Re: [SG] Shrubs for Shade
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Shrubs for Shade
- From: R* D* <d*@INDIANA.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 18:46:26 -0500
Rosemary, you didn't specify any sizes for your shade-loving shrubs.
Hydrangea quercifolia will take a lot of shade. Hydrangea arborescens
'Grandiflora' (prob. 'Annabelle' too) takes full shade. Hypericum
frondosum (St. John's Wort) takes a lot of shade, though maybe it's a
subshrub--not very tall at any rate. Viburnum mariesii (sp?) takes full
shade. All bloom for me in very shady conditions. If it's an eastern
exposure with a bit of a.m. sun, azaleas and rhododendrons--and Pieris
japonica. If it's a shady western exposure with a bit of afternoon sun, I
can guarantee Hamamelis mollis, H. virginica, and Viburnum carlesii, also
Cornel or European Dogwood (Cornus mas). Also the famous Burning Bush,
always available at K-Mart. It will color up to a pretty shade of pink,
but not flaming red.
Yews of course do fine in full shade. You can't get neater and tidier than
a planting of yews!
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Rosemary Carlson wrote:
> Hello everyone. I'm fairly new to the list - though I've signed off and on
> this list (depending on how busy I am!) for a number of years now! I live
> in the woods - VERY shady. My house is new - just built. I'm trying to plan
> for spring - as there are no gardens (of course) and I'm starting from
> scratch. The house is rustic - cedar siding and a wonderful wood-framed
> front porch that runs the full width of the house.
>
> What shrubs would do well in such a shady setting? I'm looking for
> something that will stay reasonably tidy - but nice - for in front of the
> front porch. I'll probably have a bed there where flowers are between them.
> Any ideas of what would do well in more or less full shade?
>
> Rosemary in the mountains of eastern KY
> zone 6a
>
