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Posted: May/20/2006 3:00 PM PST
Hello I have decided to grow bulbs or hardy plants in the flower bed but need some ideas?I live in zone 6 Ohio,the area is shaded until late afternoon so far I have lily of the valley,red sedum,bleeding heart but need some flowers of some sort and sure can use some help?I think I need something with height but with the wind blowing the way it does I cannot support with a trellis so hope to hear from you's with a lot of suggestions bye and remember keep those hands dirty!!! |
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Posted: May/21/2006 12:37 AM PST
Siberian iris have height and clump nicely. Hydrangeas do well in shade and can be kept to any size you want. Different colors od hostas are nice too. I have some Stella D'Oro daylilies in my shade garden and they do well even though they say to plant in full sun. Dusty miller is doing well there too. And evening primroses. |
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Posted: May/21/2006 5:52 PM PST
Hello girl and they all sound nice but this will be in the front of the bed and don't want them to get to high maybe 24 inches and do like the color of white cause I have some lily of the valley planted there and though they do not last to long I think white looks so good with all of the different color of green?bye for now Rita |
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Posted: May/21/2006 7:33 PM PST
Rita, The dusty miller, small hostas, primroses and stella d'oro daylilies only get about 12 inches high. |
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Posted: May/21/2006 10:16 PM PST
white astilbe sounds like it might a good choice depending on how much afternoon sun they would get. astilbes really prefer morning sun and mostly shade to partial shade. astilbe [B]White Gloria [/B]has blooms that reach 2-3' and bloom mid to late summer. astilbe japonica [B]Irrlicht[/B] reaches 2' and blooms in late Spring. astilbe [B]Snowdrift[/B] reaches 2' and is a sport of Irrlicht and blooms midseason. i'll post a pic of Snowdrift for you. Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/22/2006 4:51 PM PST
Billie now I like the astibe white would look so good and it blooms for a long time? You do not have to support them?will keep my eyes open for snowdrift they are so pretty! These are hardy and will come back too?Thank you Rita |
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Posted: May/23/2006 5:02 PM PST
Rita, sorry i didn't follow this thread after i posted. i'm growing the white astilbe for the first time myself this year(planted it last year). don't you love the look of it? it's very showy! i've grown the red before and the bloom time isn't very long. not sure about the larger whites. i'll be finding that one out myself this season. if an extended bloom time is what you're after i'd suggest getting more than one variety so you have blooms all season long. they are heavy feeders so keep them fertilized and they like to be kept moist. p.s yup...it'll come back. it's a perennial and hardy in your zone. 
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Posted: May/24/2006 1:38 PM PST
Hello Billie I do think I'm very interested in the astibe purple and white together would be a knock out? Thank you Rita |
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Posted: May/24/2006 1:44 PM PST
Here's what a bed of astilbes looks like. There isn't a purple variety to my knowledge. I do have a dwarf astilbe that is a rosy purple though. |
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Posted: May/24/2006 2:38 PM PST
Gosh!! they are beautiful girl! ok will change the colors of the astibes to white and red that don't sound bad?Thank you so much Rita |
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