List of companion plants

This is a list of companion plants. Many more are in the list of beneficial weeds. Companion plants assist in the growth of others by attracting beneficial insects, repelling pests, or
providing nutrients, shade, or support. They can be part of a biological pest control program.

Vegetables[edit]
Vegetables
Common Scientific
Helps Helped by Attracts -Repels/+distracts Avoid Comments
name name
Fruit trees, -rabbits, slugs (see Garlic),
[5]

Carrots,[7] tomatoes,[8] carrots and

[1]
nightshades (tomatoes, -aphids,[6] carrot fly,[7] -cabbage
African spider plants (Cleome Alliums are a family of plants which include onions, garlic, leeks,
Alliums Allium [2]
capsicum peppers, Thrips [9]
loopers,[6] -cabbage maggots,[6] - Beans [12] peas,[13]
gynandra) together,[9] marigolds shallots, chives, and others.
[3]
potatoes,[4]brassicas, cabbage worms,[6]-Japanese
(Tagetes spp.),[10][11] mints[10][11]
[5]
carrots[6][7] beetles[6]
Aster family flowers, dill, coriander, Coupled with basil
Asparagus tomatoes,[15][16] parsley,[15][16] basil, Onion, garlic,
Asparagus Tomatoes,[14]parsley[15][16] seems to encourage lady
officinalis [16]
comfrey, marigolds, nasturtiums[citation potatoes, gladiolus[citation needed]
needed] bugs[citation needed]
"Lettuce, potato, tomato, other legumes, crucifers, or
Beans, Phaseolus Cucumber,[16]soybeans, Fennel,[12]soybeans,[18] dry cucurbits increase sclerotinia" in the soil and should be avoided
Celery,[5][16] strawberries,[12][16]grains[18]
bush vulgaris [11]
strawberries[17] beans,[18] alfalfa[18] before and after snap beans.[18] See the entry for "Legumes" for
more info
Beans, Phaseolus Sunflowers,[12]beets,[12] brassic
Radishes[12] See the entry for "Legumes" for more info
pole vulgaris as,[14]kohlrabi[19]
Beans,
Vicia faba Strawberries, Celery[20] See the entry for "Legumes" for more info
fava
Broccoli,[5] bush beans,[12]
[21]
cabbage,[21]lettuce, Bush beans,[14][21] onions,[14]kohlrabi,[14] Good for adding minerals to the soil through composting leaves
Beta
Beets [21]
kohlrabi,[14][22]onions, [22]
catnip,[citation needed]garlic,[14] lettuce,[12] most Runner or pole beans[14] which have up to 25% magnesium. Runner or pole beans and
vulgaris [14]
brassicas,[21][19]passion brassicas,[12] mint beets stunt each other's growth.
fruit[23]
Beets,[21][19] spinach,[19] chard,[19]Aromatic
plants or plants with many blossoms,
such as celery,[11][19]chamomile,[11][14][19] and
marigolds.[10][11][24] Dill,[5][11][14]sage,[5][11] peas, Brassicas are a family of plants which includes broccoli,
Beets,[12] onions,[14]potatoes, [11]peppermint,[5][10][11] spearmint,[11]spurrey, Mustards, nightshades Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage,
Brassicas Brassica [citation needed]
cereals (e.g. corn, [11] rosemary,[5][11] rye-grass,[11] garlic,[14] oni Wireworms (tomatoes,[14][19]peppers, etc.), kohlrabi, radish, and turnip. Thyme, nasturtiums, and onion
wheat)[citation needed] ons[19][25] and potatoes.[5] geraniums, pole beans,[14][19]strawberries[14] showed good resistance to cabbage worm, weevil and cabbage
[19]

alliums,[5]nasturtium,[11][25] borage, looper.[25]

