Re: What is shade?
- Subject: Re: [SG] What is shade?
- From: s*@RCN.COM
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:51:16 -0400
A big issue for me is the heat tolerance of shade plants. The
only sun most of my shade plants get is a few hours in the
mid-day or afternoon. In one bed the sun is compounded by
heat reflected off a brick wall. Some plants--I put
cimicifugas, Japanese anemones and the big-leaved hydrangeas
in this category--seem to truly suffer in the heat. (There's
wilting, which plants seem to recover from, and then there's
fainting.) I think if they got exposure earlier in the day
the sunlight wouldn't be such a shock. But I've had to find
new homes for these shade creatures. Needless to say,
sun-lovers find these spots too dark.
Nancy Stedman, NYC
