Re: OT-PLANTS:Suggestions for a difficult spot
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-PLANTS:Suggestions for a difficult spot
- From: C* M*
- Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 16:22:17 +1000
How about evergreen daylilies, heaps of bloom flushes in your climate for
about 6-9 months of the year, any colour from red, pink, orange, yellow,
purple, white and lots of interesting combinations. Plenty of small growing
ones too.
Colleen Modra
Zone 8/9
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From: John Reeds <jreeds@microsensors.com>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 8:56 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] OT-PLANTS:Suggestions for a difficult spot
> Okay, there are a lot of good gardeners out there. I need to find an
answer
> for planting a difficult spot (virgin topsoil mix). A fake rock wall
> overhangs my pool equipment (including the heater). Recessed into the top
> of the wall is a planter about 50" long, about 20" wide, and about 8-12
> inches deep. It has sprinklers (which I can adjust) and a surface drain.
> The rock will get hot in the sun, so anything prone to root-rot may be a
> problem. In this part of California, we only rarely get winter freezes
> (USDA 9b, Sunset 23). The planter is next to the spa, so I absolutely
don't
> want a lot of shedding leaves or large dropping flowers. A major
bee-magnet
> like rosemary might not be good either. We want an evergreen plant,
> preferably with flowers (what may not be evergreen in other parts of the
> country may work here).
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> So far, my best ideas are (1): star jasmine, and (2): a mix of lavendula
> (Goodwin Creek lavender) and dusty miller. I also suggested a non-hybrid
> nandina domestica (heavenly bamboo). Correa (California lilac) might
work,
> but it would prefer to go semi-dormant in the summer given the heat of the
> location.
> My wife doesn't like my ideas. She has suggested fruit trees and orchids.
> Any ideas out there she might like? I'm not too fond of trumpet vines,
and
> gloriosa lilies spend too much time dormant unless I just add them to a
mix
> of evergreen plants.
>
> Thank you for your suggestions,
>
> John Reeds
> jreeds@microsensors.com
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