hyssop,[5][11]tansy,[11] tomatoes,[11] thyme,[5]
[11][25]
wormwood,[5] southernwood,[5]
[11]
beans,[18] clover[11]
Mixture of mustard, pac choi, and rape.
Broccoli as a main crop intercropped with lettuce was shown to be
Brassica [11]
Beets, dill,[5][11] lettuce,[26]mustard,
Broccoli Lettuce[26] more profitable than either crop alone.[26] Turnip acts as a trap crop.
oleracea [11]
onions,[11][21] tomato,[27]turnip,[28] clove [28]
See brassicas entry for more info
r[27]
Brussels Brassica Sage,[11][29] thyme,[11][29] clover,[29]malting
sprouts oleracea barley[11]
 Beans,[16] clover,[30][31] calendula/pot
marigold,[32] chamomile,[21]larkspur,[14] nas
Brassica
turtiums,[21] dill,[21][33]coriander,[34] hyssop, See brassicas entry for more info. If using clover as an intercrop it
oleracea / B
Cabbage Beans,[12] celery[5] [14]
onions,[14][21][35] beets,[21]marigolds,[11] mint Snails and slugs[36] Grapes[37] should be sown after cabbage transplant so as not to affect crop
rassica
,[11][14][21]rosemary,[21] sage,[14][21] thyme, yield. Nasturtiums repel cabbage moths[21]
chinensis [21]
tomatoes,[11] lacy phacelia,[11] Green
onions with Chinese cabbage.[11]
Tomatoes grow better with carrots, but may stunt the carrots'
growth. Beans provide the nitrogen carrots need more than some
other vegetables. Aromatic companion plants repel carrot fly.
Assassin bug, lacewing, Sage, rosemary, and radishes are recommended by some as
Tomatoes,[38]alliums,[7] bean Lettuce,[39] alliums (chives,[14]leeks,
Daucus parasitic wasp, yellow companion plants, but listed by others as incompatible. Alliums
Carrots s,[12]leeks,[13]lettuce,[14] [14]
onions,[7][14][15] shallots, etc.), rosemary, Leek moth,[15]onion fly[7][15] Dill, parsnip, radish
carota jacket and other inter-planted with carrots confuse onion and carrot flies. For the
[39]
onions,[7] passion fruit[23] [14] wormwood,[14]sage,[14] beans, flax
predatory wasps beneficial insect-attracting properties of carrots to work, they need
to be allowed to flower; Otherwise, use the wild carrot, Queen
Anne's Lace, for the same effect. Flax produces an oil that may
protect root vegetables like carrots from some pests.
Mixture of Chinese cabbage, One row of spinach alternating at 60 cm from each row of
Cauliflowe Brassica Beans,[12] celery,[5]spinach,[40]
marigolds, rape, and sunflower. cauliflower proved mutually beneficial.[40]See brassicas for more
r oleracea peas[41] [11]
Spinach,[40] peas[41] info. See peas regarding their mutualism with cauliflower.
Cosmos, daisies, snapdragons, leeks,
Apium Bush beans,[5][16]brassicas,[5] [5]
Celery tomatoes,[5] cauliflower,[5]cabbage,[5] bu Whiteflies[42] Corn, aster flowers Aster flowers, can transmit the aster yellows disease
graveolens [11][19]cucumber[42]
sh beans[5]
Beta
Chard vulgaris ssp Brassicas,[19] passion fruit[23]
. cicla
Sunflowers, dill,[21] legumes (beans,[14][16]
[21]
peas,[14] soybeans etc.), peanuts,
Corn / Beans,[11][16][21]cucurbits, cucurbits,[14] clover,[45]amaranth,[46] white Provides beans with a trellis, is protected from predators and
Zea mays [14] Tomato,[48] celery
Maize soybeans,[43]tomatoes[44] geranium, pigweed,[14] lamb's quarters, dryness by cucurbits, in the three sisters technique
morning glory, parsley, and potato,
[14]
field mustard,[47] Sudan grass[11]
Kohlrabi,[22] nasturtiums,[14]radishes,[48] m
Sow 2 or 3 radish seeds in with cucumbers to repel cucumber
arigolds, sunflowers,[48]peas,[48] beans,[16][21]
beetles.[14]One study showed a 75% reduction in cucumber beetles
Cucumis Beans,[12][21]kohlrabi,[22] lettuc [48]chamomile,[14] beets, carrots, dill, Beneficial for ground
Cucumber Raccoons, ants
[14] [14]
Potato, aromatic herbs
[14] [14]
with the concurrent seeding of amaranth.[51]Various sprays from
sativus e[14] [21]
onions,[49] garlic,[49][50] amaranth beetles
lettuce, asparagus, Malabar spinach, and celery were found to
(Amaranthus cruentus), celery, [51]

reduce whiteflies.[42]See cucurbits entry for more info

[42]
Malabar spinach [42]

Cucurbitac Cucurbits are a family of plants that includes melons,

Cucurbits Corn[14] Corn,[14] grain sorghum[52]
eae cucumbers, gourds, pumpkins, and squash
Eggplant o Marigolds, catnip,[21] dill,[11] redroot
Solanum Beans, peppers, tomatoes,
r Aubergin pigweed,[48] green beans,[48] tarragon, Marigolds will deter nematodes.
melongena [53]
passion fruit [23]

e mints, thyme[14]
Brassica
Onion, beets, aromati
[14][22] [22]

