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what GC for wet, condition, mostly shade
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Posted by noviceherbus 7a (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 05 at 18:44
I just had to remove some nandina bushes out of our front bed that died (most likely because my hose gives runoff there and too wet for them.) I want a pretty perrenial groundcover to replace the bed that will flower if possible, but it is so shady and is underneath a black walnut tree that I think it may be a difficult place for some things to survive. An evergreen bush grows great there, as well as my impatients. I placed some lemon mint there and it is fine, but having a little bit of powdery mildew. I plan on replacing in the fall when the impatients die. That way it can get established through out the winter. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thx.
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RE: what GC for wet, condition, mostly shade
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| Sweet woodruff should do well. |
RE: what GC for wet, condition, mostly shade
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| Thank you starla756 I did think of that too since it is in my herb garden and I can move it there, but is it ok in wet boggy conditions? Thx |
RE: what GC for wet, condition, mostly shade
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- Posted by amyta z8 mid GA (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 26, 06 at 16:30
| What about Creeping Jenny? |
RE: what GC for wet, condition, mostly shade
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| My groundcover comfrey, Symphytum iberis, does well in dry shade under cedars and also on a bank in sun, I haven't tried it in wet conditions but it is so tough it should do well everywhere. It has rough fuzzy leaves and blooms in spring with flowers that start out pink and fade to white with a blue base. They are studded with flowers now. They would run over other plants though. |
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