RE: roses for part shade was: Shrubs for shade
- To: "'woodyplants@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: roses for part shade was: Shrubs for shade
- From: S* S*
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:29:08 -0800
I'm just grateful I don't have to deal with them! I'm sure they're
beautiful to watch, but your whole outlook on them changes when they've
damaged your garden.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marge Talt [m*@clark.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 6:54 PM
> To: 'woodyplants@mallorn.com'
> Subject: Re: roses for part shade was: Shrubs for shade
>
>
> I dunno, Susan, my local herd doesn't seem to mind thorns at all, nor
> crinkly leaves...think it has more to do with their taste buds, if
> those leather mouths actually have any. They seem to love all manner
> of thorny and prickly stuff and used to eat all the leaves from my
> curcubits (and those are quite prickly and crinkly), leaving the
> stems standing at attention. There's a noxious, weedy vine - mile a
> minute is the common name; member of the Polygonum family, I think,
> but can't bring bot. name to mind - anyway, used to have vast stands
> of it and the deer loved it...would gather around and munch away for
> long periods of time on end...and it is pretty thorny. Since I've
> been fencing off their preferred winter diet of yew and azalea, they
> have taken to eating the leaves from overwintering Lunaria
> annua...and those are both crinkly and fuzzy. So don't think their
> preferences are texture related.....
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 12:58 PM
> >
> > I've heard that consistently about rugosas being less palatable to
> deer than
> > other roses. I wonder if it has something to do with the crinkly
> leaves or
> > the fact that they are often VERY thorny.
>
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