🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Mache
Valerianella locusta
vegetables
annual
Caprifoliaceae
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
rich
🚿 Drainage
moist
📏 Spacing
4-6 in
📐 Height
4-8in
⏱️ Maturity
40-60 days
🤝 Companions (5)
🤝 Fruit Trees
Winter groundcover beneath dormant fruit trees
🤝 Kale
Good companion.
🤝 Sequential winter harvests.
Good companion.
🤝 Spinach
Good companion.
🤝 Winter greens pair.
Good companion.
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Tomato
Incompatible.
⚠️ Winter/summer mismatch.
Incompatible.
📝 Growing Notes
Extremely cold-hardy. Harvest rosettes. Self-seeds.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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