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Sat, Apr 16, 11 at 5:26
| Hi there,
my perennial border is waking up and starting to grow. I planted the small patch (30 sq m = 320 sq ft) in autumn 2007 and shifted/swaped some plants every following autumn, thinking every time that should be the last change... Right now some Heucherella start flowering and sprouting new foliage, and getting seriously crowded by those Omphalodes. I added those O. 2 years ago, prefering them to Brunnera because imo Brunnera has such big leaves, and Omphalodes spreads so nicely. Now I start to think that this could have been a big mistake, they spread too well. Probably watch it through the season and perhaps pull out the O. in late summer/fall. I have several Hosta that should leap this year, some already last season. So the border is probably getting more crowded. And do you think, Om could trouble large established Hosta like Royal standard or Francee? I just discovered that Omphalodes runners are growing over some Hosta crowns. And I added some Astilbe chinensis (3 groups/drifts) last year, for neat edging and summer interest, too well behaved to compete with Omphalodes as well. Sugar, and I even studied this stuff, but it throws me again and again when it comes to those details. So my lesson is: dont use spreaders in a mixed border with clumpy growing perennials. Have you had this experience with other species? Just curious. Well then, happy gardening (or watching the snow melting...), bye, Lin |
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| I'm at about the same stage as you are. I planted it in a shade bed, and am now wondering if that was a good idea. It's very, very pretty for about 15 minutes in the spring. The colour of the flowers is a wonderful shade of blue - not purple or pink. On the other hand, it is supposed to make a good groundcover under trees, so perhaps I'll try it elsewhere. I intend to start yanking some out this year, so my final verdict will depend on how easy it is to remove. In the meantime, I have tried Omphalodes cappadoica 'Starry Eyes' in a different bed. It is a wonderful plant, very pretty, not at all invasive and nicely showy in the spring. |
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