Re: Thymus S. Coccineum ?
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- Subject: Re: Thymus S. Coccineum ?
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:34:50 -0500
You know, I wondered about that, myself. Always thought all thymes
wanted sun....figured I needed to go bone up on that one. This said,
did have one who stuck around for many years in less than full sun in
almost pure sand at the edge of a sand-laid patio...but, think it
might still be there if it had gotten the kind of sun it needed.
Shady, hard to plant places are, indeed, a challenge on many fronts,
but there are plants who actually thrive in shade - depending, of
course, upon what you're trying to achieve. Premiere no maintenance
groundcover for shade - in acidic soils and zones where it grows -
has to be Pachysandra terminalis; a true work-horse of a plant.
Of course, gardening in shade, I am fascinated by thymes and always
trying to beat the rot that sets in due to high humidity and not
enough sun...sigh...
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
Editor: Gardening in Shade
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> From: ECPep@aol.com
> Date: Sunday, March 26, 2000 11:47 AM
>
> In a message dated 3/25/00 11:02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
WHTROS@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << I have been looking at the above plants in a catalog with
curiosity.
> Sounds interesting. Says it grows in shady and "hard-to-plant"
areas. >>
>
> What catalog could that be? Thymes need warm dry locations in all
of the sun
> you can provide. They are commonly planted between stones in a
walk and
> similar sites. Thyme needs very good drainage. It might survive
in the
> shade but probably would not bloom.
>
> Thank you for the sunshine wish, I, too, am pleased by the early
spring and
> keeping my fingers crossed that it stays with us.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> East Nassau, NY
>
>
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