Re: plants for DRY, semi-shade

Thanks, Pam...I wondered about that but was not sure.  SC isn't as
hot as Texas, tho', I don't think...have lived in Texas, but did not
garden there....IMO Texas summers are totally brutal:-)  Think SC is
more humid, at least the parts I've been in.  But, given latitude,
the sun could be just as intense.  

I know I can grow things in part shade that need full sun further
north, so the farther south you get, the more shade plants can
tolerate.

Think rosemary will take about any soil as long as it drains well;
that seems key with them.  I've seen huge shrubs of rosemary in S.
CA...and that makes me think of another plant that may do well -
Agapanthus...they grow in the median strips around LA and should be
hardy in SC.

Hmmmm.....now, I wonder about some of the Agastaches...I only have
that really common hardy one with the sort of faded blue/purple
flowers whose name escapes me right now, but there are some really
marvelous cultivars - one would about fill that planter:-)  They are
drought tolerant, aren't they?

I think the key is going to be whether these plants can get enough
water until they are established.....sounds like there are quite a
few that will otherwise do well in the light and soil conditions.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Pamela J. Evans <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> 
> Well in this part of the country Marge, stuff you need full sun for
does
> fine (or better) here in part shade. I have one rosemary growing on
the
> South side of the house in dappled shade (under a 150 year old
pecan
> tree) and it is doing as well as the ones in the herb bed w/ real
full
> sun. My cannas along the tree line - dappled shade all day - grow
and
> bloom as well as the ones in full sun. One Texas gardener said -
full
> sun in Virginia is not the same as full sun in Texas. And the sun
in SC
> must be pretty intense as well, and she is in zone 8B, half a zone
> warmer than I am (8A). Just a thought. And I think the name
rosemary
> come from ros marius or some such in Latin meaning dew of the sea.
> Andrea has the coastal/salt problem which should be second nature
if you
> will for any rosemary plant - upright or creeping. I could be wrong
of
> course. Your suggestions were AWESOME as always. Wow.
> 
> 
> Pam

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