Kohlrabi oleracea v. Beets,[14][22] cucumbers[22] See Brassicas entry for more info
c plants,[22]cucumbers[22]
gongylodes
Allium
ampelopras Carrots,[14] celery,[22]onions,
Leek Carrots[13] clover,[55] Swiss chard See Alliums entry for more info
um v. porru [22] tomato,[54]passion fruit[23]
m
Legumes Phaseolus a Beets,[14][21]lettuce,[56] okra, Summer savory,[12][16] beets,[12] Snails and slugs[36] Colorado potato beetle[12][58] Tomatoes,[citation needed]chili Hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria, a good fertiliser for some plants,
nd Vicia [56]
potato,[16][57][58][59]spinach, [21]
cucumbers,[12][21] borage,[14]cabbage,[12] ca peppers,[citation needed]alliums,[12] too much for others. Rosemary and peppermint extracts are used
[citation needed]
dill,[citation needed]cabbage, rrots,[12] cauliflower,[12]corn,[11][16][21] larkspu [21]
gladiolas[12][19] in organic sprays for beans.[18]Summer savory[21] and
 [16]
carrots, chards, r,[14] lovage,[14]marigolds,[12][21] mustards,
eggplant,[48]peas, tomatoes, [14]
radish,[12][21] potato,[57][58][59]peppermint,[18] r
potatoes[58] repel bean beetles.
[16]
brassicas,[18]corn,[14][16] osemary,[14][21][18]lettuce,[56][60] onion,[60] squas
[21]
cucumbers,[21][48]grapes h,[56]lacy phacelia[61]
Beets,[12]beans,[56][60] okra, Radish, beets,[21] dill,[14][21] kohlrabi, Mints (including hyssop, sage, and various "balms") repel slugs, a
Lactuca [56]
onions,[22] radish, onions,[14][22][25] beans,[56]carrots,[14][39] cucum Celery, cabbage, cress, bane of lettuce and cabbages.[citation needed]Broccoli when intercropped
Lettuce Slugs and snails.[36]
sativa [14]
broccoli,[26]Carrots,[39] pass bers,[14]strawberries,[14] broccoli[26] thyme, parsley with lettuce was shown to be more profitable then either crop
ion fruit[23] [25]
nasturtiums,[25] alyssum,[62] cilantro[62] alone.[26]
Beans,[14] broccoli,
[11]
cabbage, cauliflower,
Sinapis See Brassicas entry for more info. Mustard acts as a trap crop in
Mustard fruit trees,[14]grapes, Various pests
alba broccoli.[11]
[14]
radish, brussels sprouts,
turnips
Nightshades are a family of plants which include tomatoes,
Nightshad Carrots, alliums, mints (basil, oregano, Beans, black walnuts, corn,
Solanaceae tobacco, chili peppers (including bell peppers), potatoes,
es etc.) fennel, dill, brassicas
eggplant, and others
Abelmoschu Sweet potato,[63]tomatoes, Beans,[56] lettuce,[56] squash,[56] sweet Okra and sweet potato are mutually beneficial when planted
Okra
s esculentus [53]peppers[64] potato,[63] peppers[64] simultaneously.[63]
Beets,[14] beans,[60]brassicas,
[19][25]
cabbage,[14][21][35]broccoli,
Carrots,[7] beets,[14] brassicas,[14]dill,[14] lett
[11][21]
carrots,[7][14][15]lettuce,[14]
uce,[14] strawberries,[14]marigolds,[11] mints
Onion Allium cepa [22]cucumbers,[49]peppers,[3] p Lentils, peas,[14] See Alliums entry for more info
,[11] tomatoes,[14]summer savory,
assion fruit,[23]strawberries. [14]
chamomile,[14][21]pansy
[14]
Green onions with
Chinese cabbage.[11]
The flowers of the parsnip plant left to seed will attract a variety
of predatory insects to the garden, they are particularly helpful
when left under fruit trees, the predators attacking codling moth
and light brown apple moth. The root also contains Myristricin,
Pastinaca A variety of predatory
Parsnip Fruit trees which is toxic to fruit flies, house flies, red spider mite, pea
sativa insects
aphids, a simple blender made extraction of three blended parsnips
roots to one litre of water through a food processor (not one for
preparing food) and left overnight, strained and use within a few
days.
Peas when intercropped with turnips, cauliflower, or garlic
Pisum Brassicas,[11]turnip,
Peas Turnip,[41] cauliflower,[41] garlic,[41]mints[14] Colorado potato beetle[7] showed mutual suppression of growth however their profit per
sativum [41]
cauliflower,[41]garlic,[41]
land area used was increased.[41]
Pepper plants like high humidity, which can be helped along by
planting with some kind of dense-leaf or ground-cover
Beans,[65] tomatoes, marjoram,[citation companion, like marjoram and basil; they also need direct
