Re: Companion plant suggestions
- Subject: Re: [SG] Companion plant suggestions
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:01:38 -0500
What about one of my favs, Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'?
Suckering - mildly - blooms in June, might be a bit later for you -
racemes of white flowers; fragrant, brilliant fall color. Tolerates
a lot of shade and also takes sun. I have it growing up through some
rhodies under a huge oak that has dogwoods (C. florida) under it.
Think there are other clones and the species gets bigger than
'H.G'...which is about oh, 3 or 4 feet tall after about 10 years or
so in that spot.
I'm also very fond of Mahonia bealei, tho' Dirr is not. Have three
that I found deep in our woods and moved; still small they do get
quite large I have read, but not very fast..evergreen; yellow flowers
and bloomy robin's egg blue berries.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Bobbi Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
>
> Hi, am hoping someone can suggest some companion shrubs to
intersperse
> with some young Amelanchier 'Autumn Brilliance' (or so the nursery
> claimed) that grow in our backyard. They are in shade, on the north
side
> of a row of giant Arborvitae, and are maybe 6 or 7' tall at this
point.
> They are not like bushes, more like small trees. A largeish beech
tree
> grows to the east of the serviceberries, but there is room to plant
some
> additional shrubs. Beneath this grouping I plan to put some hostas
and
> maybe some spring ephemerals.
>
> I would appreciate suggestions for shrubs that would have
approximately
> the same growth habit as the serviceberries but maybe bloom at a
different
> time, or with a different color of bloom, and that would like
relatively
> shady conditions.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
