Re: afternoon sun
- Subject: Re: [SG] afternoon sun
- From: N* S*
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 08:28:47 -0400
Thanks all for the great ideas. Gene, I think you're right about the root
competition. I always worry about harming the yews--even though I hate
them--but of course they are going to outlast our children and grandchildren.
Nancy
>Hello Nancy,
> I would be inclined to, first of all, cut back some of the root system
on the
>yews to give whatever I chose to plant a running start. Believe my first choice
>would be Epimedium for a groundcover type effect. those are tough as nails and
>once in for a season can take care of themselves. Look good here in all but the
>worst of winter. For a tall accent have you thought of digging in some
compost and
>giving monkshood a try (Aconitum). Some wonderful blue blooms in this
bunch. You
>can pick a height form 18 inches to over 6 feet. They form nice tall
accents over
>time. You may also want to try Helleborus foetidus for wonderful mid-sized
>foliage, or H. x garden hybrids in various colors of bloom. Good winter foliage
>and bloom here. If you do not let them dry out the first year they are
settling in
>I think the variegated form of Solomon's seal would do fine for you.
Believe the
>big thing you are fighting is root competition here.... will I have to pay
extra
>attention to your transplants the first year.
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
>genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@RCN.COM>
>Subject: [SG] afternoon sun
>
>
>> Anyone have a suggestion for a tall'ish perennial, or a small'ish bush, that
>> will bloom and not wilt in a few hours of very hot afternoon sun a day?
>> (Rest of the day is shade.) This small bed is in front of a white wall that
>> radiates heat and is bookended by two old yews that seem to steal all the
>> water. The only things that have done all right in this location are hostas,
>> ferns, Oriental lilies, a small weeping Japanese maple and a small clethra
>> ('Hummingbird'). Many plants won't bloom, hydrangeas and Japanese anemones
>> droop, and astilbes burn to a crisp. Even impatiens gets a bit, well,
>> impatient. This is the front of my house so I would like something to be
>> going on.
>> TIA,
>> Nancy S. (zone 6B, NYC)
>
