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Posted by estheramgr z8 GA (My Page) on Wed, May 25, 05 at 11:17
| I'm trying to plan a border to mask a drainage ditch in an area that ranges from partially shady to deep shade. I'm at a loss for ideas. Please show me pictures of your ditch borders and shady soggy spots! |
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RE: Pics of shady bog gardens, please!
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| I've been seeing this post for a couple of months now and I re-read it tonight and realized what zone you're in. While I don't have a photo, how about a link. Have you ever considered Gunnera? It's a fantastic BOLD foliage plant that would cover up a drainage ditch or for that matter anything and it will do well in shade. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gunnera Photo
RE: Pics of shady bog gardens, please!
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| I live in zone 7, and thought about purchasing Gunnera, but was, what do you call it? Disenchanted by the reports I have from other growers in my zone, same city, who said it did not like our hot summers. So far, I am growing Monkey Flower (mimulus ringens) in a bog in shade and it is flowering. You can also grow a lot of the aroid family members, elephant ears of different colors, in a shady bog. Susan |
RE: Pics of shady bog gardens, please!
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this is what I have growing in NO direct sunlight, very shadded:
all of these are growing to full bloom and full size in direct mud: 1. cardinal flower
2. blue flag and yellow flag iris
3. water plantain
4. marsh marigold
5. pickerel plant; pickerel rush; pickerel weed
6. variagated sweetflag
7. water cellery
8. water clover, hardy
9. arrow arrum
10. bog arrum; water calla
11. some unidenfied flower, that may be a form of monkey flower - but white - of the genus: Lowes now, the only thing that is not going crazy growing to MAXIMUM potential, are the 12. arrow heads - they are growing big only where planted in direct or partial sunlight. so, rather then wasting your time with a listing or any further research, know that ALL OR ANY bog or marginal is going to do great in shade - unless we are talking about complete cut off from light - NO yellow - direct sunlight has ever hit those plants above for as much as a minute and they are growing great - they are in a corner of the yard under some pine or ceder type of trees. |
RE: Pics of shady bog gardens, please!
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- Posted by KWoods Cold z7 Long Is (My Page) on
Wed, Aug 17, 05 at 9:47
| NJBio, how long have you had them growing under those conditions? |
RE: Pics of shady bog gardens, please!
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| since june - funny enough, i was looking at them today - there's even less light now as the foliage above has multiplied |
RE: Pics of shady bog gardens, please!
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| still less sun - more growth - many blooms of pickerel weed |
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