Re: Dry Shade
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Dry Shade
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:36:16 EDT
In a message dated 98-06-18 13:36:38 EDT, Ann wrote:
<< Lamium (Dead Nettle) may be a good choice. It is fairly short but
colored all summer. Pink Pewter has pink flowers on green and white
foliage. White Nancy has white flowers on white foliage edged green.
Red Nancy has deep rose-red flowers on silver foliage. These spread and
will root out at the ends but are easy to cut back and control. They
will take a certain amount of dryness also. >>
Just a word of caution. While Lamium may survive in dry shade, it is straggly
and does not fill in as a ground cover if it does not get enough water. I
planted some in dry shade and also some in moist, well-drained shade a few
years ago. It is lovely in the moist shaded location, but I was so unhappy
with its gangly, sparce appearance in dry shade that I have taken it out
there. I know several other people who have had the same experience. --Janis
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