Re: daisies for shade
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] daisies for shade
- From: N* S*
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:59:52 -0500
Thanks everyone for all the great suggestions.
Nancy
>Nancy --
>
>Woodland sunflowers include Helianthus divaricatus and Helianthus
>strumosus. Actually, paging through Peterson's Guide to wildflowers, I see
>that quite a few sunflowers have their habitat listed as open woods or wood
>margins, including Helianthus decapetalus, mollis, and occidentalis. The
>ones I've seen sold are Helianthus divaricatus and strumosus.
>
>Besides the asters already mentioned, there are these asters that thrive in
>part shade:
>
>Aster novi-belgii (New York aster)
>Aster lateriflorus (calico aster)
>Aster linariifolius (stiff aster)
>Aster patens (late purple aster)
>Aster tataricus (Tatarian aster)
>Aster turbinellus (prairie aster)
>Aster macrophyllus (bigleaf aster)
>
>Aster macrophyllus will also grow in full shade. I've read that it can be
>shy of bloom, but it's one I haven't tried myself.
>
>Other daisy-shaped flowers for part shade:
>
>Chrysoganum virginianum (green-and-gold)
>Boltonia asteroides -- for light shade only
>Senecio aureus (golden ragwort) -- not quite daisy-shaped, but close
>Dryas octopetala (mountain avens)
>Kalimeris mongolica
>Inula helenium (elecampane)
>Inula hookeri
>Erigeron pulchellus, E. philadelphicus, probably others (fleabanes)
>Silphium perfoliatum (cupplant)
>
>For annuals, calendula, cosmos, and gerbera daisy all do well in light
>shade. Also English daisy (Bellis perennis), though I suspect it wouldn't
>care for the hot summers in New York City.
>
>Happy gardening!
>Janet
>zone 6B, Connecticut
>
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