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Monday - April 02, 2007
From: Austin, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Shade Tolerant
Title: Native plants for north facing shaded bed in Austin
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
I have a northfacing house in central Austin. I dug a large bed along the front that gets almost full shade. What native plants will thrive in that space?ANSWER:
Here are a few suggestions:Salvia roemeriana (cedar sage)
Aquilegia canadensis (red columbine)
Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana (Hinckley's golden columbine)
Viola sororia (common blue violet)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (wax mallow)
Carex cherokeensis (Cherokee sedge)
Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian woodoats)
Visit the Wildflower Center Spring Plant Sale 2007 where all these plants will be for sale.
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