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Recommended groundcovers
What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than
6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that will grow well under these conditions: I live in Riverside, California (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). I'm in USDA Zone 8b or Sunset Zone 19. The summer high-temperatures may get up to 115 degrees The winter low-temperatures may get down to 15 degrees. One-third of my garden is partly-shaded by a deciduous tree from March through December but the rest of my garden is in full-sun. |
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On Jun 9, 2:07 pm, gary wrote:
What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than 6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that will grow well under these conditions: I live in Riverside, California (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). I'm in USDA Zone 8b or Sunset Zone 19. The summer high-temperatures may get up to 115 degrees The winter low-temperatures may get down to 15 degrees. One-third of my garden is partly-shaded by a deciduous tree from March through December but the rest of my garden is in full-sun. Look into brass buttons |
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gary wrote:
What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than 6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that will grow well under these conditions: I live in Riverside, California (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). I'm in USDA Zone 8b or Sunset Zone 19. The summer high-temperatures may get up to 115 degrees The winter low-temperatures may get down to 15 degrees. One-third of my garden is partly-shaded by a deciduous tree from March through December but the rest of my garden is in full-sun. put lamium, vinca minor and ajuga on the list of possibilities Carl -- to reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) |
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Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote: gary wrote: What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than 6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that will grow well under these conditions: I live in Riverside, California (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). I'm in USDA Zone 8b or Sunset Zone 19. The summer high-temperatures may get up to 115 degrees The winter low-temperatures may get down to 15 degrees. One-third of my garden is partly-shaded by a deciduous tree from March through December but the rest of my garden is in full-sun. put lamium, vinca minor and ajuga on the list of possibilities Carl Make sure you like ajuga. We can't get rid of it. Bill -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. |
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gary wrote:
What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than 6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that will grow well under these conditions: I live in Riverside, California (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). I'm in USDA Zone 8b or Sunset Zone 19. The summer high-temperatures may get up to 115 degrees The winter low-temperatures may get down to 15 degrees. One-third of my garden is partly-shaded by a deciduous tree from March through December but the rest of my garden is in full-sun. Cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana): This grows quite close to the ground. It has yellow flowers about the diameter of a nickle, on and off from spring until frost. Pink clover (Persicaria capitata): This is NOT really a clover. Its flowers resemble white clover, but they're pink. This also blooms from spring until frost (and even into frost if it's light). It creates a mat about about 4 inches thick. In the winter, the foliage turns red. I have both of these together in the same beds in back. In front, I'm using pink clover in place of grass for the main part of the front lawn. I've tried the cinquefoil in the parkway in front, but it doesn't seem to thrive. In back, it grows like a weed. Look up both in Sunset's "Western Garden Book". -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/ |
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gary wrote:
What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than 6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that will grow well under these conditions: I live in Riverside, California (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). I'm in USDA Zone 8b or Sunset Zone 19. The summer high-temperatures may get up to 115 degrees The winter low-temperatures may get down to 15 degrees. One-third of my garden is partly-shaded by a deciduous tree from March through December but the rest of my garden is in full-sun. You could always fall back on that old CALTRANS standby of Carpobrotus edulis or Ice Plant. It grew very well along the freeway ramps all the way up to at least San Jose. Grows _too_ well in fact since it seems to have become an invasive species but if you could manage to keep yours under control it was always a fine ground cover especially where water shortage was a concern. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_plant -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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John McGaw wrote:
gary wrote: What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than 6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that will grow well under these conditions: I live in Riverside, California (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). I'm in USDA Zone 8b or Sunset Zone 19. The summer high-temperatures may get up to 115 degrees The winter low-temperatures may get down to 15 degrees. One-third of my garden is partly-shaded by a deciduous tree from March through December but the rest of my garden is in full-sun. You could always fall back on that old CALTRANS standby of Carpobrotus edulis or Ice Plant. Ah. I thought it was crapobotus. It grew very well along the freeway ramps all the way up to at least San Jose. Grows _too_ well in fact since it seems to have become an invasive species but if you could manage to keep yours under control it was always a fine ground cover especially where water shortage was a concern. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_plant It got way N. of San Jose. It was a problem to remove it at Crissy Field [SF] during its restoration ca. 10 years ago. You may deduce I loathe it. -- john mcwilliams |
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