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Posted by sandy68 65616 (My Page) on Mon, May 17, 10 at 13:39
| What do you suggest as fillers for hosta bed. This bed is mostly shade, and gets watered once or twice a week. I have about 45 hostas in this bed but still have lots of room that needs something to fill in between the plants. I am open to both annuals and perennials |
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RE: compainon plants for hosta bed
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| I have filled in my hosta bed with lenten roses, gumpo azaleas, coral bells, hardy begonia, lamium groundcover. It's nice to have the azaleas and lenten roses in the winter for some shape and color above ground. |
RE: compainon plants for hosta bed
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- Posted by marric Z5a Ontario (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 21, 10 at 7:18
Perennials: I use heuchera and bleeding hearts. I also moved in a Jacobs Ladder because I love the foliage combo.
Annuals: coleus, impatience,violas. |
RE: compainon plants for hosta bed
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- Posted by ademink z5a-5b Indianapolis (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 22, 10 at 11:39
| Ligularia (!!!), brunnera, rodgersia, kirengoshoma palmata, epimedium, chelone, ferns galore, hardy begonia, hellebore, liriope, mayapples, trillium, arisaema, siberian iris, sweet woodruff, astilbe, aruncus, solomon's seal, astrantia, asiatic lilies in dappled sun, hardy geranium, northern oats sea grass....is that enough to start with? :) Andrea (shade gardener) |
RE: compainon plants for hosta bed
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Pulmonaria;
Ajuga reptans "Burgundy Glow",
Impatiens,
hardy geraniums (cranesbills);
toad lilies;
Coleus -Sprout...(Linda) |
RE: compainon plants for hosta bed
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| No body said Tiarellas! astilbes are my second fav. |
RE: compainon plants for hosta bed
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RE: compainon plants for hosta bed
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| wood asters (try "eastern star"), lily of the valley, hakone grass, ribbon grass, sedum (green kinds will grow in shade as long as it's not wet), english ivy, houseplants for the summer, surprisingly purple coneflower and black eyed susans will bloom and return for years in a lot of shade. |
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