Re: groundcovers
- Subject: Re: [SG] groundcovers
- From: d*@INDIANA.EDU
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:30:29 -0500
Hi Harry, It sounds yummy and I'd love to try it here in what is now zone 6, I
guess. Where can I obtain it? Does Plant Delights sell it?
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
Quoting Shishi@AOL.COM:
> hi, hope i'm not too late to include what has become one of my faves for
> dark, dark, under the black bamboo dark shade.
> it's iris japonica. i dont know what the hardiness rating is for this, but
> it thrives in my formerly zone 7 a (north ga) shade.
> it is a weeting fan of leaves 12-18" tall, and evergreen here. in spring it
> has tiny cristata type light blue flowers borne on a small bract. it always
> has several flowers per fan. it runs just under the mulch, and when
> exposed,
> has no real root system to speak of. it is evergreen, and glossy, so it
> makes
> a great show all year here.
>