Can Brunnera and Astrantia tolerate heat and humidity?
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Astrantia, Dictamnus heat tolerance
Comments (5)Astrantia do not do too well with the in full sun where the summers are very hot. Our summers are hot and rather arid, so I have mine planted in areas that are somewhat moist and have a bit of afternoon shade. The leaves can get yellow if they do not get enough moisture. Plant them in a moist area of your garden with some shade and they should be okay. I don't have that much experience with Dictamnus, I just bought one last year. But it seemed to handle the summer well, especially since it is planted in a dry-ish spot in full sun. Hope this helps some. CMK...See MoreHumid-tolerant clumping variety
Comments (7)humidity is not really an issue unless there is a lack of it, it is the cold. if you string together days with below freezing temps for the high, or you have lows in the teens multiple/successive nights or anything that will freeze the ground the tropical clumpers will not be happy. as suggested by kentuck, some of them can take the teens but probably not lots of it, maybe just for a few hours here & there, i'm just guessing on that but z7 seems to be too much for them to be reliable for the screen. the clumpers that can take the cold, can not take the heat of summer, f. robusta may work in your area but again probably not a reliable screen, f. rufa will probably do well but it will not get tall enough to use use as a screen. if you are willing to put out a small effort 2x per year you can keep the runners in check, do not fear them unless you are unwilling to spend a couple hours 2x per year pruning rhizomes - or grow them in raised beds and its even easier to control....See MoreHeat tolerance & good source for seeds..
Comments (6)Hi Izhar, I think your climate may be a little warm for hemerocallis which originated in the temperate climate of Asia. You might have to shade the plant and limit full sun to the earlier, cooler parts of the day. There is a seed bank associated with the American Hemerocallis Society, which sends seeds to those that request, around the world. See the AHS link below and send them an email to put you in touch with the seed bank. There is also a Source list on the site, and several sell seeds. They should indicate if they ship internationally. Good luck, Ed Here is a link that might be useful: AHS Website...See MoreDrought tolerant, high pH loving, heat tolerant, low humidity....
Comments (3)High Country Gardens, in Albuquerque, specializes in plants (including grasses) for xeric landscapes. Check them out. They also have a sale going on ornamental grasses right now. You can't go wrong if you use grasses native to the desert environment, although many of them are not very attractive: Alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides) Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides) Needle and thread grass (Hesperostipa comata) Plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) Most of these can be grown from seed. www.curtisseed.com www.graniteseed.com www.pawneebuttesseed.com This information is from The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Call the Master Gardener line in the Cottonwood office at 646-9113 ext. 14 or E-mail them at cottonwoodmg@yahoo.com Here is a link that might be useful: High Country Gardens...See Morekatie h
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