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RE: Help with Special Plants
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: Help with Special Plants
  • From: l* t* <l*@hotmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:38:33 -0400
Hi Gene - long time no talk!!! That Syneilsis sounds really interesting. How big does it get for you? Lost Horizons says 16 - 19" tall.  And is yours in relatively deep shade or dappled? And you're right, Hakonechloas are just the most perfect thing in the shady areas. Graceful, hit of colour and just down-right pretty.
 
Lil T.
z 5
Georgetown ON
 
From: genebush@netsurfusa.net
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: RE: Help with Special Plants
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 07:56:47 -0400

Well, Joanie

Let me see.... becoming more interested in native Aralia all the time. Not the greatest of flowering interest, but sure great foliage. Along those lines Syneilesis or shredded umbrella plant is biggest on my "new" list.  I am always after that next trillium or Arisaema. Lilies that do well in some shade are a new fascination the past few years. Same with Hakonechloa or Japanese shade grass. New ones come on to the market every year. Hydrangea relatives are a new path to walk. The list does go on.... always lots of plants new to me to play with.

            Will make some notes on what I am transplanting among my azalea and get back to you.

 

Gene E. Bush

Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC

www.munchkinnursery.com

Garden Writer - Photographer -  Lecturer

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From: owner-perennials@hort.net [mailto:owner-perennials@hort.net] On Behalf Of Jeaa0088@aol.com

Gene...what have you come across in the last couple of years that you find interesting or special for woodland & shade gardens? Figures you would have had the jump on Glaucidium:-) Would love to know what your new 'goodies' are too.

 

Joanie Anderson 

 

In a message dated 6/5/2011 2:07:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, genebush@netsurfusa.net writes:

Joanie

            I have been using the mornings to alternate between pulling weeds and transplanting new goodies to my gardens. Working on a rather large new area where I transplanted native azalea 2 Novembers back. They all lived so now I have lots of new space for perennials and bulbs between and around the azalea. Room for more new epimedium, of course.

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