Re: Sedums for shade
- Subject: Re: Sedums for shade
- From: D* T*
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 02:40:11 -0000
I've heard Autumn Joy flops when its soil is too rich.
Diann
>From: "Marilyn Dube" <mygarden@easystreet.com>
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Sedums for shade
>Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:05:59 -0700
>
>Hi Karen,
> Like others have mentioned, I find there are many Sedums happy in the dry
>shade beneath my tall Douglas Fir trees. Even the tall Sedums such as
>Autumn Joy, Carmen, Brilliant, Matrona & Frosty Morn grow and bloom well.
>Granted, they don't stand as straight, but I've seen Autumn Joy flopping in
>full sun too. Our native Sedum is very small with silvery gray petals and
>bright yellow flowers in the shade.
> If you have limited sun (as I do) try a dish garden. I started with a
>12"
>round terra cotta pot saucer filled with cactus mix and pinches from
>friends
>Sedums and now have a nice full dish of many shapes and colors that sits on
>a table on my deck in the sun. I can't help but smile when I look at it,
>it
>is so cheerful.
>Marilyn Dube'
>Natural Designs Nursery
>Portland, Oregon
>
>
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