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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Perennial Sweet Peas

Dean,

I have spend a significant time in Detroit Michigan and have gardened in
Houston Texas. I currently live in central Arkansas. Beyond a doubt, full
sun in the North (or the UK for that matter) is substantually different
from the South. Perennial Sweet Peas are definately a partial shade plant
here! This is why signing the posts with a location is so important to us.
Thank you for doing so.

Every garden book, every plant encyclopedia, must be evaluated for the
location of the recommendation for full sun. Some plants can take our
summer sun, some must be downgraded to partial shade, some rec. for patial
shade must be altered to full shade and some cannot be grown successfully
at all. I would love to be able to grow Delphiniums as perennials, but they
are tricky even as annuals here. And Meconompsis! Don't I wish!

For perennial sweet peas to do well here in central Arkansas, they are
grown on the North side of the house in high full shade. They will survive
on the East side of the house (sun until only slightly after noon) but will
get nowhere near as lush or full. Definately not an invasive plant here. I
haven't seen a volunteer in 15 years, but plenty of Kudzu up the road for
those who would like some. ;-)

Take care.
Beth Matney <bmatney@mail.snider.net>
central Arkansas, USDA zone 7b, AHS zone 8, Sunset zone 33

>Date:    Sat, 14 Mar 1998 10:26:41 EST
>From:    Deansliger <Deansliger@AOL.COM>
>Subject: Re: Perennial Sweet Peas>
>
>In a message dated 98-03-14 08:44:13 EST, you write:
>
>> My Mother was given perennial sweet peas by a friend, and she planted them.
>>According to her, no enemy had ever done her garden so much harm. They grew
>>the length of the garden, and there  seemed no way to get rid of them.
>>Certainly digging did not work.>>
>
>But, again, were the growing in the sun or in the shade?
>
>I don't mean to (sound?) frustrated, but I was under the impression that this
>was the "Shade Gardens" mailing list -- yet I keep seeing postings about sun-
>loving plants, many of which don't do very well in the shade at all; have no
>business being grown in the shade.  Did I miss something?
>
>Dean Sliger
>Ferndale, MI
>Zone 6B
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