Well, the lamium I planted is dead(2 differetn cultivars). So, if I have
an area where Elephant ears seem to do well, but is either too shady or
too moist(most likely) (or a combination) for lamium - what would you
guys suggest?

(approx. zone 8b or sunset 33 I think)


Carl
1 Lucky Texan

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My suggestion would be Wild Strawberry. It seems to do well most
anywhere in my yard. . .Sun, shade, it looks great and thrives. Pretty
little yellow flowers that turn to little non-edible red berries.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http:/www.myrljeffcoat.com

How about Lamiastrum galeobdolon (Yellow Archangel).
I have tons of it in my shade woodland garden as a ground cover.
I have been yanking it out for two weeks from places it is not suppose to be
when I divided and transplanted my hostas this spring. If you lived close by
I would gladly give you as much as you wanted.

It is not picky about soil and is drought tolerate. Pretty little yellow
blooms in the spring.

Elaine
"Carl 1 Lucky Texan" <alckytxn [at] swbell.not> wrote in message
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> Well, the lamium I planted is dead(2 differetn cultivars). So, if I have
> an area where Elephant ears seem to do well, but is either too shady or
> too moist(most likely) (or a combination) for lamium - what would you guys
> suggest?
>
> (approx. zone 8b or sunset 33 I think)
>
>
> Carl
> 1 Lucky Texan
>
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Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:
> Well, the lamium I planted is dead(2 differetn cultivars). So, if I have
> an area where Elephant ears seem to do well, but is either too shady or
> too moist(most likely) (or a combination) for lamium - what would you
> guys suggest?
>
> (approx. zone 8b or sunset 33 I think)
>
>
> Carl
> 1 Lucky Texan
>

If you like elephant ears then you might like Petasites japonicus var.
gitanteus as a fun alternative that seems to do well in moist areas with
little light (at least on my property). Mine took a few years to start
spreading and the leaves don't reach anything like the size that this
silly ad promises but it still looks pretty impressive down in the front
woods.

https://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Sto reCatalogDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10151&langI d=-1&mainPage=prod2working&ItemId=43508

This URL is probably badly wrapped but I'll leave it for you to fix. Or
just do a google search for: petasites "dinosaur food"
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John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

"Carl 1 Lucky Texan" <alckytxn [at] swbell.not> wrote in message
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> Well, the lamium I planted is dead(2 differetn cultivars). So, if I have
> an area where Elephant ears seem to do well, but is either too shady or
> too moist(most likely) (or a combination) for lamium - what would you guys
> suggest?
>
> (approx. zone 8b or sunset 33 I think)
>
>
> Carl
> 1 Lucky Texan
>
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We have a shady area that's very moist in spring and quite dry in summer.
We have what was sold to us as variegated blue vinca. It's the only thing
other than English ivy that thrives in the areas along this one fence.