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Favorite 'sun' plant that takes more shade than you would think
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Posted by Springcherry 6/7 Philly,PA (My Page) on Wed, Aug 11, 04 at 15:34
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Since its in bloom now, I'll start off with one of the most obvious, and glorious ones == Rudbeckia "Goldstrum."
From what little Ive picked up, it seems that certain varieties and species of pestemon, agastache, monarda, heliopsis, catmint, monarda, veronica, and many more, are more shade tolerant than others of the same genus. I'm looking to find out what these are, and trust people's experiences more than garden catalogs(well, -some- garden catalogs;-)
So what works for you?
Springcherry
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- Posted by jkom51 Z9 CA/Sunset 17 (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 19, 04 at 22:29
| Most of my bearded iris (an unnamed, amazingly tough dark purple variety) are in partial to deep shade. Doesn't faze them a bit, they bloom and rebloom without fail. I have canna lilies, groundcover roses, fairy roses, pelargoniums, citrus (Meyer lemon and Bearss lime), euonymus, penstemon, tanacetum and osteospermums in beds that are only partial sun. |
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