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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008Shade tolerant plants
Now the foxgloves have stopped flowering what plant would be a goo replacement in a shadey boarder, that will offer height and colour? M boarder is looking so bare now -- foxglove77 > Now the foxgloves have stopped flowering what plant would be a good > replacement in a shadey boarder, that will offer height and colour? My > boarder is looking so bare now. Where are you? What is your climate?  SignatureDavid E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/> PS. I live in London, Englan -- foxglove77 > Now the foxgloves have stopped flowering what plant would be a good > replacement in a shadey boarder, that will offer height and colour? My > boarder is looking so bare now. Impatiens, geraniums, pelargoniums (often called "geraniums" but not really the same). These will all do okay with some sun but also tolerate complete shade. SignatureDavid E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/> > > Now the foxgloves have stopped flowering what plant would be a good > > replacement in a shadey boarder, that will offer height and colour? My [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > really the same). These will all do okay with some sun but also > tolerate complete shade. Hosta which I add caladiums too but the latter is annual about here. I like white christmas as the white in dark places is neat. Bill SignatureGarden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA For the shadiest spots where even impatiens or sweet william complain for need of light, English or Spanish bluebells can't be beat. They'll even thrive right up next to the roots of big shrubs, or back under the eaves of the house that get almost no water. They're only present in spring of course but that's enough. I wouldn't waste a choice garden space on them because they're just so damned great in spots that are otherwise ungardenable. -paghat the ratgirl Signaturevisit my temperate gardening website: http://www.paghat.com visit my film reviews website: http://www.weirdwildrealm.com > For the shadiest spots where even impatiens or sweet william complain for > need of light, English or Spanish bluebells can't be beat. They'll even [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > visit my temperate gardening website:http://www.paghat.com > visit my film reviews website:http://www.weirdwildrealm.com Sounds like a Jack-in-the-Pulpit I planted eons ago at my mom's house. It was right at the base of a White Pine, and popped up every year like clockwork. Hmmm, there's that wasted space between the shed and the compost...I wonder... Chris foxglove77;805524 Wrote: > Now the foxgloves have stopped flowering what plant would be a goo > replacement in a shadey boarder, that will offer height and colour? M > boarder is looking so bare now. Depends a bit on how shady the border is. Martagon lilies will do very well in light shade, and will naturalize Japanese anenomes the same - though try to keep to the white form which are less rampant. Both flower after foxgloves. The native woo gentian is well worth considering -- beccabunga > Now the foxgloves have stopped flowering what plant would be a good > replacement in a shadey boarder, that will offer height and colour? My > boarder is looking so bare now. I don't know where you live but here in the mid south, zone 6, my hostas are starting to bloom in shades of lavender to white. The Impatiens have been in full bloom in the shade since late April. |
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