ps: want to show us where you planted it.. so we might come up with some ideas?? .. from your other posts.. you are dealing with a lot of shade??? ... is that the case here???

every time i see your name.. i crave ham ...

ken

ps: want to show us where you planted it.. so we might come up with some ideas?? .. from your other posts.. you are dealing with a lot of shade??? ... is that the case here???

im starting to gt real irritated by houzz ...

this is what it should have said:

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in the hosta forum.. the usual answer is .. MORE HOSTA ... lol

from your other posts.. you are dealing with a lot of shade??? ... is that the case here???

every time i see your name.. i crave ham ...

ken

ps: want to show us where you planted it.. so we might come up with some ideas?? .. from your other posts.. you are dealing with a lot of shade??? ... is that the case here???

I haven't planted it yet. Still in nursery pots. It was an impulse buy I guess. lol. I didn't realize that it does not get very tall, so I don't want to plant with something that will overtake it.

yes, I have lots of shade/part shade. The little sun that I do have, I'd like to save for flowering part sun plants - need flowers!

I was thinking that I would alternate it with some August Moon hosta (that I need to divide and transplant) in front of some azaleas (when I was in the nursery), but it does not look right. Not really enough color contrast.

The nursery lady suggested heucherra - the dark varieties. I have quite a bit of heucherra and I like it but I do not like the dark varieties. I have even contemplated taking out the dark varieties that the previous owner planted. I could buy some more wildrose heucherra (purple/pink color). I planted these last year and they were gorgeous, but my dog killed them.

She also suggested lamium - but I don't think I need another spreader - I am dealing with the chameleon plant and lots of ivy and some other vine I need to post to get identified.

I have a spot that I want to put some jack frost brunnera, but I'm not sure it would look good with that?

PS: oddly enough I do not like ham! lol.

Agree with Ken, if you could post a picture that would help. Totally agree that ivy and the horrible chameleon plant are spreaders but in my yard Jack Frost Brunnera spreads like a weed. We dug out a large clump from ours for a friend and its bounced back stronger than ever. Mine grows in morning sun. Curly Fries has not done well for me but I am thinking of getting another one and putting it into a container.

ok, I'll take some photos later moving it around garden and post.

Ok - I will say no to JF Brunnera then.... It is so pretty though... I want to live with my plants and not fight them!

Curly Fries just does ok in my garden, if you like that look you might try to find Wiggles and Sguiggles. And I would recommend either next to a solid blue hosta, maybe Prairie Sky? Or one with a dark edge, maybe Lakeside Paisley Print

Just want to say that Jack Frost Bunnera has not been a spreader for me. It stays in its spot and behaves! I like Steve’s idea of planting it with a blue, or two which will make it pop! Or——-you could keep it potted and move it around in your yare to see if another spot jumps out for you.

debra

I will say no to JF Brunnera then.... It is so pretty though...

==>>. thats what the last owner said about the chameleon plant ...

Must be a locale thing as my Jack Frost is well behaved and I would not be without them.

tj

I hadn't seen hosta 'Jack Frost' before, but now I want to grow it. Or I would want to if I thought that hostas would survive in my garden, which sometimes seems like a deer sanctuary.

I don't think that I would like this hosta with brunnera 'Jack Frost' or with any plant that has silvery, golden, variegated, or very light leaves. I think it will look best among plants with solid, darker green leaves, with a rounder shape that will contrast with the hosta's narrow ones. Blue-green leaves, such as those of some hostas, would also work.

Jack Frost is a brunnera. It had a lovely blue flower and has been blooming in my area for 2-3 weeks. I planted 2 plants about 10 years ago and now i have a spread about 4 feet across from which I've dug out a large area to give to a relative. I will post pictures tomorrow , it's too rainy today to take pictures.

Oh one more thing, the deer don't eat the brunnera.

Yes, I love Jack Frost brunnera. i just need somewhere to put it and hope it doesn’t go thug on me like it does for djacob