana FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌼Adonis aestivalis FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌼Adonis amurensis FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌼Adonis vernalis FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌳Aegle marmelos TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Aesculus hippocastanum TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Aesculus pavia Northern TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Aesculus pavia Southern TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Aesculus sylvatica TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌲Afghan Pine TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌿African Basil HerbGeneral | Tomato Pepper Cabbage Bean Lettuce | Fennel | Most culinary herbs deter pests with aromatic oils and feed hoverflies and parasitic wasps when they flower. |
| 🌸African Dream Herb FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌺African Tuliptree TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳African Wattle TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌸Agapanthus praecox FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌿Agarita HerbGeneral | Tomato Pepper Cabbage Bean Lettuce | Fennel | Most culinary herbs deter pests with aromatic oils and feed hoverflies and parasitic wasps when they flower. |
| 🌸Agati FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌵Agave deserti FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 💠Ageratum FlowerSpecific | Cutting garden Vegetable borders | — | Fuzzy blue blooms pull in butterflies and hoverflies. |
| 🌸Ageratum conyzoides FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌸Ageratum houstonianum dwarf Blue Mink FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🌸Agrostemma FlowerSpecific | Cottage garden Wheat | — | Old-world cornfield flower; slender pollinator draw. |
| 🌸Aitchison's False Spirea FlowerGeneral | Vegetable border Tomato Squash Cucumber Bean | — | Border flowers pull in pollinators and predatory insects that hunt aphids, thrips, and caterpillars. |
| 🍇Akebia quinata FruitGeneral | Chive Comfrey Borage Yarrow Clover | Grass under the dripline | Under-plant with pollinator flowers and dynamic accumulators; keep turf out of the root zone. |
| 🍇Akebia trifoliata FruitGeneral | Chive Comfrey Borage Yarrow Clover | Grass under the dripline | Under-plant with pollinator flowers and dynamic accumulators; keep turf out of the root zone. |
| 🍇Akebia x pentaphylla FruitGeneral | Chive Comfrey Borage Yarrow Clover | Grass under the dripline | Under-plant with pollinator flowers and dynamic accumulators; keep turf out of the root zone. |
| 🌳Alangium TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Albizia chinensis TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌸Albizia julibrissin TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Albizia lebbeck TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Albizia saman TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌳Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
| 🌲Aleppo Pine TreeGeneral | Comfrey Yarrow Daffodil Chive Clover | Turfgrass under the dripline Black walnut (juglone-sensitive species) | Guild the dripline with pollinator flowers, dynamic accumulators, and a nitrogen-fixing ground cover; keep sod away from the trunk. |
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