Re: Understory "groundcover"
- Subject: Re: [SG] Understory "groundcover"
- From: T* K*
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:36:41 -0700
- Importance: Normal
How much shade/sun in this area? How about violets, baby's tears, corsican
mint or if there is a little more sun Blue Star Creeper (Isatoma) or some of
the sedums?
Terry
E. WA. zone 4
-----Original Message-----
From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
Margaret Lauterbach
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:21 PM
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: Re: [SG] Understory "groundcover"
How about a lamium? Margaret L
At 02:50 PM 6/21/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anyone have suggestions for a groundcover or short, somewhat
>spreading plant that would be good to fill in under taller plants such
>as hostas that are more upright than "droopy" or shrubs. I don't want
>Ajuga - just got rid of a bunch of it. It doesn't really need to be a
>groundcover unless it's one that doesn't go as crazy as Ajuga or the too
>tall Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff) which I also have lots of. I'm
>looking for something 6" tall or less.
>
>TIA
>Karen
>z5a, north central OH
