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Can anyone offer some advice?

Posted by york_rose z6/Coastal MA (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 12, 07 at 12:06

I have a border next to my townhouse that isn't really boggy & wouldn't be wet - except - from mid-May through mid-October the condominium complex turns on the lawn sprinklers. They go on for about 30 mins. every morning around 4:30 am.

I have absolutely no control over this. It's brutal to the plants I've tried to place along the bed's border!

I want a blue perennial ground cover or low plant that would go at the front of a border. I thought I had my problem solved when I planted Roseanne perennial geraniums, but in their third years they've succumbed to fungal infections. They were perfect!

Now they're gone...... :((

This spot is most likely moist enough to grow Iris, but they don't bloom for very long. I strongly suspect Astilbe would be fine, but they aren't blue.

Can anyone suggest something??

How tolerant are Scabiosa of water?


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RE: Can anyone offer some advice?

  • Posted by kwoods Cold z7 Long Is (My Page) on
    Tue, Aug 21, 07 at 10:36

Gentian? Maybe andrewsii, bottle gentian. Definitely Lobelia siphilitica, great blue lobelia.

Personally I'd go with primroses and ferns.... lots of choices there but not sure there're many blues aside from polyanthus.


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RE: Can anyone offer some advice?

What about periwinkle which is blue, or ferns which really like moist conditions, however they hate the sun? Hydrangeas are blue and they like shaded conditions and hate the sun but love moisture. Have you thought about succulents? They love moisture and retain it as well, but I am not sure about the colour of the flowers. We have many beautiful blue flowering plants here in Australia, but they may not be suitable for your conditions.


 
 

 

 


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