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| A year or two ago when we were discussing Aruncus, I made mention I had moved my Zweiweltenkind from my shade garden to full sun. I believe it was rouge who asked me to post a photo when the plant had settled in. Well, it's settled in and appears to be doing well. Photo when it was in bright shade. I know it had been in this spot for at least a decade:
How it looks today in full sun a couple of years after the move. The plant is about 4 feet across and about the same tall. I wasn't quite expecting this size, so I may have to divide it this fall. It's kind of swallowing some plants behind it.
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| Kevin, what a coincidence as I was *just* about to post about my "Zweiweltenkind". You had recommended it last year in some other thread about other Aruncus. By that time I had bought two "Horatio" (but picked up one "Zweiweltenkind" later that summer). But I can tell you that as of right now that I do like my "Zweiweltenkind" much better. (All three planted last year). The lighter foliage really pops. If I could do a redo I would planted at most one "Horatio" and so 2 of the "Zweiweltenkind"! (Btw, your sun/shade "Zweiweltenkind" looks wonderful) |
This post was edited by rouge21 on Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 12:14
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- Posted by GreenHearted 5a (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 11:44
| Wow, it looks so happy in full sun! Does it need supplemental water there? I just planted two 'Noble Spirits' -- they are adorable. |
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- Posted by Donna.in.Sask 2b (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 12:09
| Aruncus is a cast iron plant - I had one that self seeded right at the fence line. My husband hacked it down last year and this year, you would have never known it was ever touched. |
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| Kevin, Here is my one year old "Zweiweltenkind" i had planted last summer. It is showing its promise even this season.(It experiences lots of shade). |
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| That's nice and you're correct about the lighter foliage. Even after the flowers are gone (which is kind of quickly), the foliage provides a nice contrast in the garden. The only thing I don't like about Aruncus in general is how quickly the flowers turn from milky white to dirty brown. I usually chop them pretty quickly when that starts to happen. Kevin |
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| :( seeing your post had me looking for my dwarf aruncus, sadly it has disappeared. |
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| Interestingly, I've been thinking of moving my 20 aruncus from the shade of the back fence to a sunnier property-line border in the front. I really like the flowers and the leaves. |
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| "....20 aruncus...." I would love to see some pictures of that mass planting. |
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