Re: Moving Convallaria?
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Moving Convallaria?
- From: R* D*
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 11:48:31 -0500
I am being contrary today, but why not try our native wild ginger--Asarum
canadense? Looks pretty all year, beautiful leaves, interesting fls, loves
dry shade. Absolutely no maintenance.
Convallaria is a non-native, and the foliage looks ratty most of the time.
If I weren't so lazy, I would have dug mine up by now.
Bobbi
On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Silke-Maria Weineck wrote:
> Nah, I don't want to grow a less spreading kind. I want this to spread,
> very much. Two thirds of my garden are in shade, and I hate Hostas and have
> very little use for Astilbe...
>
> silke
>
> At 12:30 PM 4/25/2000 EDT, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 04/25/2000 11:12:18 AM Central Daylight Time,
> >smwei@UMICH.EDU writes:
> >
> ><<
> > >Yes, but it will probably eventually move to where you want it without any
> > >help from you. Very invasive.
> >
> > I doubt it -- it would have to cross a pretty busy street <g> --
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > silke >>
> >
> >It might do it-that is cross the street-but it would have to be less than
> >five feet wide. Maybe a busy bike path or hiking trail.
> >
> >It's an enjoyable ground cover, except when it moves to were you do not want
> >it.
> >
> >If you want to grow a less spreading type. Try the giant forms. They grow
> >twice as large and have twice as large of flowers too, but only spread about
> >1/4 the amount.
> >
> >
> >Paul
> >
>
