Re: Lamium and pinks
- Subject: Re: Lamium and pinks
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 07:00:51 EST
In a message dated 4/1/2002 10:59:56 PM Central Standard Time, ECPep@aol.com
writes:
> The lamium will get started in damp shade. For some reason that is the way
> it thrives here. It did not like general border conditions. Will not do
> well with dry conditions. Here same as astrantia - same problem.
>
>
Claire: I love Lamium!!!! This is a plant that I wanted creeping in my
garden bed and just couldn't keep it alive there----it would only last until
late June and then just fade away. I've tried every year since I started
gardening.
Last year I received a cutting and stuck it into a huge pot of Sansevieria
that I had in my very shady area.....then I completely forgot about it. This
was about April of last year.
Every year before I leave on vacation, I round up all my container plants and
strategically place them so that they will be watered with the automatic
sprinklers--when moving my Sansevieria guess what I found? A beautifully
growing Lamium....all from a little 6" cutting. To date it is still growing
with the Sansevieria in deep shade. The container is a hunter green plastic
with the saucer attached and it does seem to maintain moisture pretty well.
When you mentioned Lamium and damp shade and light went off in my
head....this is why I failed over and over again....I was putting it into the
garden and it just wasn't staying moist enough. I didn't realize, til this
morning, why I finally had achieved success....now that I do, better watch
out. I'm sure I'll have a couple different varieties by the end of the
season.
Thanks.....
Kemberly McLain
Katy, Texas Zone 9
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