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Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great'


Darold Petty

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I dislike bare soil around the base of my palms, and wish to have a groundcover species that will spread, and will look OK with palms.  Brunnera caught my eye in a plant catalog, but I am hesitant to order this plant due to my peculiar microclimate and the high cost of the Brunnera starts ($16) .  Although my garden is listed as USDA zone 10a, it suffers from a lack of warmth, with daytime high temperatures from 10-16 C.  Many plants one would assume to grow here  fail to thrive , such as hosta or azaleas.  Dicentra grows for a few seasons and then just fades away.

  Your thoughts, please, about the potential for Brunnera in my garden, thanks !  ( and please suggest alternative plants for this  shady groundcover application.)

San Francisco, California

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Darold, Selaginella kraussiana forms a nice delicate carpet-like cover over bare soil and keeps the weeds away. It likes cool moisture so probably will work great in your climate.  Here is a picture from the Darian garden in 2015:

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Darold the plant your wishing to grow is easy plant to grow up here. Not really knowing your climate that well I can only point you to this website thingy that has a lot of great suggestion for shade plants. 

http://www.californiagardens.com/Lists/Dry_Shade.htm

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You could also call your local nursery or flora grubb gardens and ask them about the Brunnera, I would think it would do great in your area. Good Luck. 

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