Re: [SG] Dry Shade

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• To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
• Subject: Re: [SG] Dry Shade
• From: C* C* <C*@AOL.COM>
• Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 23:06:51 EDT

In a message dated 8/14/1998 9:42:42 PM Central Daylight Time,
sistermarya@JUNO.COM writes:

<<  I am looking for something about 3 feet tall,
 more or less, that will grow in a dry spot under an overhang. It gets
 about 4 hours of morning sun in summer, full sun in winter.  >>
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I would suggest Hosta montana f. macrophylla. It is quite spectacular and does
well for me in similar conditions. For spring bloom, surround it with Phlox
divaricata.(Most of the books will state that it needs a moist soil--not in my
garden.) Underplant with one of the hardy asarums. Add a touch of Lysimachia
nummularia 'Aurea'.

If you'd rather have an evergreen, try one of the dwarf, variegated hemlocks.

Clyde Crockett z5 Indy Indiana

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