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: N* S*
- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 05:41:27 -0400
Diana: I've had surprisingly good luck with Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' in an area
that gets only about three hours of morning sun. The plants are less compact
and less floriferous than they would be in more light but I actually prefer
the more naturalistic look. 'Goldsturm', for me, blooms for several weeks,
and lasts longer when it gets a lot of spring rain.
Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B)
>Hi:
>
>I am wondering what colorful shade plants you've found that bloom all
>summer long? I get so tired of having to plant annuals each year to be
>sure of having something in bloom in my shade garden. This garden
>consists of heucheras, astilbes, and hostas. The oriental lilies are
>being moved to the backyard this week because they are much too tall for
>the size of the shrubs behind them. I'm trying to scale down my garden
>plants a bit. I need a colorful plant that stands no more than about 2
>feet tall and blooms July-August. Any suggestions?
>--
>Diana Pederson, Ingham County, Michigan, Zone 5, United States
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