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| Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for common ground covers that are good spring bloomers, but whose foliage doesn't look like crap-ola throughout the hot summers here in VA. By ground cover I mean things like dianthus and snow in summer (Cerastium tomentosum). Maybe I just haven't cared for them adequately but after bloom they end up looking quite bad for remainder of summer. Are there dianthus varieties that have strong post-bloom foliage (I've only tried fire witch dianthus and snow in summer always looks bad for me after May)? Any suggestions would be welcome. I know I've left it pretty wide open but I'm not sure I have a more specific question! Those two I've named, I like the blooming period but not post-bloom. I'd welcome suggestions :) thanks, |
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- Posted by susanzone5 z5NY (My Page) on Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 22:56
| I like lamium maculatum. It spreads but new plants have different colored leaves. Flowers are pink and are blooming now. I started with one plant and now my garden fence is bordered with its many colors of leaves. |
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| I am in a lower zone, so you should check these out locally, but they have all looked great for me all summer: Dianthus 'Greystone' (trim off bloom stalks after flowering is finished) - sun Cranberry/Vaccinium macrocarpon - sun to 3/4 shade Veronica 'Georgia Blue' - sun to 3/4 shade If you don't mind an aggressive spreader, vinca/periwinkle is a great groundcover, but mine crawls over barriers into the lawn. Snow in Summer always looked pretty bad for me after flowering, even when I trimmed it back. |
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- Posted by CottageintheCity 9 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 4, 13 at 4:04
| I love pink knotweed. It's always covered in little pink buttons and does well in the heat here in Sacramento. I have it in full, hot sun and it stays beautiful all through summer. It can spread quickly, but with regular trimming it hasn't choked anything out in my beds. |
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