Re: shade plants to replace hostas

Joanie - Tovara 'Painter's Palette' really brightens up a dark area.  It DOES
seed around, but I've had it for quite a while without undue problems.  It's
valuable because it's 2+ feet high.  You've undoubtedly already considered
fancy ferns, sedges, hakonechloa, etc.  Sure hope your hostas turn out to be
okay.

Vivien
Mass., Zone 6


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  perennials DIGEST        Sunday, June 11 2006        Volume 03 : Number 004



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          Re: Foliar nematodes
          Re: Foliar nematodes

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  Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:40:03 EDT
  From: Jeaa0088@aol.com<J*@aol.com>
  Subject: Re: Foliar nematodes

  In a message dated 6/10/2006 4:28:01 PM Central Standard Time,
  karenpb@earthlink.net<k*@earthlink.net> writes:

  As for  groundcover I have had sweet woodruff and lamium 'Chequers' (love
  the  purple flowers!). They both grew very well in my  shade.



  Thanks, Karen...I love sweet woodfruff as well but am hoping for some
really
  dy-no-mite foliage for this particular bed and something a bit higher as
  well. Happy to hear that you
  haven't encountered any virus yet but now I'm looking beady eyed for
  nematode evidence.
  Ugh...what a cornucopia of Hosta pitfalls. Excellent idea to get some hosta
  checked professionally for the virus. I'll do it.

  From Chris:

  << I'm
  providing a link to the plants at my nursery,  but not as a sales
  pitch.  They just have photos and  descriptions that I can't send here>>

  Many thanks, Chris...I'll check it out gladly!

  These hosta came from CA in April so they haven't been thru a Midwestern
  winter and I can't think that they'd be exhibiting signs of frost damage
this
  late (all came up looking normally) and if I goof just once and forget  to
  disinfect my pruners I could easily pass the virus to other hosta on the
property.
  Did your mother's hosta divisions show virus-like striations upon  leafing
  out or later?

  Thanks for the suggestions of alternate plants...all good ones to consider
  and I happen to like all of them. The bed is under a maple and an oak but I
do
  have an irrigation system (best thing I ever did).

  Thanks to everyone for your terrific suggestions and help...it's most
  appreciated!

  Joanie Anderson
  35 mi. north of Chicago

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  Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 10:21:08 -0500
  From: "Nancy S. deGrazia"
<nsshlaes@ameritech.net<n*@ameritech.net>>
  Subject: Re: Foliar nematodes

  I like the combination of woodruff and Lamium sweet Nancy but the
  woodruff pushes out the lamium.  I prefer the white flowers of the sweet
  nancy.

  Nancy deGrazia

  Jeaa0088@aol.com<J*@aol.com> wrote:

  >In a message dated 6/10/2006 4:28:01 PM Central Standard Time,
  >karenpb@earthlink.net writes:
  >
  >As for  groundcover I have had sweet woodruff and lamium 'Chequers' (love
  >the  purple flowers!). They both grew very well in my  shade.
  >
  >
  >
  >Thanks, Karen...I love sweet woodfruff as well but am hoping for some
really
  >dy-no-mite foliage for this particular bed and something a bit higher as
  >well. Happy to hear that you
  >haven't encountered any virus yet but now I'm looking beady eyed for
  >nematode evidence.
  >Ugh...what a cornucopia of Hosta pitfalls. Excellent idea to get some hosta
  >checked professionally for the virus. I'll do it.
  >
  >>From Chris:
  >
  ><< I'm
  >providing a link to the plants at my nursery,  but not as a sales
  >pitch.  They just have photos and  descriptions that I can't send here>>
  >
  >Many thanks, Chris...I'll check it out gladly!
  >
  >These hosta came from CA in April so they haven't been thru a Midwestern
  >winter and I can't think that they'd be exhibiting signs of frost damage
this
  >late (all came up looking normally) and if I goof just once and forget  to
  >disinfect my pruners I could easily pass the virus to other hosta on the
property.
  >Did your mother's hosta divisions show virus-like striations upon  leafing
  >out or later?
  >
  >Thanks for the suggestions of alternate plants...all good ones to consider
  >and I happen to like all of them. The bed is under a maple and an oak but I
do
  >have an irrigation system (best thing I ever did).
  >
  >Thanks to everyone for your terrific suggestions and help...it's most
  >appreciated!
  >
  >Joanie Anderson
  >35 mi. north of Chicago
  >

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