Re: astilbe
- Subject: Re: [SG] astilbe
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 01:43:14 -0400
Close, Marilyn....try Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'...a real reliable
child and seeds around very mildly for me.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Marilyn <marimuse@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 4:09 PM
>
> Hi, Susan, would it be pumila chinisois, or something like
that....I had a
> ground-cover type astilbe in my old garden, and it seems to me that
the name
> was something like this. I loved it! It grew in almost complete
shade, and
> spread nicely.
>
> marilyn
>
> Susan Campanini wrote:
>
> > Someone please trigger my memory: which is the species
of astilbe
> > that is most tolerant of dry shade and has sort of a ground cover
habit? I
> > know there is one, but I can't remember which. The moisture
lovers who'd
> > prefer cool weather and sun with moist soil don't do well in
Illinois, but
> > the one whose name I forgot is reliable. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Susan and David in Urbana, Illinois, zone 5b
