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Acidic soil perennials?
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Posted by roandco z5ONT (My Page) on Thu, Sep 8, 05 at 9:45
I have a 4 x 15 foot raised bed that I plan to acidify this fall for 1 or 2 azaleas I want to plant in the one corner. I might try a blueberry beside these although it would be an open invitation for the racoons to ravage the garden so I'd like to plant other acid loving perennials and/or grasses in the rest of the bed. The bed is primarily southfacing although it always has dappled shade in the corner reserved for the azalea so it gets quite a bit of sun. Above the bed is forest with a viburnum and a euonymus edging the raised bed wall.
Any suggestions for other plants for this bed?
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RE: Acidic soil perennials?
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| I planted Pieris and Wintergreen, both acid loving plants. |
RE: Acidic soil perennials?
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| Gardenias, hibiscus, amaranth, caladium, canna, mums, geraniums, snapdragons, english ivy, carnations, and of course in the same family as your azalea...rhododendrons. Many plants, if they are supposedly 'neutral growing' will adapt to soil they are given. So many plants that might not be thought of as acid lovers, will adapt to it well. |
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