Re: Any colorful shade plants that last all summer?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Any colorful shade plants that last all summer?
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- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 10:48:20 -0400
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Is that the same as cordalis lutea. If so, its a good bloomer all summer and yes, it certainly reseeds but they are easy to remove.
Penny in Halifax, N.S. 5/6a
>>> gkorn@BLOOMNET.COM 06/27/00 01:40AM >>>
>Did anyone mention Pseudofumaria lutea? Yellow blooms May-frost. The
>only drawback is that it does self-seed all over. Easy to hoe out
>unwanted babies though.
Gail Korn
Wayne, Nebr. Zone 4
> >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
> >Enabling Garden Bookshelf:
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