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Re: Reply Re: Privacy Hedge, LONG - PART II

> ---Indigofera kirilowii is kind of a neat little woody plant.  I just got
> one this year.  It can die down to the ground, but should come back from
> the roots.  Gets about 3' in height and has rose-colored pea-like flowers
> in summer.  Could be used as a ground cover as it suckers.  Hardy to -20c
> or -4F.

I have one of these in the colder part of Z5 that has survived 2 winters.

> ---Lespedeza thunbergii is a shrub I've been wanting.  Makes an
incredible
> fountain of rosy-purple flowers in early fall.  Gets about 4' to 8' tall
> and can do this in a single season.  Can die back to the ground in severe
> winters.  Rated hardy from USDA z. 5-8.  

I tried 2 of these (alba and Gibralter) last spring in different locations
on my property,
both very well drained.  Neither made it. 

Last winter was relatively warm (-10), but open.  The previous winter was
cold and
snowy. 

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