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| New to this forum, regular on Roses, and that is my problem. I love them and put in a rose garden a few years ago on the west facing slope on the south side of my house. 2/3 of the garden is great, but the uphill, easterly side of the slope doesn't get much sun until noon, since the slope rises up beyond my clearing, and the woods shades that side of the garden. The three roses I have there - Bremerstadtmusikanten, Abraham Darby, and Fragrant Plum - have stayed relatively small, compared to the roses in the sunnier portion of the garden. The FP, which went in last year, and is in the "best" part of the shady side, is twice as big as the other two. The hardscape is almost done for the shade garden that will go on about 20 feet away from this side of the rose garden, with hostas, astilbes, some native woodland things - beyond that shade garden there are lovely ferns that are totally wild. So -planning on moving at least BSM and AD, and need suggestion for a spot that gets lots of afternoon sun, but none until noon. That side of the garden will be the transition between the sunny rose and lily side to the hosta shade garden. Prefer something that when it isn't blooming, has a nice shrub/bush/whatever. Prefer any colors except yellow, orange. Zone 5, southwestern NH, slightly acidic. (the rugosa hybrids do great...as do the blueberries in the fruit garden). |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a N CT (My Page) on Mon, Jun 17, 13 at 22:55
| There are plenty of showy perennials that will suit your needs. Check these out: Polemonium/Jacob's Ladder Not everything that's supposed to grow strictly in shade actually does best in those conditions so long as the soil supports its growing needs. Many of the plants I always understood did best in shade have thrived in part shade where I am. Things that are supposed to only grow in full sun have also thrived in part sun where I am as well. A bleeding heart/Dicentra spectabilis that was growing in full sun through a crack in a concrete walkway for dozens of years showed up at the top of a slope after I'd had the walkway widened & the soil transferred to the slope above. There are just some perennials that can't be killed no matter how you may abuse them. Altho' I don't prefer the yellow/orange colors, I don't discount them so long as they're low/no maintenance. My preference is for blue, white, pink or other colors in the same range. |
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| In addition to Gardenweed's list Daylily Iris (both Siberian and bearded) Peony Clematis |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a N CT (My Page) on Tue, Jun 18, 13 at 19:07
| You might check out Daphne in the shrub category. I have mine growing on the slope at the NW corner of my part sun bed. The key to successfully growing Daphne is excellent drainage which is why mine is planted halfway down a gentle slope. It has been thriving & growing larger each of the past 6 years & each year produces lots of heavenly-scented blooms in spring. |
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- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Tue, Jun 18, 13 at 19:35
| It's not a sun problem. Half a day from noon onwards is plenty of sun for normal, full sun plants. It will fry a fair number of part sun plants because they have to transition quickly from shade to bright, hot midday sun, but full sun plants won't have that problem. |
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- Posted by sunnysideuphill 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 23, 13 at 13:31
| It may also be a water problem. Young man who does the hardscape/hard work pointed out that this is the upslope side of the garden, water flows down, etc etc. I have a well, and rarely water anything that isn't a new planting. His theory is they are chronically water deprived, and would thrive in the lower portion of the same garden. How are daphne with limited water? |
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