Re: polygonum polymorphum
"Melissa B. Rose" wrote:
>
> I have an ornamental grass book that recommends this as a good
> companion plant for the back of a grass border. I cannot find it in
> Botanica or in Sunset. The plantsman/author of the book is from the
> Netherlands so maybe that's why I can't locate it checking my usual
> sources. Also, if anyone is familiar with this plant, would it even
> be appropriate for my Central Valley CA garden?
Not in any of my books either Melissa, but I did find the taxonomic
gremlins have been at it again and reclassified all the Polygonums as
Persicaria !!!
>
> I am also looking at Olearia, Osmanthus and Michelia dolstopa figo as
> alternatives if anyone can comment on the virtues or drawbacks to any
> of these.
Supposing a grass border means a fairly dry sunny location I would
imagine Olearias would be a good choice, as in nature they are mostly
plants which will happily tolerate open positions and certainly demand
well-drained soils as oth
erwise they are inclined to suffer from root rots.
The other two I would associate more with shrub borders with rich
forest-type soil and some shade, and would not really see them as
appropriate companions for grasses.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
