16-07-2004, 02:04 PM
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IPlanting above 5 thousand feet
(joan Fairman) wrote:
I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for the kinds of plant,
flowers and ground covering that would grow at this elevation and
higher.
Elevation is important to some plants, but climate is more important.
For example, plants for the top of Mt. Washington (moist, zone 3) would
be different from those in Denver, CO (dry, zone 4) and these would be
different from those in the High Plains of Oregon (very dry, zone 5).
Let us now where you live and the hardiness zone.
Your best source of information would be your county agent. Also, good
local nurseries would have a lot of experience in what does well and
what doesn't. Then within a climate and elevations range, there are
"microclimates" such as protected shady areas, exposed sunny areas,
protected sunny areas, exposed shady areas, etc. Each microclimate will
be suitable to different plants. Plants grown at the same elevation
will do best. There will be less adaptation required.
By the way, many Rhododendrons which are usually grown in very temperate
climates near the ocean are from the Himalayan mountains which are the
highest mountains in the world but are close to the equator. So native
elevations doesn't always translate into similar elevations in different
climates.
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