"readandpostrosie" wrote in message
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thanks!

Interesting, but by "familiar", I mean a plant I've taken warm showers
with.
Met in person, grown for a number of years, like pachysandra. I had it
at my previous house, in a spot where huge icicles formed in the
winter. I'm talking about 10 lb chunks of ice. They'd fall on the
pachysandra. On warmer days, water would drip all over the plants, and
freeze at night, encasing the plants in ice. I think they could put up
with a stupid dog who didn't know that plants aren't meant to be
stomped on.


how does pachysandra work in partial shade?
do deer eat it?


My neighbor's got a big patch of it. The deer don't seem to be touching
it at all. 30 feet away, they made a mess of my garden last year, so I
know they're here. Actually, the *******s stand right in my yard and look
at me like I have no business being there.

The plant does fine in full shade or sun. In the previous house, it got
about 2 hours' worth of sun in the morning. My neighbor's gets about 4-5
hours of sun. I don't see much difference in the growth habits, although
I haven't inspected hers that closely (yet).





By the way, they're not cheap. Usually sold in "flats" for ten bucks or so,
containing lots of plants. But, it ends up being like a penny a year, since
they seem to last forever.