Re: ground cover/full sun
- Subject: Re: ground cover/full sun
- From: Richard Dufresne s*@direcway.com
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:36:19 -0400 (EDT)
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At 06:33 PM 10/20/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>couple of comments:
>
>Red apple is an ubiquitous groundcover here in So
>Cal and it is truly awful. Because of its
>succulence, people assume it is low water which
>it is not. Sean is right, it tends to yellow and
>die out in areas.
>
>Other plants to consider that do well in our area
>(zone 10) and may do well in zone 9 as well:
>
>Dymondia -
>Cotula,
>Thymes, especially wooly thyme might work well.
>I suggest that instead of going with a single
>plant for a groundcover, you mix things together.
>I like Helianthemum nummularium which is a
>low-growing, flowering perennial with blooms in
>shades of yellow, copper and rose. I don't know
>about its deer resistance. Wont take foot
>traffic though.
>
>Nan
Nan:
Salvia chionophylla will make a deer resistant ground cover that will be
full if the soil has a reasonable amount of humus. Otherwise, it will work
in a mix pretty well.
In rich soil, it acts like a giant wooly thyme (average height, 4 - 6
inches). The plants went crazy set in pure leaf mold at the Norfolk (VA)
Botanical Garden several years ago. I would expect it to be more compact in
California, especially in sun.
Richard F. Dufresne
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