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| I have zillions of hostas and heucheras. Was thinking about some variety of bright dicentra. Any suggestions? |
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| Japanese painted fern? Coleus? |
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- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Fri, Jun 14, 13 at 14:40
| Dicentra goes dormant in summer so really only has impact in spring. What are you trying to accomplish with this space? And is it 18" by 18" or a longer section that is 18" wide?
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| Geranium, Japanese painted fern, Helleborus, Tricyrtis (toad lily) Hallson has a Iris I am trying this year. I Add a garden ornament for interest. If you like Oriental pick up a oriental ornament, favorite animal, bird bath or if you are a junker head over to the Garden junk and do some idea borrowing. |
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| Dicentra eximia doesn't go dormant and blooms on and off all season but it also isn't really bright, with slightly frosty ferny foliage and pink or white flowers. Iris cristata does well in shade and blooms in spring. Hellebores do well in shade, though even better in some sun in my area, and have early, long-blooming flowers and interesting foliage. Epimediums have relatively early, airy flowers and some have foliage with color on new growth and in the fall. Can you add a photo of the area since it may answer some of my questions? I am wondering if this area needs something taller and whether it can have plants that can grow in an18" wide bed, but have foliage that will spread wider. What is the quality of the shade: brighter on one side so taller plants may lean, dense shade, speckled shade, lots of indirect light, etc.? Would you be willing to add annual shade plants either in a taller narrow pot or in the ground such as coleus that could be wintered over? |
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- Posted by maries1120 none (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 13:50
| What about a variegated leaf polemonium like Stairway to Heaven? |
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- Posted by mistascott 7A VA (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 20:59
| phlox divaricata, phlox stolonifera, chrysogonum virginianum, tricyrtis, pulmonaria, brunnera, astilbe, lady fern, viola walteri 'Silver Gem', japanese forest grass, anemone (depending on how much sun you get). |
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