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Irish Moss

Posted by rachel_novice Virginia (My Page) on
Mon, Mar 19, 07 at 11:58

Hi!!

I live in Zone 6... I am thinking of planting some Irish /Scotch Moss between the stones on my patio... The patio is under a deck, and there is also a tree in the backyard, so most of the patio is shady, some areas more than others... Any sunlight would be dappled at most... My question is: Do you know if the Irish /Scotch Moss will take/thrive under such shady conditions??

I am looking to replicate the look in the attached picture... Can you suggest an alternative to the Irish /Scotch Moss (with the same mat-like texture and height)?? Has anyone had any success with growing Veronica repens Sunshine as a groundcover??

Thanks.

Here is a link that might be useful: Irish Moss Stepable


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RE: Irish Moss

Hi Rachel, I live in Zone 6b-7a (CT shore). My experience here with Irish/Scotch moss (which isn't a moss, BTW) is that it does best in mostly sun conditions. We have a marine layer here & just don't get a lot of bright sun. I've not found it to be the easiest of plants to grow frequently getting considerable winter die back. It does better in years with good snow cover which we seldom have this close to the shore. That said, given time over the growing season it does recover some and by fall has once again filled-in even spreading a little some years. Sorta a tricky plant, for me.

Tricia


 
 

 

 


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