15 Companion Plants to Bring Out the Best in Your Parsley (2024)

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Herbs

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  Asparagus

  

  When planted with parsley, asparagus grows much more vigorously. Parsley helps stimulate foliage growth in asparagus, which is a perennial plant that will grow back and can be harvested every year if properly cared for. Parsley's strong aroma also deters asparagus beetles, helping to reduce infestations.

  • Name:Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:3-10
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Sandy, loamy

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  Tomatoes

  

  Parsley and tomatoes make a great pair in any garden. Parsley attracts beneficial insects like hoverflies that feed on aphids, luring them away from tomatoes.

  • Name:Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:3-10
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Sandy, loamy

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  Peppers

  

  Pepper plants tend to attract pests such as earworms, aphids, beetles, and more, but planting parsley nearby can help to combat them. When parsley flowers, its white blooms attract parasitic wasps, ladybugs and other beneficial insects that feed on the unwanted insects.

  • Name:Pepper, capsicum(Capsicum annuum)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:9-11
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Loamy, well-drained

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  Basil

  

  Both common culinary herbs, basil and parsley also require the same growing conditions—full sun and well-drained soil—making them ideal companions. Parsley attracts beneficial insects, while basil is known to repel unwanted ones such as mosquitoes and flies.

  • Name:Basil, sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:Perennial in 7-9; annual elsewhere
  • Light:Full sun, partial shade
  • Soil:Loamy, rich, well-drained

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  Chives

  

  Chives are an easy-to-grow allium that produces attractive purple flowers that, like the rest of the plant, are edible. Parsley repels the onion maggot, a common pest that feeds on plants in the onion family below the ground, affecting their root networks.

  • Name:Chives, common chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:3-9
  • Light:Full sun, partial shade
  • Soil:Loamy, sandy

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  Nasturstium

  

  Planting flowers like nasturtium near parsley not only enhances the aesthetic appeal of your garden, it can help boost parsley's pest-deterrent properties. Plus. both plants are edible.

  • Name:Nasturtium (Tropaeolum spp.)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:9-11
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Moist, well-drained

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  Beans

  

  Beans of all kinds grow well with an array of plants. Legumes, including bean plants, fix nitrogen in the soil, which benefits parsley and helps intensify its green color. In return, the scent of parsley helps deter bean pests.

  • Name:Common bean, green bean, snap bean, string bean, French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:2-11
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Loamy, sandy, well-drained

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  Corn

  

  Corn attracts cutworms, earworms, and armyworms that wriggle through the corn husks to get to the kernels inside. Planting parsley throughout rows of corn can help attract beneficial insects that feed on these worms and prevent damage to the crop.

  • Name:Corn, maize (Zea mays)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:7-9
  • Light:Full sun, partial shade
  • Soil:Loamy, sandy, well-drained

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  Apples

  

  Apple trees attract the destructive codling moth that feeds inside apples and ruins the tree's fruit crop. To keep these unwanted pests away, plant a ring of parsley around the trunk of your apple tree. Parsley attracts tachinid flies, which will attack the codling moth in its pupa stage.

  • Name:Apple (Malus domestica)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:3-8
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Moist, well-drained

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  Pears

  

  Like apple trees, pear trees can also be affected by codling moths and spongy moths. Both of these pests can be deterred by parasitic wasps and parasitic flies that flowering parsley attracts.

  • Name:Pear, common pear, European pear (Pyrus communis)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:5-9
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Loamy, sandy, clay, well-drained

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  Peas

  

  Peas are a nitrogen-fixing crop that will make parsley grow fuller, lusher, and greener. Parsley flowers attract tachinid flies, which feed on cutworms, a common legume pest.

  • Name:Pea, garden pea (Pisum sativum)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:2-11
  • Light:Full sun, partial shade
  • Soil:Moist, well-drained

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  Cabbage

  

  Parsley is a great cabbage companion plant, as the herb's flowers attract beneficial insects that prey on cabbage worms and cutworms, which can cause substantial damage to cabbage. When harvested together, they can both be used in an array of recipes.

  • Name:Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:2-11
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Loamy, well-drained

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  Cauliflower

  

  Similar to cabbage, cauliflower is a member of the brassica family, and can easily become affected by cabbage worms and cutworms. Planting parsley nearby lessens the risk of an infestation.

  • Name:Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:2-11
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Well-drained
    

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  Marigolds

  

  Many flowers make great companion plants for parsley. Marigolds are a popular choice for gardens, as they deter common garden pests like nematodes, tomato hornworms, cabbage worms, squash bugs, and more. When paired with parsley, they make quite the pest-fighting duo.

  • Name:Marigolds (Tagetes spp.)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:7-9
  • Light:Full sun, partial shade
  • Soil:Loamy, sandy, well-drained

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  Roses

  

  A flowering rose bush might seem like a strange addition to an herb or vegetable garden, but their blooms can attract an array of pollinators. However, roses are prone to an array of pests, including aphids, wasps, flies, and beetles. Planting parsley near roses can help deter these unwanted insects, and roses are believed to benefit parsley by making the scent of its flowers sweeter.

  • Name:Rose (Rosaspp.)
  • USDA Hardiness Zones:2-11
  • Light:Full sun
  • Soil:Loamy, well-drained