Re: Favorite groundcovers?

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• To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: Favorite groundcovers?
• From: "* S* (* <s*@well.com>
• Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 17:22:16 -0800
• References: <01BD58B1.AD3306A0@com7.hspower.com>

Hmmm ... the Sunset Garden book says I'm in zone 17 (San Francisco Bay Area)

Miles, Curtis wrote:

> Tom, what zone are you in?
> Barbara Miles
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> From:   Tom Schweich (Well)[SMTP:schweich@well.com]
> Sent:   Wednesday, March 25, 1998 11:18 PM
> To:     woodyplants@mallorn.com
> Subject:        Re: Favorite groundcovers?
>
> I use Epilobium septentrionale. It used to be Zauschneria septentrionalis, and
> has a common name of Humboldt County Fuschia.  It dies back a bit in winter, but
> comes out bright green early in the spring, turns silvery gray, and had scarlet
> flowers in August-September.  It spreads easily but I don't find it invasive. It
> never gets higher than 6 inches and coexists well with Tritileias, Calochortus,
> etc.
>
> I'm also experimenting with a Polygonum paronychia. However, it has only been in
> the garden for about 5 months, and I'm not sure how well it will work.
>
> Then there is always Prunella vulgaris ...

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Tom Schweich   http://www.well.com/user/schweich
s*@well.com  s*@us.ibm.com


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