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Re: [PRIMROSES] Planting under trees was: New Member Bio

Well, I'm glad to hear you guys testify on Tiarella as I had killed them a
couple of times and thought it was from too dry a location....now I know it
must have been something else I did wrong.  I've gotten more and put them
in a different border, so here's hoping!

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: CCREDUX <CCREDUX@AOL.COM>
> To: PRIMROSES@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [PRIMROSES] Planting under trees   was: New Member Bio
> Date: Friday, January 02, 1998 10:35 PM
>
> In a message dated 98-01-02 22:27:27 EST, galla@INTRANET.CA writes:
>
> <<
>  Hi Marge  - here are a few more plants for dry shade as long as you can
>  water  once a week or so - I have acid sandy soil and the plants have to
>  compete with poplar, aspen and maple roots.
>
>  The foam flowers once establlished  will tolerate dry shade - Tiarella
>  cordifolia, wherryi and polyphylla. >>
> I had almost forgotten about these gems! The reason is simple-they
perform
> beautifully ,as galla@INTRANET<|>CA< suggests in the most adverse
> condition=dry shade.
>
> I DO water them also about once every 10 days or so, but they never wilt,
> never show any setback and those marvelous "flowers" really brighten up
the
> REAL shade garden.
>
> Clyde Crockett z5
> Which is the "oakleaf" one?
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