Re: [SG] Brunnera Q. for Gene

The reason for the rock is pretty simple.  The area where I planted them
is on the south side of the front porch, west side of the house in an
"L" shaped area under the cover of a very big oak (this is the same
place where I put the trillium).  It gets only dappled shade in the
afternoon.  I was trying to make a "natural habitat" for KY natives.
Very clay soil with what ever was in the ground from construction years
ago.  I had several natives already there on their own (they just kinda
showed up over the years).

A native bush (still unidentified) was becoming a huge weed and so I
removed it.  Other than mulch, this area's soil has never been improved.
I thought the brunnera would be beautiful in this setting (which they
were) but seemed to be having trouble and not growing as well as I
thought they should.

The site is wet even during summer droughts, so I felt they deserved
better drainage.  That's why I put the rocks under them.  I thought they
had responded well.  I had fertilized them with worm castings. I guess I
will need to do this again.  I won't give up on them too easily, I just
wanted to know if they had a chance.

Thanks for the information
Sally
zone 6, west KY
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