Re: [SG] Rhododendrons
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Rhododendrons
- From: R* D* <d*@INDIANA.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:02:15 -0500
Nancy--
Sorry I can't advise you on rhododendrons for shade, but your zone 6
location is perfect for Hydrangea arborescens. Buy the CVs 'Annabelle' or
'Grandiflora' and you'll have beautiful white blossoms in summer that stay
on the shrub and turn pale green in fall, then beige over winter. Takes
DEEP shade and still blooms. 'Grandiflora' may be more difficult to find
but 'Annabelle' should be readily available. I have 'Grandiflora' and it's
great! The Oakleaf Hydrangea (H. quercifolia) is also good in deepish
shade, but it gets larger.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Nancy Stedman wrote:
> Hi. Does anyone know of a rhodie that will bloom in pretty serious shade? In
> this spot (in NYC, zone 6)epimediums, brunnera, kirengeshoma, corydalis and
> tiarella all do well, but not a mountain laurel, which I would like to
> replace with another potentially flowering evergreen shrub. If need be I'll
> get a Mahonia aquifolium, but they're kind of expensive and hard to find in
> nurseries around here.
> Thanks,
> Nancy S.
>
