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Re: [SG] clay soil

At 09:39 PM 4/18/98 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi All;
>
>I have a little spot in the garden behind some rocks where the soil is
>REALLY clay. Has anyone had any luck with any perennials that do well
>with 5-6 hours of sun and survive bad soil.
>
Hi, Carmel.  My mother has the same situation (clay and stony clay); I can
tell you what thrives as far as wildflowers go, and the few perennials she
has planted w/o amending the soil:

Fawn Lily (Erythronium spp)
Vernonia altissima
Hosta undulata Erromena
Hosta Love Pat
Hosta Allan P. McConnell
Geranium spp (not Pelargonium)
Scilla siberica
Hepatica acutiloba
Christmas fern
Adiantum peltatum (fern; I think it's called Maidenhair)- no direct sun,
though
Primula polyantha
Certain Campanulae
Raspberries
Strawberries
Meadow Rue
Arisaema Triphyllum
Trillium Grandiflorum
a red Trillium
creeping Euonymus
Rosa spp.
Manna grass
hemerocallis fulva and hybrids
Iris pseudacorus
Podophyllum peltatum
Saggitaria spp. (in wet areas)
dwarf Equisetum

Some, I don't know the names.  Hope this helps.


Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Z 5/6
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