I checked the woodruff outside yesterday. There are 4-5 very small
plantlets. I still have the sunshade mounted 2" above the soil to
protect it. It does get hot here, sometimes upper 90's with high
humidity in July/August, but at that time the overhead trees do help
cooling. It does not get late afternoon sun as it is growing a steep
slope. There's some pachysandra growing nearby, although it is
growing very slowly for the past 7 years.

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:19:16 -0600, "S Orth" wrote:

Dappled sun is good, but is it the hot, afternoon sun? Heat is not good.
Also, in my experience with this plant (Zone 5, however), I've found that it
seems to take awhile to be come established and resents transplanting.

Hope this helps a bit
Suzy in Wisconsin

"Phisherman" wrote in message
.. .
I bought a small sweet woodruff plant and divided it into three pots.
One grew so well in a east window then I planted it outdoors in
partial shade (2-3 hours of dappled sun) where it slowly died off. I
put a nylon sunscreen over it during the intense summer sun for added
protection. The other two are struggling along now, the top part is
dead, but small plants are starting to grow. I put a plastic tent of
the plant to increase humidity. Anyone have any luck with this
plant? It seems to be very temperamental and seems to grow better
indoors than outdoors. I have not fertilized it and they were potted
using MiracleGrow potting mix. Outdoors, I mixed in compost. I
bought it for the intention of a semi-shady area groundcover. In zone
7, e.TN. TIA