Re: needs list of plants for z 5 and deep shade was: Interested In Shade Gardens
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- Subject: Re: [SG] needs list of plants for z 5 and deep shade was: Interested In Shade Gardens
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 02:48:55 -0500
Well, off the top of my head, these come to mind:
Arisaema triphyllum - native jack in the pulpit
Asarum canadense - wild ginger as well as other species, like A.
europaeum (evergreen) and A. shuttleworthii ( lovely marbled leaves)
Brunnera macrophylla - Siberian Bugloss - grows in dense shade for
me, tho' it will take sun or part shade...might need more light where
you are than it does where I am, but it's hardy as a rock.
Pulmonaria s. 'Mrs. Moon' does well in deep shade for me - but it
does tend toward powdery mildew if it gets too dry - there are others
around that don't get it as bad...and some incredible Pulmonaria like
'Excalibur' with really silver leaves - lots of new ones available
with more all the time....
Symphytum grandiflorum grows quite well for me in pretty deep shade
tho' it's said to prefer sun to part shade - grows about anywhere for
me.
Corydalis lutea is an easy one and I think hardy to zone 5
Stylophorum diphyllum, the Celandine or wood poppy grows in part sun
to really deep shade for me.
Know there are more, but need some of the northerners on this list to
chime in here...come on guys!
Oh...now you don't say what kind of soil you have - acid or alkaline.
Mine is acid clay, so if yours is alkaline this list may not work at
all....
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Kathy Garvey <KLGarvey@AOL.COM>
> Date: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:11 PM
>
> Am new at this list and have questions about good plants for fairly
deep
> shaded garden area. No direct light. Have Hosta, Astilbe,
Lily-of-the-Valley,
> ferns though I would like more.
> What ideas can you give me?
> Kathy Garvey
> Nebraska/Zone 5
