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Anyone Growing Pachysandra in Part Sun?

14 years ago

I am looking for a plain green groundcover that can take some sun for a location that gets sun from morning until around 2 to 3pm. I'd like to use pachysandra but I'm not sure how much sun it can take in this region--I'm new to KY.

The bed where it would be planted gets a tiny bit of shade in the morning hours from the tippy-top of the shadow of an immature street tree, and a tiny bit of shade from a young dogwood tree planted in the border itself in the afternoon.

As time passes and both trees grow, the area will get more shade. In the meantime....I really need a ground cover.

Anyone?

Comments (2)

sweetkountry
14 years ago
I'd try it. Over a year ago I planted pachy on the western side of a shade tree that gets afternoon sun. It isn't spreading, but it is surviving. This is the second year for it.
leafy02
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you. I got some pachysandra for free this past weekend, so I figured I had nothing to lose by giving it a try. I put in about twelve of the little guys, and I'm hopeful!
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