Solanaceae, needed]
okra,[64]geraniums, petunias, Beans, kale (cabbage, sunlight, but their fruit can be harmed by it...pepper plants grown
Peppers Okra[64]
Capsicum sunflowers,[66][67] onions[3] crimson clover, Brussels sprouts, etc.) together, or with tomatoes, can shelter the fruit from sunlight, and
[68]
basil,[14] field mustard[47] raises the humidity level. Sunflowers, when in bloom at the right
time, sheltered beneficial insects which lowered thrips
populations.[66]
Horseradish increases the disease resistance of potatoes. It repels
Brassicas,[5]beans,[57][58] Horseradish,[14][21] beans,[16][57][58][59]dead Atriplex, carrot, cucumber,
Solanum the potato bug.[21]Garlic was shown to be more effective than
Potato [59]
corn,[14] peas,[69]passion nettle,[14] marigolds,[14]peas,[7][69] onion,[4] g Mexican bean beetle[58] [14]
pumpkin,[72]raspberries,
tuberosum fungicides on late potato blight.[70] Peas were shown to reduce the
fruit[23] arlic,[4][70]thyme,[14] clover[71] squash, sunflower, tomato
density of Colorado potato beetles.[7]
Radishes can be used as a trap crop against flea beetles, cucurbita
Cucurbita Buckwheat, Jimson weed,[72] catnip,
Pumpkin Corn,[72] beans spiders, ground beetles Potatoes[72] can be used in the three sisters technique. Nasturtiums repel
pepo oregano,[14] tansy, radishes, nasturtiums
squash bugs.[14]
Radish Raphanus Squash[14] eggplant, Chervil,[14][21] lettuce,[14]nasturtiums[14][21] flea beetles, cucumber beetles[21] Grapes Radishes can be used as a trap crop against flea beetles. Radishes
 cucumber,[14]lettuce,[21] peas,
sativus grown with lettuce taste better.[14]
[21]
beans,[12][21] pole beans,[12]
A mixture of corn, mungbean, and sunflower was found to rid
Glycine
Soybean Corn,[43] snap beans,[11] sunflower[43] soybeans of aphids.[43] Snap beans act as a trap crop for Mexican
max
bean beetles in soybeans.[11]
Spinacia Brassicas,[19]cauliflower, Strawberries,[73] peas, beans, The peas and beans provide natural shade for the spinach. See
Spinach
oleracea [40]
passion fruit[23] cauliflower[40] cauliflower notes regarding mutualism with spinach.[40]
Radishes can be used as a trap crop against flea beetles, cucurbita
Beans,[56] buckwheat, borage,[14][21]catnip,
Cucurbita s can be used in the three sisters technique. Marigolds[25] and
Squash corn, beans,[56]okra,[56] tansy, radishes,[14]marigolds, Spiders, ground beetles
pp. nasturtiums repel squash bugs.[14][58]Marigolds repel cucumber
[25]
nasturtiums[14][58]
beetles.[25]
Sweet Ipomoea Okra and sweet potato are mutually beneficial when planted
Okra[63] Okra[63]
potato batatas simultaneously.[63]
Black walnuts inhibit tomato growth,[14] in fact they are
Asparagus,[15] basil,[11][21][25][54][74]beans,[16] bee
negative allelopathic to all other nightshade plants (chili pepper,
balm (Monarda),[12][14]oregano, parsley,
potato, tobacco, petunia) as well, because it produces a chemical
marigold,[14] alliums, garlic,[2][14] leeks, Black walnut,[14]alfalfa,
called juglone. Dill attracts tomato hornworm.
Solanum Brassicas,[11]broccoli, [54]
celery, geraniums, petunias, [77]
corn,[48]fennel,[14] chili
Tomatoes lycopersicu [27]cabbage,[11] celery,[5]roses, nasturtium, borage,[14][21] coriander,[38] Asparagus beetle[73] peppers,[53] peas,[44]dill,
Growing tomatoes with Basil does not appear to enhance tomato
m [14]
peppers, asparagus[73] [75]
chives,[14] corn,[44] dill,[38] mustard, potatoes,[14]beetroot,
flavour but studies have shown that growing them around 10
[38]
fenugreek,[38] barley,[38] carrots, brassicas,[14]rosemary
inches apart can increase the yield of tomatoes by about 20%.
[38]
eggplant,[53] mints,[14] okra,[53]sage,[14] thy [74]
One study shows that growing chili peppers near tomatoes in
me,[14][25] "flower strips"[76]
greenhouses increases tomato whitefly on the tomatoes.[53]
Brassica
Turnips an rapa and Br
Turnips act as a trap crop for broccoli.[28]See peas regarding their
d rutabaga assica Peas,[41][73]broccoli[28] Hairy vetch,[73] peas[41][73] hedge mustard,[73]knotweed[73]
mutualism with turnips.
s napobrassic
a

