Re: needs list of plants for z 5 and deepshadewas:InterestedInShade Gardens
Thanks, Bobbi.....I will be careful where I put it, but like you, have found
it to really light up a very dry, dark area....and it is so graceful!
marilyn
Roberta Diehl wrote:
> I am not Penny, but I love gooseneck loosestrife. I now have it in what I
> call the Wild Garden, where I have all my beloved thugs--liriope,
> lamiastrum, and this--it is dry shade, almost totally neglected, and they
> keep each other somewhat in check. It would be best not to plant it with
> anything you treasure. The first year it will behave but after that you
> notice bits of it popping up several feet away from the original plant.
>
> If it ends up in a place where it's endangering other plants, you CAN
> eradicate it, but it will take a year or two to completely clear it out
> (small bits of the root that are left in the ground will sprout, and you
> can NEVER get it all out the first time). Eventually, however, it will be
> gone. There are much worse pests, e.g., goutweed.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, marilyn wrote:
>
> > Hi, Penny, do you find either of these very difficult to remove...so
> > much so that you would recommend not planting them? I really love both
> > of them, but not so much that i would want them to take over my garden!
