June hosta. The effect of different light conditions
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Comments (23)44" blower for the select series is a 2 stage. Electric lift kit is an option for the select series and not standard equipment. http://www.kaylon.com/front-attachments_03.php Available through your JD dealer. As an added plus I recall that any attachments or accessories that are bought with the tractor are grandfathered into the tractor's longer warranty. Read the JD warranty for details....See MoreHosta Pic of the Day for Jan,June
Comments (6)Phil, I'm not at all convinced of the 'different types' of 'June'. 'June' is quite the chameleon, responding to the amount of light it receives as to how bright the center gets. I have had one in a spot where part of the plant gets a degree of direct sun, the back-half of the same plant gets far less and it shows in how light the variegation gets. Check out these pictures of this one plant. Pieter...See MoreHow does sun effect hosta color?
Comments (19)i dont have time to read everyone's reply this morning ... but in general ... on all plants ... presuming it doesnt brown them ... it intensifies all color ... until it browns them ... which is usually a function of providing enough water ... as to hosta... everything but blues will intensify ... but the waxy blue coating can wear down .... especially thru watering overhead ... and then there is the whole sun intensity as you go further south ... ALL will grow with more vigor... even if they burn to the ground in the high heat of summer ... used to be.. when they were field grown.. they all grew in full sun .. as they were harvested in fall.. and put into coolers for spring sale.. so they really didnt care how they looked.. they were striving for root growth .. leaves be damned ... so its really a function of your insistence of being pretty all season.. that limits sun ... ken ps: and consistent with our discussion on taking pix ... they will be more intense .. but because you will be squinting looking at them.. it might be hard to tell .. as it would be to capture a good pic in full sun ......See MoreVarying performance in different conditions, plus need ideas
Comments (13)Linnea various lamiums will love dry shade and many have great foliage to go with it, spread well and so are ephimediums. Many sedums will take shade well, tall ones will sprawl but shorter ones will do fine. Hakonechloa will do fine, take its sweet time to grow but it usually does. I have couple of variegated bamboos that will take over anything if you let them- wll do fine in dry shade. Lilies species such as martagons grow well in shade and many asiatics will tolerate part shade. I would think heucheras will do well with some additional watering- they not as thirsty as hosta leaves are. For sloping areas - ornamental grasses might do well to prevent soil erosion, wetter areas might take sedges. Well behaved lysimachia will take dry shade and grow well. For plants to be well seen from distance you just have to go with bigger group of plants. Also you might want to do search under natives for dry shade- it is always much easier to grow plants that love your conditions....See Morenewhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
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