Re: [SG] Rhododendrons & Shade

I'm really not in love
>with the way these plants look in the winter.


Nancy,
I've watched your discussion about rhodies and hydrangeas and meant to
say just that to you.  I was at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in late
January / early Feb, and saw these scraggly looking bushes.  I made a
point of checking the name in order to avoid planting them unwittingly
in my yard.  To my surprise they were hydrangeas.  Too bad;  they're
so pretty in season.

Denise Holder
Zone 6, St. Louis


-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@INTERPORT.NET>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
<shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] Rhododendrons & Shade


>Thanks all. I think I'm going to try the Hydrangea arborescens as
Roberta
>suggested. I've already got 'Annabelle' in a somewhat sunny (for
me--that
>means 3-4 hours a day) spot, and it does really well. I'll just cross
my
>fingers that it will flower okay in deeper shade. I'm really not in
love
>with the way these plants look in the winter.
>Nancy S.
>>In a message dated 3/25/99 5:43:39 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>>stedman@INTERPORT.NET writes:
>>
>>>  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,
>>
>>In general, the larger the leaves, the more shade the Rhododendron
will take.
>>Gloxineum is one that comes to mind.  Let me know and I will go out
and check
>>tags and give you a few other names.
>>Lillian
>>
>>
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