Hydrangea shade/sun tolerance
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Replacing hydrangea with shade-tolerant shrub?
Comments (12)One largish shade tolerant perennial is Cimicifuga AKA Actea which blooms for a couple of weeks in early fall with white bottlebrushes. There are cultivars with dark reddish foliage that are decorative all season. Variegated Solomon's seal has subtle spring flowers, but they aren't the main reason for growing the plant. Its arching green and cream foliage is lovely. My Georgia blue veronica makes a lovely groundcover in substantial shade, blooming mid-dark blue now and then keeping tidy foliage the remainder of the season. There are some ferns that are drought tolerant, but I don't know what they are off the top of my head. I like using Missouri Botanical Garden's plant search even though they are a bit warmer than I am, and they also have pages devoted to problem areas. Plants for dense shade: http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Resultspsp8.asp?pspid=9 Plants for dry shade: http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Resultspsp8.asp?pspid=10 Here is a link that might be useful: Missouri Botanical Garden's plant search...See Moresun-tolerant shade plants?
Comments (3)A good number of shade loving plants will tolerate much brighter conditions in winter, typically because the sun is much lower on the horizon and a good bit weaker during this period. I'd consider hellebores for sure and any other spring woodland ephemerals you like or can locate. These tend to be plants that emerge early to take advantage of increased light levels provided by deciduous woodlands to bloom now or early in the season and then they go dormant later in the season. FWIW, pretty much any shade tolerant evergreen shrub will be perfectly happy in a more sun exposed position in winter as long as it is out of direct wind and receives adequate moisture. It is attempting to grow these types of plants in a year-long exposed position that will get you into trouble :-) Here is a link that might be useful: spring ephemerals...See MoreHydrangea that tolerates afternoon sun only?
Comments (24)Very Nice NHBabs - very nice! Our droughts can last weeks in the Atlanta area but at least we can water, on our watering days up to 10 AM (wet years no one pays attention to these rules). Been here 38 years and have had two summers where we had a total water ban - talk about brutal. We often get sued by AL and FL over the Chattahoochee River so we get a total water ban while AL folks continue watering like its nobody's business (but then they also have the TN River running through the upper end of the state) - not quite fair but what can you do? Use grey water collected in the tub, washing machine, and sinks; AC condensate and hope everything ekes by until the fall rains come in....See MorePink Rose that is both Shade & Sun/Heat Tolerant?
Comments (11)Where are you at in CA? North, south? Is it a dry heat or more of a coastal heat? Shade like that here in CA may not really be like the shade in other areas. You may need a rose that is simply really sun/heat tolerant. On my trouble areas that are NW facing, and also get shaded by the house like you’re describing I put pink supreme carpet roses, but I admit I don’t really count that as a rose, more of a landscape plant. It does great in a troublesome spot like that though. Gets about 4 feet high and wide here and blooms all the time. In other SW facing areas that get full day sun in the summer and a lot of radiant heat, I have these pink ones by Kordes that have all done surprisingly well in the heat. They seem to really love the heat actually! These were all taken during the heat waves of summer/fall in CA last year... First Crush Summer Romance I don’t have enough photos of SR saved, but it was a real winner in scorching heat here... if you do a search on houzz/gardenweb for Summer Romance you will see a few more photos from me) Madame Anisette Another that can take the exposure you’re describing is Koko Loco I wouldn’t put Princess Charlene de Monaco in a place like that. Mine is a bit of a diva and needed coddling and A LOT of water last year. The leaves and everything were getting scorched last year. It’s much better now, but it’s in a western exposure spot with a bit of afternoon shade....See Moreyellowgirl
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