Fruit[edit]
Fruit
Common Scientific
Helps Helped by Attracts -Repels/+distracts Avoid Comments
name name
Cedar because of apple-cedar rust.
Clover, chives, garlic, leeks,
Malus Walnut because its roots produce
Apple nasturtium, southernwood, daffodils,
domestica growth inhibitors that apple trees
comfrey
are sensitive to[78]
Prunus A fungus that peppers are prone to can infect apricot trees
Apricot Peppers
armeniaca causing a lot of harm.

Pine and oak trees create the acidic soil blueberries need.
Strawberries and dewberries create healthy ground cover, clover
Vaccinium spp Oak trees,[79] pine trees,[79] strawberries,
Blueberries tomatoes fixes nitrogen for the blueberries' high needs, yarrow and bay
. clover, bay laurel, dewberries, yarrow
laurel repel unhealthy insects. Each of the herbal companions
listed also like the acidic soil the blueberry plant needs.

Alliums,[1] tansy,[1]nasturtiums,
Fruit trees Various [1]
marigolds,[1] marjoram,[1]lemon balm,
[1]
mustards,[14]dandelions,[14] borage[1]
Grapes Vitis spp. Hyssop,[14][21]alyssum,[11] basil, beans, Cabbage,[37] garlic,[37]radishes
 chives,[14] geraniums, mustards,
[14]
oregano, clover, peas, blackberries
Chamomile,[14]pigweed,[14] summer
Melon Cucumis melo
savoury,[14] sow thistle[14]
Potatoes,[23] beets,[23]Swiss chard,
Passiflora Cucurbits,[23] maize,[23]cowpea,[23] sor
Passion fruit [23]
carrots,[23] spinach,[23]strawberries,
edulis ghum,[23]okra,[23] sweet potatoes[23]
[23]
eggplants,[23] onions,[23]leeks,[23] lettuce[23]
Pears Pyrus spp. "Aromatic plants"[80]
Brassicas,[17] Verticillium-
susceptible species (tomatoes,
Fragaria Bush beans,[12]lettuce,[14]onions, Caraway,[17] bush beans,[17] lupin, potatoes, eggplant, peppers, Thyme planted and/or placed next to each other help grow more
Strawberries Slugs and snails.[36]
ananassa [14]
spinach,[73]passion fruit[23] [17]
onions,[14] sage,[14]thyme,[14]borage[14][21][17] melons, okra, mint, bush or strawberries quickly.
bramble fruits, stone fruits,
chrysanthemums, roses)[17]

