Re: daisies for shade
Hello Bobbi,
This is, indeed, a puzzlement. Asters are probably some of the easiest of all
perennials to transplant to the garden. Sometime too easy. In rich soils they can
take over a garden if you don't keep an eye on them. Could you be loving them to
death?
Try planting early in the season before they begin active growth and get those
roots spread out into the soil... water and mulch a bit. Don't allow to dry out
severely the first year. That is it. Try some of the more dwarf varieties if space
is at a premium. If you have the room, be sure and try one of the "black" foliage
asters. Quite striking here against the limestone sculpture in the garden.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Roberta Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
Subject: Re: [SG] daisies for shade
> Nancy,
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> Some of the woodland asters might do well for you in half-shade. They tend
> to be white or pretty shades of lavender blue. I personally have had no
> success with them, but will keep trying. Does anyone have any tips? I see
> them growing wild in forests around here, but fancy cultivars I've
> purchased always seem to disappear. Maybe I should swipe some from
> someone's woods.
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> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
> On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Nancy Stedman wrote:
>
> > I have a real attachment to this flower shape flower even though it's more
> > associated with meadows than woodlands. I've done fairly well with Rudbeckia
> > 'Goldsturm' in half-shade (plants are much more open than they would be in
> > the sun), but I've lost all my Anemone blanda (whether due to dry shade, or
> > squirrels, I don't know) and my coneflowers have to be staked. Any other
> > suggestions for half-shade? Every now and then I see a reference to
> > "woodland sunflower" (various species of helianthus), and I also wonder
> > about Telekia speciosa and inula. How about doronicum? Does it go dormant?
> > Nancy S. (zone 6B, NYC
> >
