Re: Zone 9 CA shade plants

Her initial question had to do with putting Rodgersia in this bed. Moist
shade is uncommon around here, too. Any shade I have means the tree
roots suck up all the moisture.


Kitty

-- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
Must be in east bay. Can't think of anywhere else in north central CA 
that could possibly be considered "moist." On the other hand, if she 
doesn't want to say where she is, tell her to go to the nursery and 
pick out whatever she likes.


On Nov 19, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing 
Center wrote:

> Barb, This is on a forum discussion and I felt bad that no one was 
> replying
> to her at all so I stepped in.  At first she only wanted to say zone 9 
> and I
> explained that z9 se is way different than z9sw, so, if she could at 
> least
> give her state if she didn't want to give her town.  So all I have is 
> "in an
> old neighborhood in central northern California".  Some people are 
> quite
> reluctant to say more.  She writes that the area is "fairly moist", 
> but of
> course, one might ask, relative to what?
> Maybe you could suggest one or two widely adaptable plants, 
> considering that
> she is currently growing  Ligularia, Alchemilla,
> and Woodwardia, and when I tell her about them, I can ask if she knows 
> her
> sunset zone.  Since she used "Alchemilla" instead of "Lady's Mantle", 
> I'm
> guessing she may have some knowledge of sunset zones.
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara Tandy" <sundrops@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Zone 9 CA shade plants
>
>
>> Kitty, what town is she near?  so I can check what the Sunset zone is.
> She
>> must be north of me to have any conditions that can be considered 
>> moist!
>> And if so there will be lots she can grow.
>> --Barb, Grass Valley CA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
>> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:55 AM
>> Subject: [CHAT] Zone 9 CA shade plants
>>
>>
>>> Someone has asked me about plants for a moist, shady area in central
>>> northern California.  She said she has ridiculously good soil, heavy
> tree
>>> canopy, and many microclimates.  Currently she has Ligularia,
> Alchemilla,
>>> and Woodwardia in this new bed and was asking about Rodgersia.
> Rodgersia
>>> does well here, but I couldn't say how it does in her location.  Does
>>> anyone
>>> have suggestions of plants for her? Especially David, Barb, and
> Theresa? -
>>> others welcome to chime in too.
>>>
>>> Kitty
>>>
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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