Herbs[edit]
Herbs
Common Scientific
Helps Helped by Attracts -Repels/+distracts Avoid Comments
name name
Pimpinella Not to be confused with star anise which is an entirely
Anise Coriander[14]
anisum different species.
asparagus beetle, hornworms, Is said to make tomatoes taste better, chamomile and anise
Ocimum Tomato,[11][21][25][54][74]peppers,[14] oregano, Slugs and snails.
Basil Chamomile, anise [21]
mosquitoes,[21]thrips and Common rue, thyme are supposed to increase the essential oils in many herbs
basilicum asparagus, petunias, grapes [36]
butterflies
flies[21] like basil
Almost everything, especially beans,
Borago [14]
strawberry,[14][21][17]cucurbits Predatory insects, Predict a square metre for its adult size. Borage is a good
Borage Many pests, tomato worm[21]
officinalis (cucumber, squash[14][21]), fruit trees, honeybees companion for a wide variety of plants.[17]
[1]
tomatoes[14][21]and cabbage
Parasitic wasps,
Caraway Carum carvi Strawberries[17] Dill[21]
parasitic flies
Nepeta
Catnip Eggplant[21] Flea beetles,[21]ants,[21] aphids[14]
cataria
Most herbs,[14]brassicas,[11][14]
Matricaria
Chamomile [19]
cucumber,[14] wheat, onion,[14] Hoverflies, wasps Growing near herbs will increase their oil production.
recutita [21]
cabbage[21]
Anthriscus Loves shade, fortunately it grows well with shade-tolerant
Chervil Radish,[14][21] lettuce, broccoli Aphids Radish
cerefolium food plants; will make radishes grown near it taste spicier
Allium Apples, carrots,[14][21]grapes,[14] roses,[14] Cabbage worms, carrot fly, Same companion traits as all alliums (onions, garlic,
Chives schoenoprasu [21]tomatoes,[14] brassica (broccoli, Carrots aphids,[14][21]mites, Beans, peas shallots, leeks, etc.)said to prevent apple scab after 3 years
m cabbage, mustard, etc.), many others [21]
nematodes[21] planting at base of apple trees
Attracts hoverflies which may in turn reduce pest
Cilantro / Coriandrum Anise[14] cabbage,[34]spinach, lettuce, Tachinid fly, Aphids,[14][21] spider mites,
Beans, peas Dill populations in cabbages.[34] Will cross-pollinate easily with
Coriander sativum [62]
tomato[38][75] hoverflies[34][62] white flies and potato beetle
dill and ruin both plants.
Tiger swallowtail
Brassicas,[5][11][14]broccoli,[11]cabbage,[21] butterflies/caterpillars,
Aphids,[21] spider mites, One of the few plants said to grow with fennel.[citation needed]See
Anethum [33]
corn,[21]eggplant/aubergine, hoverflies, wasps,
Dill Fennel[81] [21]
squash bugs, cabbage Carrots, tomatoes, cilantro fennel for info about intercropping. Will cross-pollinate
graveolens [11]
fennel,[81] lettuce,[14][21]onions, ladybugs, tomato
looper easily with cilantro and ruin both.
[14]
cucumbers[21] hornworm, honeybees,
ichneumonid wasps
 Fennel is allelopathic to most garden plants, inhibiting
growth, causing to bolt, or actually killing many plants.[82]
Foeniculum Ladybugs, syrphid fly, [citation needed]
When growing together a higher ratio of fennel to
Fennel Dill[81] Dill[81] Aphids[14][62] Almost everything[citation needed]
vulgare [62]
tachinid fly dill provides the highest profit. Dill has a stabilizing effect
on the fennel seed.[81] Because it attracts syrphidae it reduces
aphids through predation.[62]
Linum Flax contains tannin and linseed oils which may offend the
Flax Carrots and potatoes Colorado potato beetle Almost everything[citation needed]
usitatissimum Colorado potato bug[83]
Aphids, Japanese beetles,
[14][21]

See Alliums entry for more info. Peas and garlic when
Vetch,[22] brassicas,[14]beets,[14] roses,[14] [21]
mites,[21] cabbage looper,
Allium planted closely together suppress each other's growth;
Garlic [22]
tomatoes,[2][14][22]cucumbers,[49] Tarragon, peas[41] ants, cabbage maggot, fruit Cabbages,[citation needed]grapes[37]
sativum however the profit over land area used is higher.[41]Tarragon
[50]
lettuce, celery, peas,[41]potatoes[4][70] borers,[22] red spider mites,
makes garlic grow rapidly.
[22]
slugs[84]
Hyssopus Cabbage moth
Hyssop Brassicas,[5][11]cabbage,[14]grapes[14][21] Honeybees, butterflies Radishes[21] Stimulates growth of grapes.
officinalis larvae, cabbage butterflies
Lavandula Chamomile, lettuce, brassicas,
angustifolia, L onions, tomatoes, oregano, thyme,
Lavender
. dentata, L. marjoram, sage, rosemary, basil,
stoechas lemon balm, squash
Cymbopogon Has been shown to reduce cutworms in eggplant in
Lemon grass Eggplant[85] Cutworms
citratus laboratory trials but needs field testing
Is thought to improve the health of almost all plants, like
Levisticum Ichneumonid wasps,
Lovage Beans[14] Rhubarb borage and geraniums, is considered a "magic bullet" of
officinale ground beetles (good)
companion planting
Provides ground cover and much-needed humidity for
Origanum Grapes, tomatoes, peppers,
Oregano Basil Hoverflies/Syrphidae[62] Aphids[62] pepper plants if allowed to spread among them. Because it
vulgare pumpkin,[14]many other plants
attracts syrphidae, it reduces aphids through predation.[62]
Petroselinum Swallowtail butterflies,
Parsley Asparagus,[15][16]corn/maize, tomatoes Apple, asparagus,[15][16]rose Alliums, lettuce Sacrificially attracts insects that feed on tomatoes
crispum wasps, flies
Cabbage root fly,[10]ants,
Mentha Alliums,[10][11]brassicas,[5][10][11]cabbage,[11] Repels cabbage flies, has same general companion
Peppermint [14]
cabbage looper, aphids,
piperita [14][21]
peas,[14] tomatoes[14] properties as other mints
[14]
onion fly[10]
Rosmarinus Cabbage,[21]beans,[14][21][18]brassicas,[5]
Rosemary Bean beetle Deters cabbage flies, repels many bean parasites
officinalis [11]
carrots,[14] thyme
Brassicas,[5][11]rosemary, cabbage,[14] Cabbage flies, carrot fly,
Salvia [21]
beans, Brussels sprouts,[11] Honeybees, cabbage black flea beetle, cabbage Avoid any member of the
Sage
officinalis [29]
carrots,[14]strawberry,[14]tomato,[14] ma butterfly looper, cabbage maggot, allium family and common rue
rjoram[14] repels many bean parasites
Southernwoo Artemisia
Brassicas,[5][11] fruit trees Controls cabbage moths and malaria mosquitoes.
d abrotanum
Mentha Alliums,[10][11]brassicas,[5][10][11]cabbage,[11] Ants,[14] aphids,[14]onion fly, Controls ants and aphids, has same general companion
Spearmint
spicata [14][21]
peas,[14] tomatoes[14] [10]
cabbage root fly[10] properties as other mints.
Chamomille, mint, broccoli,
Stinging tomatoes, valerian, angelica
Urtica dioica Aphids
nettle archangelica, marjoram, sage &
peppermint
Summer Satureja
Beans,[12] melon,[14]onions[14] Also delays germination of certain foul herbs
savoury hortensis
Its scent is disliked by most pests, and this plant is also
Artemisia Most vegetables,[14] but especially
Tarragon thought to have Nurse Plant properties, enhancing the
dracunculus eggplant
growth and flavor of crops grown with it.
 Brassicas,[5][11][25]cabbage,
Cabbage worm,[21][25]cabbage
Thymus [21]
eggplant/aubergine,[14]potato, Because it attracts syrphidae it reduces aphids through
Thyme Hoverflies/Syrphidae[62] weevil,[25]cabbage looper,
vulgaris [14]
strawberry,[14]tomato,[14][25] Brussels predation.[62]
[25]
aphids,[62]whitefly[citation needed]
sprouts[11][29]
Artemisia Wormwood should be used with caution around most
Wormwood Brassicas,[5] carrots[14] Ants[14]
absinthium vegetables since it does contain toxins.[14]
May increase the essential oil production of some herbs.
Predatory wasps,
Achillea Many plants, "Most aromatic Also improves soil quality, use the leaves to enrich
Yarrow ladybugs, hoverflies, Aphids[62]
millefolium plants."[14] compost, or as mulch. Because it attracts syrphidae it
[62]
damselbugs
reduces aphids through predation.[62]

