Favorite Shade Ground covers/ Pulmonarias

Hi Claire & All,
        I have quite a few Lungworts scattered throughout the garden.... but. I
have kept all of mine up on the ridge where it is open shade, lightly
mulched and has excellent wind circulation. I have never had (knock on
wood) mildew or any other problem with the Pulmonarias. Ms. Moon and
several other selections that are supposed to be prone to mildew have done
just fine. Ms. Moon and Sissinghurst White have Phlox stolonifera Home
Fires weaving tightly through all with its bright pink blooms and still no
mildew.
        My suggestion would be to try a slightly more open spot with good air
circulation and keep them slightly moist but well drained. Don't mulch up
on the crown of the plants.. just in the area around them.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Claire Peplowski <ECPep@AOL.COM>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Favorite Shade Ground covers
> Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 10:48 PM
>
> In a message dated 1/2/99 10:57:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM writes:
>
> <<         Speaking of, Pulmonaria or Lungwort.... my favorite is one
almost
> never
>  seen in catalogs today. Johnson's Blue. Little dwarf leaves almost
>  evergreen that are a mat green and hairy. Forms a colony in reasonable
time
>  and the blooms open in a sky blue and stay that way. Blooms from March
into
>  early May. Beneath a blooming Azalea... wow! >>
>
> Gene,
>
> Can you vouch for any pulmonaria being free of mildew.  I would try this
one
> or anyone free of mildew in the summer.  Mine are always disfigured and
cut
> down after becoming shriveled and ugly.  I grew this plant in sandy soil
years
> ago with no trouble.  In my present garden I have had constant mildewing
in
> midsummer.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> East Nassau, NY
> zone 4
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