Re: Shrubs for deep shade
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Shrubs for deep shade
- From: N* S*
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:55:48 -0400
I'd like to add one plant for deep shade--not a shrub but of small shrub
stature. Tanacetum macrophyllum is one of those Oehme and van Sweden
favorites. For me, in deep deciduous shade it grows about four and a half
feet tall (I've seen it taller in sun) with lovely ferny foliage somewhat
reminiscent of a yarrow. The Kurt Bluemel catalog says it flowers in late
summer but here it produces off-white umbellifer flowers in late June. I
wouldn't exactly call it a riot of blooms, but, hey, the plants are only
getting one hour of sun a day.
Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B)
>Claire,
> I have spent years experimenting with planting in dry shade and have
>killed more plants than I care to remember. But here are a few of the shrubs
>that grow well (and bloom) for me in dry shade (under Douglas Fir trees).
>Nandina domestica 'Moyer's Red', Leycesteria formosa, Ribes sanguineum,
>Weigela florida 'Variegata', Cotoneaster parnyi, Pieris japonica, Lavatera
>'Barnsley', Rhododendron 'Anna Rose Whitney', Chanomeles (species),
>Hypericum 'Albury Purple', Sambucus nigra 'Madonna', Cornus stolenifera,
>Fuchsia magellanica, & Potentilla 'Miss Wilmott'.
>I agree with your assessment of Lamiastrum as a ground cover for dry shade,
>Vinca minor & Sweet Woodruff also work well for me. I'm sure hardiness zone
>makes a difference as would the heat zone. It has to be much more difficult
>in the colder or hotter zones.
>
>Marilyn Dube'
>Natural Designs Nursery
>Portland, Oregon
>Zone 8b
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On Behalf Of
>Claire Peplowski
>Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 9:25 PM
>To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SG] DEEP shade
>
>.
>
>If one insists on planting a deeply shaded area there are several old
>standbys that will grow for you. Lamiastrum galeobdolon is the very best
>and
>it is pretty and flowers in the spring. A patch of this with paths through
>it would be attractive. One is always battling dry shade. Several good
>looking campanulas (punctata) and comfrey are also good. The only shrub if
>know of that thrives in dry shade is the native honeysuckle, not evergreen.
>
>Claire Peplowski
>NYS z4
>
