Re: Any colorful shade plants that last all summer?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Any colorful shade plants that last all summer?
- From: D* B* T*
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:41:39 -0700
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On a recent trip to a great nursery we have here, the owner was to be found
ranting and raving about this plant: invasive! anyone who sells it should
be sued! etc.
On a garden walk not too much later, I saw a lady with it growing all
through one of her gardens. It was a small, contained garden and I didn't
see it in her other gardens, so at least it didn't spread outside that area
(unless she's pulling it up all the time).
Here's some Amer Hort Soc A-Z Encyclopedia words about it: "widely
spreading rhizomes," "H. cordata is invasive, especially in moist soils;
cultivars are generally only slightly less vigorous."
I have it in my pond but it's in pots, and even there shoots come out the
bottom holes.
Diann
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Marge Talt
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:48 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Any colorful shade plants that last all summer?
>
>
> Hmmm, Ginny, then I'll revert to what was, I think, the original
> suggestion, Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
>
> Does it look anything like this?
>
> http://em.ca/garden/per_houttuynia_cordata1.html
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: virginia prins <inanda@BC.SYMPATICO.CA>
> > Date: Monday, July 17, 2000 5:38 PM
> >
> > Hi Marg,
> > No not painters Palette. Finally got round to reading your message
> > while online. Try again. Far more yellow and red.
> >
> > Ginny in Victoria BC who meant to take a bit to Butchart Gardesn
> for ID
> > yesterday, but forgot.
>
