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Japanese Maple Companion Plants
What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under
burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Berob |
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Japanese Maple Companion Plants
"Berob" wrote in message om... What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. My Bloodgood is under planted with mass of hosta "France." I also have some huchera, spirea "Little Princess," daylilies, and blue holly in the immediate area. |
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Japanese Maple Companion Plants
Berob wrote: What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Berob Anything you like that will tolerate partial shade. With that color, I'd look at things with golden tones - hostas, Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa), golden barberries, yellow leaf dicentra, Magic Carpet spiraea are just a few. Avoid perennials that need frequent division and be sure to mulch or add a groundcover to retard weeds - too much cultivation in the root zone of a Japanese maple can damage very fragile feeder roots and open the tree up to invasion from various soil pathogens. pam - gardengal |
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Japanese Maple Companion Plants
"Berob" wrote in message
om... What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Berob Pachysandra (nice deep green, and bulletproof), and lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis): http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp...atalogDisplay? storeId=10151&catalogId=10067&langId=-1&mainPage=prod2working&ItemId=8304&Fr omTextSearch=lily%20of%20the%20valley In my yard, lily of the valley does equally well in spots ranging from deep shade to bright, dappled sun under a sycamore. The flowers smell outrageous in the spring, and the rest of the time, the leaves are really nice. The pachysandra doesn't give a hoot what happens to it. In one corner under the eaves of my house, they are dripped on my melting ice all winter, finally ending up covered in ice. They just laugh. Both are easy to find at any decent garden center. They might be a bit pricey, but they spread nicely, so you don't have to cover every single inch of the area the first year. The lilies spread into my lawn, but vanish when mowed, and on a 1-10 scale of invasiveness, I'd call them a 3. No big deal. |
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