RE: Shrubs for shade
- To: "'woodyplants@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Shrubs for shade
- From: S* S*
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08:55:10 -0800
Another rugosa that reputedly does well in shade is Blanc Double de Coubert
-- pure, pure white.
If anyone is interested, you can contact me off the list and I can send to
you a list of roses that in my experience tolerate shade. The emphasis on
tolerate. They bloom well for me and grow, but more slowly.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher P. Lindsey [lindsey@mallorn.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 5:25 PM
> To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Shrubs for shade
>
>
> > mother's house! And the birds like the berries. Anyone
> know just how
> > much shade rosa rugosas can tolerate. I think they might
> be nice for
> > this use. And part of the fence will be in some sun.
>
> Rosa rugosa can handle shade pretty well and doesn't have
> problems with
> powdery mildew, but you might want to think about one of the
> more disease
> resistant cultivars anyhow. 'Fru Hagmar Hastrup' is my
> favorite, followed
> by 'Albo-plena'.
>
http://www.mallorn.com/pom/Jul98/
You'll get fewer blooms in the shade.
If you're really set on growing a rose in shady conditions, consider
Rosa eglanteria. This rose has oil glands on the leaves that exude
a sweetish smell (almost like a rose petal) when rubbed. On windy
days I've smelled it up to 50 yards away, and it lasts all summer long. :)
The flowers are nice too (but not extraordinary), and it does produce
nice red hips.
Two other interesting shrubs that I didn't see mentioned are Dirca
palustris and Xanthorhiza simplicissima.
Chris
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