Companion Plants by group: Herbs, Flowers, Trees, Vegetables, Berries, Fruit and Mushrooms
Flowers are an essential part of successful companion planting.
Flowers like Marigold (Calendula), Chamomile and Nasturtiums playing various roles in the garden.
Buy The Medicine Garden Companion Plants eBook. It is a simple reference guide organized into eight categories with an alphabetical listing. It includes Herbs, Berries, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetables, Trees, Plants, and Mushrooms.
Companion Planting is an integral part of permaculture and a holistic approach to gardening where you plant different crops in proximity to maximize the use of space, providing nutrients, shade, or support, increasing crop productivity, attracting beneficial insects, pest control, repelling pests, pollination, and providing a space for beneficial creatures. The concept is an ongoing process of living and learning with nature and increasing biodiversity to support a sustainable ecosystem.
Below is a quick reference guide for flower companion planting:
| Name | Good Companions | Not a Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Alyssum | Grapes, lettuce. | |
| Borage | Almost everything, especially beans, strawberry, cucumber, squash, fruit trees, tomatoes and cabbage | |
| Chamomile | Cabbages and other brassicas, cucumbers, onions. | |
| Geraniums | Roses, corn, peppers and grapes. | Tomatoes, tobacco and other nightshades. |
| Lupin | Brassica, lettuces, rosemary, dill, strawberry, rose. | Tomatoes, tobacco and other nightshades. |
| Marigold | Calendula is a great medicinal plant and a good companion for nearly all plants particularly, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, potatoes, roses, alliums, brassicas and zucchini. | |
| Nasturtium | Beans, squash, tomatoes, fruit trees, brassicas, radish, cucumbers. | Cauliflower. |
| Pansy | Alliums, onions, roses. | |
| Petunia | Squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, asparagus. | |
| Rose | Chives, garlic, marigold. | |
| Sunflower | Peppers, corn, cucumber, soybeans, tomatoes, swan plant. | Pole beans. |
| Tansy | Beans, brassicas, cucumbers, squash, raspberries and other berries, roses, corn, fruit trees. | Toxic to livestock. |
Companion Plants by group: Herbs, Flowers, Trees, Vegetables, Berries, Fruit and Mushrooms
QUICK LINKS: Companion Plants online, Companion Plants eBook, Growing Guides, Basic Preparations, Plant Constituents, Plants for Bees – South African Calendar.