Favorite Shade Ground cover/ Epimediums

Hello Jack & All,
        I see where Paul came in on the subject of Epimediums. I have quite a few
in my garden and I do enjoy them very much. I only listed the first ground
covers that came to mind in my original listing. The idea was to get some
conversation going. No one is mentioning how they use or companions to
their ground covers.
        Epimediums are good for and quite often recommended for dry shade. I am
assuming you know they will also take quite a bit of sun and perform just
fine. I have some on the western edge of my garden that get quite a bit of
light (but not full sun) and they are some of the nicest in the garden.
        In my area they need to be cut back after the foliage is brown and ratty.
Otherwise the old stems and tattered leaves will hide the newly emerging
blooms in March.
        A couple of companions... I use Uvularia perfoliata, Dwarf Merrybells,
with my dwarf white Epimedium clumps along with the yellow blooming
Arisaema flavum. Between the white and nearby clumps of yellow and copper
blooming epimediums I use Adonis. Rocks, ferns and Trilliums back it up on
the slope.
        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: Jack Hirsch <naylorck@OLYPEN.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: [SG] Favorite Shade Ground cover
Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 9:41 PM

Hi All

No one has mentioned Epimediums.  There are many that have been in the
trade for a while and many new hybrids from England and Japan.  And now
with trips to China many new species are slowly working their way into this
country.

Some are evergreen and some are deciduous, they form slow creeping clumps.
Without being invasive, they can cover a woodland floor with a wonderful
carpet.  In the spring short sprays of star-like flowers appear in various
colors.  They like fertile soil and often tolerate drier conditions, most
are hardy to Z-5.

Jack
naylorck@olypen.com  Temporarily at www.hostasonline.com/naylor/index.html
and soon to be at NaylorCreek.com
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