Flowers[edit]
Flowers
Common
Scientific name Helps Helped by Attracts -Repels/+distracts Avoid Comments
name
Syrphidae and most beneficial
[62]
Because they attract syrphidae they help reduce aphids
Alyssum Lobularia maritima Grapes,[11]lettuce[62] Aphids[62]
insects through predation.[11][62]
Baby's Because they attract syrphidae they help reduce aphids
Gypsophila paniculata Syrphidae[62] Aphids[62]
breath through predation.[62]
Bee balm Monarda spp. Tomato [12][14]
Bees
Californian Because they attract syrphidae they help reduce aphids
Eschscholzia californica Syrphidae[62] Aphids[62]
poppy through predation.[62]
Roses, lavender,
Dianthus Dianthus caryophyllus Slugs
echinacea, aster, foxglove
A trap crop, attracting pests away from roses and grape
Tomatoes, tobacco,
Roses, corn, peppers, vines, distracts beet leafhoppers, carrier of the curly top
Geraniums Pelargonium spp. Leafhoppers, Japanese beetles eggplants and other
grapes virus, keep away from solanaceous plants like eggplant,
nightshades
and tobacco
Larkspur Delphinium spp. Beans,[14]cabbage[14]
This wildflower is a legume, hosting bacteria that fixes
Cucurbits, brassica,
Tomatoes and other nitrogen in the soil, fertilizing it for neighboring plants.
Lupin Lupinus lettuce, rosemary, dill, Summer savory, rose Honeybees
solanaceae Same with marigold, planting nearby roses causes them to
strawberry,[17]rose
grow vigorously.
Marigolds are a wonder-drug of the companion plant
world, invoking the saying "plant them everywhere in your
Most plants, especially
garden". French marigolds (T. patula) produce a pesticidal
tomatoes[14] and peppers,
Root-knot nematodes,[86][87]beet leaf chemical from their roots, so strong it lasts years after they
cucurbits (cucumbers,
Tagetes patula, T. hoppers, cucumber beetle, are gone. Mexican marigolds (T. erecta) do the same, but
Marigold gourds, squash, potatoes, Rose Snails and slugs. [36]

erecta, T. minuta [25]

Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
squash bug,[25] onion fly, are so strong they will inhibit the growth of some more
[14]
roses,[14]alliums,[10] [10]
cabbage root fly[10] tender herbs. Stinking Roger (T. minuta) has also been
[11]
brassicas,[10][11]
found effective against certain perennial weeds.[88] Same
[24]
zucchini[25]
with lupin, planting nearby roses causes them to grow
vigorously.
Beans, squash,[14] Predatory insects Aphids,[14] asparagus beetle, Cauliflower Trap crops for aphids, is among the best at attracting
[58]
tomatoes, fruit trees, [14]
cabbage looper,[14][25] cabbage predatory insects, deters many pests of cucurbits
brassicas,[11][25]radish[14] worm,[14][25] carrot fly,[14]cabbage
[21]
cucumbers[14] weevil,[25] Colorado potato
beetle[14] squash bug,[14][25] Japanese
beetle,[14]Mexican bean beetle,
 striped pumpkin beetles,
[14]

whitefly,[14]cucumber beetles[14] flea

beetle[14]
A good and nice-smelling flower that really attracts ants. It
Ants (with aphids),
is like the viola plant, but has two or three colors in
Pansy Viola x wittrockiana Alliums, onions, roses Roses Bees, butterflies, ants snails, slugs, white
flowers. Helps alliums and onions, which repels the white
butterfly
butterfly.
Cucurbits (squash,
Leafhoppers, Japanese beetles,
Petunia Petunia x hybrida pumpkins, cucumbers), Is a trap crop almost identical to geraniums in function
aphids, asparagus beetle
asparagus
Plants which are prone to
This plant attracts hoverflies and is good around plants
Phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia aphids, especially lettuce, hoverfly
which are prone to aphids.[89]
tomato, rose
Chives,[14][21]garlic,
Rose Rosa spp. [14]
marigolds[14]
Was grown as a companion for corn (maize) before
modern Europeans arrived in the Americas, supposedly
Peppers,[66][67] corn,
increases their production, ants herd aphids onto
Sunflower Helianthus annuus cucumber,[48]soybeans, Swan plant Aphids Pole beans[12]
sunflowers, keeping them off neighboring plants. Works as
[43]
tomatoes, swan plant
a trap plant for thrips keeping them off of bell peppers.
[67]
Planting near swan plants help sunflowers grow rapidly.
Gomphocarpus Plants that Attracts the monarch butterfly during spring and summer.
Swan plant physocarpus, Asclepias Sunflower Sunflower, basil Monarch butterfly Aphids attracts aphids and spi Basil repels pests that attracts by the swan plant like
physocarpa, milkweed der mites aphids.
Brassica, spinach, An annual climbing plant, which is like the edible pea.
Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus Bees Aphids
silverbeet and salads Makes a good decoration in your garden or fence.
flying insects(Ichneumonid
wasps), ants,[14] Japanese beetles,
Beans, brassicas, [14]
cabbage butterfly,[14]cabbage
[11]
cucurbits (cucumbers, maggot,[14] asparagus beetle, Toxic to people and many animals, don't plant it where
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare squash, etc.), raspberries Ladybugs, honeybees [14]
carrot fly,[14] striped cucumber livestock browse. Is reputed to generally repel insects
and relatives, roses, corn, beetles,[14] Colorado potato beetle, (except for nectar-eating types).
fruit trees[1] [14]
cutworm,[14]flea beetle,[14] flies,
[14]
imported cabbageworm,
[14]
squash bugs,[14] mice
Attracts hummingbirds that eat whiteflies, attracts
Zinnia Zinnia Beans, tomatoes, peppers Whiteflies
pollinators

Other[edit]
Other
Common Scientific -Repels/
Helps Helped by Attracts Avoid Comments
name name +distracts
Assassin bug, big-eyed Used by farmers to reduce cotton pests, a good crop to improve soil; fixes nitrogen
Medicago Tomatoes,[77]fava
Alfalfa Cotton bug, ladybug, parasitic Lygus bugs like beans do. Also breaks up hardpan and other tough soil. Alfalfa has demonstrated
sativa beans
wasps some allelopathic effects to tomato seedlings[77]
Beans, corn, cucumber,
Arachis
Peanut eggplant, lettuce, marigold, Peanuts encourage growth of corn and squash[83]
hypogaea
melon and sunflower
Walnut Juglans spp. Many types of grass European alder (sacrifice plant), hairy Apple trees, Black walnut is harmful to the growth of all nightshade plants, including Datura or
 including Kentucky Jimson weed, eggplant, mandrake, deadly nightshade or
tree vetch,[90]crownvetch,[90] sericea lespedeza[90] [78]
grasses[90]
bluegrass (Poa pratensis). belladonna, capsicum (paprika, chile pepper), potato, tomato, and petunia.