Edgeworthia chrysantha
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Species Unspecified / Any
Gender Any
Size 1280 x 855px
I should ask you about species that would do well in dry shade.
I doubt I would be able to provide you much help regarding that, considering that I have no first-hand experience on the climate and soil of your locality, and what plants are available in regional nurseries. If you lived in Korea, I would have been able to recommend you some general options, such as Liriope muscari, Pachysandra terminalis, Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum', Syneilesis palmata, Anemone hupehensis, Hostas, and of course, Hellebores, and then adjust the list further with some more details on the intended planting site, but well….
While I am uncertain what plants would grow well under dry shade in California, I suppose that many Hellebore species would do well considering their native range, and Mediterranean species of Epimedium, Acanthus, Ruscus, and Danae racemosa might be suitable as well. While I suspect that very few plants from South African fynbos and Australian bushes would be suitable for such site, as vegetation in both of those areas are mostly consisted of open scrubs, some Hibbertia and Grevillea species might be both shade and drought tolerant, if what I observed in some conservatories here in Korea is correct. I lack enough knowledge to suggest any Chilean plants that might be suitable for such situation, and I believe that you would be more knowledgeable about Californian natives. Other than that, I do believe that there are more than a few Macaronesian plants that are both shade tolerant and beautiful, but I have heard that such Macaronesian plants are usually from wetter, montane parts of the island, and thus are not very drought tolerant.
This is all I can offer, I am afraid.
While I am uncertain what plants would grow well under dry shade in California, I suppose that many Hellebore species would do well considering their native range, and Mediterranean species of Epimedium, Acanthus, Ruscus, and Danae racemosa might be suitable as well. While I suspect that very few plants from South African fynbos and Australian bushes would be suitable for such site, as vegetation in both of those areas are mostly consisted of open scrubs, some Hibbertia and Grevillea species might be both shade and drought tolerant, if what I observed in some conservatories here in Korea is correct. I lack enough knowledge to suggest any Chilean plants that might be suitable for such situation, and I believe that you would be more knowledgeable about Californian natives. Other than that, I do believe that there are more than a few Macaronesian plants that are both shade tolerant and beautiful, but I have heard that such Macaronesian plants are usually from wetter, montane parts of the island, and thus are not very drought tolerant.
This is all I can offer, I am afraid.
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