assuming shade
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: assuming shade
- From: M* B*
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:29:44 -0700
Dear Planters, Dec. 7, 1999
I saw a combination many years ago which had it been on paper I
would have rejected but the reality was wonderful. In a wooded
but somewhat dry section of a two acre garden behind a 250'
herbaceous border were groups of Impatiens oliiveri and behind
every second or third I.o. was a towering red Abutilon x hybridum.
This was the old fashioned red which tended to bleach in sun but
both plants were thriving in dryish shade, probably taking water
from the border.
It was splendid and solved my problem with I.o. which I always
felt to be a queasy pink. The primary red totally removed the
queasiness. This would make a wonderful background to a dryish
Mediterranean border of shrubs and perennials for 1/2 day of
sun.
Give it a try!
Michael D. Barclay
Really Special Plants & Gardens, Kensington, CA
Cal Hort Council opga@wenet.net Growing 2,000 species of plants
15 miles from the Golden Gate. ARS Speakers Bureau lecturer.
