Re: [SG] Euphorbia & Heuchera and sun - was: Tiarella
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Euphorbia & Heuchera and sun - was: Tiarella
- From: M* T* <m*@CLARK.NET>
- Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 23:46:16 -0400
It always interests me greatly to discover the differences that location
can make in what plants will tolerate and what they won't.
In my climate, hardy Euphorbia do quite well with light shade or only a
couple of hours of sun. In fact, my favorite E. amygdaloides rubra or
purpurea (depending on reference) puts itself in some pretty heavy shade
and seems to like it.
I will agree, however, that Heuchera does a whole lot better with morning
sun or *very* light shade than it does in medium to heavy shade, where it
sort of sits there looking rather miserable. Good soil and morning sun,
tho', and you have really happy plants bursting the seams of their allotted
spaces.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Clyde Crockett <CCREDUX@AOL.COM>
> Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 6:08 PM
>
> In a message dated 3/9/1999 3:12:02 PM Central Standard Time,
> margotk@MINDSPRING.COM writes:
>
> << I love the look of them - any ideas as to what the
> problem might be? As a matter of fact, I have lamium and heuchera in
the
> same bed - and none are really flourishing.
> >>
> I have found that the heucheras need more sun than perhpas they are
getting.
> Euphorbias in my experience do not flourish in shade.
>
>
> Clyde Crockett z5 Indy IN
