Re: Ground cover for Dry Shade and Spring flowering plants

The message <000501c07bfb$1e3d1060$1dcafea9@dpnq10j>
  from  "Louise" <louise@the-english-family.freeserve.co.uk> contains 
these words: 



> The Dodecatheon as well - my daughter and I were looking at pictures
> yesterday.  Am I right in thinking that, although tiny, this needs to be
> more of a specimen plant than out in the border generally?


Dodecatheon isn't that tiny - sort of cowslip size at least - 12-15" 
maybe. It's fine in a border, but best not too crowded by other 
vigorous plants and somewhere where you can see it well as it's the 
kind of flower you want to look at really closely


> So the Asarum is a ginger. I didn't realise that.  Love it's glossy leaves
> and will definitely get a plant.

I know you've mentioned a few different ones but Asarum europaeum is 
worth considering as it's a British native (rare) and so should be 
easier to grow in UK (It's surviving for me, but I haven't grown any 
others to compare it with). It's certainly easy to get hold of in 
here, compared with the others.


> Louise, Surrey, England


Janet Galpin, near Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK, Min temp: -8

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index