Re: shrubs for damp clay/laurel & yaupon

I don't normally praise Wal-Mart parking lots, but the one near here has yaupon hollies planted throughout. Many times I've contemplated going down there at night with a shovel. Instead I settled for a couple of cuttings [slips]; they've been in one of the cutting boxes for a couple of months now. Still green, but no sign of growth yet.


On Sunday, February 20, 2005, at 07:22 AM, A A HODGES wrote:

Yes Zem, it's one of my favorites too. Grows pretty much anywhere, sun,
shade, sand, clay. Here I do have an issue with cottony cushion scale, but
a blast with the hose usually takes care of it. And I know what you mean by
the yaupon meatballs. But I am a sucker for Weeping Yaupon. I had one that
died (from moving it around too much) but left it as the birds like to lite
in it, and planted another at its base. When it gets tall enough I'll take
away the dead one. Jim's right on that. The form is just beautiful,
especially when overzealous pruners don't get a hold of it!

Andrea H
hodgesaa@earthlink.net
EarthLink Revolves Around You.


[Original Message]
From: Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 2/19/2005 7:48:27 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] shrubs for damp clay

I love that Otto Luyken laurel.  It has a wonderful fragrance, too.  I

got

one a few years ago when I snatched out the Yaupon holly 'meatballs'

around
my foundation. So far it has been totally maintenance free making it a
great shrub for me.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:34 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] shrubs for damp clay


Pam, I had that problem here and have found that Dwarf Yaupon Holly can
take it, as can almost any holly, but my preferred shrub for foundation
planting is Otto Luyken Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken') It
stays small, evergreen, very dark leaves, and blooms twice a year with
white spikes in spring and fall. Used to be hard to find but now Lowes
and

Home Depot carry it here.

A


Andrea H
hodgesaa@earthlink.net
EarthLink Revolves Around You.
[Original Message]
From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 2/19/2005 8:27:49 AM
Subject: [CHAT] shrubs for damp clay

I know there are plants that like wet feet (bog plants) - but are there
shrubs that can take damp clay? Asking for a friend at work whose house
stands in the lowest area of the property and the clay around the
foundation stays damp most of the time. Anything he plants will have to
max out at 4-5 feet. TIA y'all!


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A

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