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Chamomile Companion Planting
Matricaria chamomilla
Daisy (Asteraceae) -- cool season
1 beneficial companion
0 antagonistic relationships
Good Companions for Chamomile
CabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata
BeneficialPest SuppressionSupported
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) flowers attract hover flies and parasitoid wasps that prey on brassica pests. Chamomile root exudates may also suppress some soil-borne pathogens.
Plant chamomile at brassica bed edges. Both are cool-season compatible.
Sources
- Effect of companion plants on natural enemy populations in brassica crops -- Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2007)
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