Re: Ground cover suggestion

Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:
Well, the lamium I planted is dead(2 differetn cultivars). So, if I have an area where Elephant ears seem to do well, but is either too shady or too moist(most likely) (or a combination) for lamium - what would you guys suggest?

(approx. zone 8b or sunset 33 I think)


Carl
1 Lucky Texan


If you like elephant ears then you might like Petasites japonicus var. gitanteus as a fun alternative that seems to do well in moist areas with little light (at least on my property). Mine took a few years to start spreading and the leaves don't reach anything like the size that this silly ad promises but it still looks pretty impressive down in the front woods.

https://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&mainPage=prod2working&ItemId=43508

This URL is probably badly wrapped but I'll leave it for you to fix. Or just do a google search for: petasites "dinosaur food"
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John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com
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