Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Companion Plant : L

ORIGINAL PLANT

PEST/DISEASE

COMPANION PLANT

ANTAGONISTIC PLANT OR TO PEST/-DISEASE

Lacewings

Lacewing larvae suck the body juices of aphids and eat moth eggs, caterpillars, mealy bugs, scale insects and thrips

Ladybirds

Ladybirds eat aphids, scale insects, mealy bugs, leaf-hoppers, whiteflies, mites, potato beetle and bean beetle.

Lamb's quarter (Valerianella)

Leaf miner

Potato
Sweetcorn
Cucumber Muskmelon
Pumpkin
Watermelon
Zinnia
Marigold
Peonies
Pansy

Lavendula (Lavender)

Cabbage,
Scotch broom,
Rose.

Bees love lavender.

Moth,
Ant

Leaves

Mow fallen leaves with a rotary mower and mulch your beds/hedges with the mown leaves/lawn grass 4 inches thick. This will increase the time period between weed maintenance to over 3 months.

Leek
(Allium porrum)

Leeks and carrots grown in alternate rows protect each from insect attack.

Leeks and Celery grown in alternate rows enriched woth pig or goat manure, will both benefit from the supplied potassium.

Onion,
Celeriac,
Bush bean

Broad bean,
Broccoli,
Pea

Legumes like the pea and the bean

Legumes take nitrogen from the air and pass it to their roots, which develop nodules which then release nitrogen into the soil. Nitrogen produces leafy growth so:-

• Potato thrives on the nitrogen supplied by the pea roots.
• Fruit trees and grape-vines appreciate peas and beans growing close by.

Onion

Lemon balm(Melissa officinalis)

Tomato.

Bees love it.

Lettuce
(Lactuca sativa)

Flea Beetle.

Greenfly,
Mildew,
Snail,
Ant.

Plant in alternate rows with radish to protect the radish against the flea beetle.

Chervil.
Onion,
Strawberry, Cucumber,
Carrot,
Radish,
Cabbage,
Brussels sprout,
Broccoli,
Beetroot,
Clover,
Pea,
Bean,
Kidney bean,
French Marigold,
African Marigold

Leucojum aestivum (Summer Snowflake, Snowbell)

Pulmonaria angustifolia, Euphorbia polychroma

Leucojum vernum
(Spring Snowflake)

Hellebores

Lilac
(Syringa)

Bee

Lilium
(Lily)

Cotinus 'Royal Purple',
Corylus 'Purpurea', Agapanthus, Santolina,
Euphorbia wulfenii, Senecio laxifolius, Rhododendron, Hosta

Lilium duchartrei ('Marbled Martagon')

Rhododendron , Ericaceous plants

Lilium henryi (very easy lily to grow)

Lilium pomponium

Cistus,
Sage,
Lavender

Lilium regale

Agapanthus,
Senecio laxifolius, Pink H.T. roses

Lilium tigrinum

Cotinus coggygria

Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

Cut flowers of Narcissus and Lily of the Valley cause each other to wilt.

Mignonette

Lovage (Levisticum officinale)

Bean

Lupin
(Lupinus)

Paeonia,
Aconitum,
Digitalis,
Inula,
Cynoglossum,
Lychnis,
Hesperis,
Aster,
Chrysanthemum balsamita,
Iris germanica,
Hemerocallis,
Matthiola,
Delphinium,
Campanula,
Helianthus,
Dicentra,
Lilium candidum