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| This has been on my "to buy when I figure out a spot" list. I just thought of a perfect place for one, but am wondering how these have grown for those of you who've had it for a few years, Rouge21, I think you bought a few last year or the year before...did they survive the brutal winter OK? Are you happy with them? Others? |
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| i am z7a but after the tops die down i put 2 or 3 inches of mulch on and they come through fine-do like a protected position in part shade-heavier mulching would probably bring the aralia through for you |
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| 'ruth', you might have seen my (too) many posts extolling the virtues of this shade plant. I love it. I have 3 plants at different locations on our property and all 3 easily made it through this past brutal winter. I am confident it could be hardy to a USA zone 3. (Here is one of them from late last August) |
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| Beautiful! Thanks for the follow up. |
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| Yeah, this really is a great plant and reliably hardy. I don't winter protect. Rouge, is that 'Bobo' next to it? I think you had posted pics of that hydrangea and I picked one up last year. Still in a holding bed, but if that's what you have next to the aralia, I think I might now know where to put it! |
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| Yes that's "Bobo". (But just to let you know ASK in this picture is in a much shadier somewhat drier location than B as it is directly under the roof eave which you cannot see). |
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| UPDATE: Ruth, while I was out this morning I snapped a picture of one of our ASK. It is now 4 feet by 4 feet and thriving under the roof eave. (I kind of hope that it doesn't grow any larger until more things mature in this newer garden it now overly dominates.) |
This post was edited by rouge21 on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 10:33
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| Hmmmm......I really like that astrantia with it. What happened to 'Bobo'? |
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| Good to notice this change 'thyme'. I moved these 2 "bobo" in the fall and supplemented them with 3 more to form a border in this same garden. I will show you the results in a couple of weeks as these hydrangeas are now opening up. I put in the astrantia knowing they would be in flower much sooner than those 2 "bobo" but they are still kind of small. Hopefully next season they will come into their own. |
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| Beautiful!! Thanks for posting the update. |
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| UPDATE: 'ruth', with the cooler and wetter spring and summer, this particular ASK has grown too large in its present location. As of today it is 6 feet across and about 3.5 feet tall. Next year I will regularly trim it regularly to keep it a more manageable.size. |
This post was edited by rouge21 on Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 12:03
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| I bet it's gorgeous! Thanks for the update. I didn't end up getting one this year, but maybe next. |
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| Rouge, mine is also enormous this year. I trimmed quite a bit back just a couple weeks ago and kept the shape. |
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| I bought one about a month ago and planted on the North side of the house. It doubled in size in just one month... Oh boy - this would be a battle to keep it in check. |
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| Any chance you could post a picture of yours thyme2dig? Here are some of the "flowers" showing on mine right now. |
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- Posted by arbo_retum z5 ,WinchstrMA (My Page) on Wed, Sep 3, 14 at 22:59
| well rouge, it looks like my style of planting is what you might want for your aralia to stay small, because mine has survived but def NOT become big. I have it in open shade (no direct sun) and growing up through a ground cover of yellow and green euonymus. yours is robust for sure. i alrdy grow quite a few yellow leaved woodies, but we will be picking up many more this month from Broken Arrow. The aralia sun king reminds me a little of the yellow leaved philadelphus, though the mock orange has smaller leaves. |
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