Re: perennials for wet winter conditions?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: perennials for wet winter conditions?
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:24:13 -0800 (PST)
At 05:12 PM 3/22/98 -0500, Beth Hough wrote:
>Now that the last batch of snow is melting, I can see that part of my new
>garden is totally saturated (with some standing water), and will likely be
>so for weeks. It seems to me that many perennials cannot abide
>over-wintering in these conditions. Any suggestions on some that can? (sun,
>and part-sun) zone 5 - mid-Michigan.
>Beth
Beth, any bog plant, or something that grows at water's edge should do well.
Such as Iris siberica or pseudocorus, Scrophularia aquatica 'variegata' and
Primula florindae (and other candelabra types).
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon
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