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| Hi I have so much shady room but want so many and massive amoutns of fragrants perhaps if I put some fragrants on the shady border in part shade.... dappled sunglight? from tall trees? these would grow.... I was wondering how these would do....
mathiola bicornis reseda odorata nicotiana alata acidanthera tuberose peruvian daffodil hymenocallis? heliotrope jasminum grandiflora pansies ? midnight candy z something capensis Thanks..... |
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| Here's how to read the truth behind the seed package labels and nursery descriptions: Full sun -- Don't bother unless you have unobstructed southern exposure from horizon to horizon or you have enough HID lights to illuminate a small city. Sun to part shade -- these really like full sun, but you just may see a couple of blooms if you don't put it in full sun conditions (see above), if it's a good year, El Nino conditions are favorable, and you get lucky. Real lucky. Part shade: this is what everybody north of the Mason-Dixon line actually has, even when it's sunny, compared to all those sun-drenched industrial nurseries in Homestead, Fl, where the plants actually come from. Expect plants to look a lot less vibrant than they do in the pictures. Full shade: this means under a light tree canopy, not your linen closet. And now for the real advice: your best bets are probably the nicotiana, peruvian daylilly, and pansies, I think -- many of the rest really need a lot of sun to look and smell their best. Jim |
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| if i plant anything but roses and tomatoes in full sun down here, they usually fry by mid-summer! *lol* i do grow n. alata(white form) and hymenocalis in part sun and they flower beautifully. these plants are sited under juniper canopy and get direct morning sun only (maybe 3-4 hours), then dappled shade the rest of the day. n. alata has a very potent fragrance - overwhelming to some folks who encounter my planting. i like it, though; the stronger, the better. they are perennial here. i have never detected any fragrance from a pansy. are yours fragrant? you can't beat 'em for duration of flower-power. |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Tue, Apr 5, 05 at 1:11
| Flowers are you planning on planting these plants in or outdoors? Toni |
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- Posted by RisingPower1 UK (My Page) on Tue, Apr 5, 05 at 5:21
| How about some fragrant rhododendrons/azaleas such as arborescens etc? They like shade and are quite fragrant, same goes for hostas. |
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