If you are looking for a groundcover, maybe Asarum Canadense (Canadian wild ginger) would be good. That's native. Pretty leaves.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 8:18 AM Sara Lupkas <lup...@lincolnconservation.org> wrote: > > We battle Sweet Woodruff in many conservation fields in Lincoln - it is > very aggressive! I would strongly advise against planting it anywhere. A > good place to look for native plant recommendations is either on > LLCT's website, https://lincolnconservation.org/pollinators/toolkits/, > Native Plant Trust's Garden Plant Finder, > https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/, or Grow Native of Waltham, > https://www.grownativemass.org/. The Native Plant Trust site has a > database where you can filter according to specifications like growing > conditions and what height/spread you're looking for. > > Hope this helps! > Sara > > > > Sara Lupkas > Stewardship Director > Lincoln Land Conservation Trust > > e. lup...@lincolnconservation.org > p. 781-259-9251 > c. 610-620-3626 > On Sun, Jul 24, 2022 at 6:01 PM Audrey Kalmus <akal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Lincoln gardeners - I’m curious about your experience with Sweet >> Woodruff (Galium odoratum). I’m considering it for a medium shady spot as >> ground cover in between other plants like bleeding hearts, fringed bleeding >> hearts, anise hyssop, sage. But I read it can be aggressive. I’ve tried >> chameleon fish mint in a different spot - it was definitely aggressive and >> I don’t want to deal with anything like that again. What do you think? If >> not Sweet Woodruff what would you do instead? >> >> Thanks, >> Audrey >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > > -- > *Sara Lupkas* > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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