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Sat, Jun 26, 10 at 11:46
| I’m planning a container garden in large cobalt blue pots and need an idea for summer bloom in yellow or yellow/white. Sacramento area north side yard is mostly shady with some morning sun. Planting plan includes: Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka'- dark green backdrop with yellow and white fall/winter flowers, JM in bright green maybe ‘Aoyagi’ or "Emerald Lace’, Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'- yellow spring flowers and green stems in winter. What will work for summer bloom in yellow or yellow/white? Can be a shrub or perennial. |
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| Maybe Shrubs Abutilon Perennials Geum Or colored foliage instead of flowers |
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| Thank you bboy! I'll try your suggestions and see which like the environment. This summer is all about prepping the site and sifting my ingredients for the pots. I hope to get everything in the place by next March. I've been snooping in yards during my walks to see what grows around here and think I've seen the Hypericum. I also saw a tiny 4" Abutilon at the neighborhood nursery which might come home today even though it is going to be 100'! |
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| OK..............I looked on your member page to see what zone you were in, because a general idea of your area is necessary to determine what will be perennial or even grow. I'm stumped. Where is Zone one? Antarctica? LOL |
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| Kirengeshoma palmata or K. koreana. Eventhough it's a perennial, it has a statue of a decent size shrub and fantastic clean foliage all season around. For the white, Actaea racemosa (early blooming) or A. simplex (late bloomer) will do the job. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 28, 10 at 10:31
| i have wandering coreopsis moonbeam in similar siting.. but i dont know about the pots .. ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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- Posted by spazzycat_1 z7 NC (My Page) on Mon, Jun 28, 10 at 13:50
| Not exactly yellow, but the chartruese foliage plants would look great in cobalt blue containers. How about Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola', one of the chartruese carex, or even Cerotostigma 'Palmgold'? |
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| More great suggestions! I've updated my page to show zone 9b. Side yard is protected and hasn't frozen in the past 8 years. You've all got the vibe I'm after, blue containers, sunny yellow and white flowers through the year with varioius greens including chartreuse. It will come down to what I can find and what lives, then a few years to fine-tune the textures. The first acquisition was a Fireglow JM for the corner which is out - way to dark and somber in the shade. It will go elsewhere. Thanks to all! |
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