Gardeners’ Forum: “perennials for a hot spot”
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Posted by Sharon on Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:38 pm ASTHi Everyone: I'm already looking forward to the spring of 2008, I have one particular problem in my garden, I have a flowerbed in front of a west facing brick wall, it gets very hot there in the afternoon, last year I planted coneflower and sedums in the bed, the coneflowers wilted very badly every afternoon, but didn't die, will they be o.k. there once established, or does anyone have any other ideas, I'm only interested in perrenials. Thanks in advance.
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Posted by Cheryl Mackenzie on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 5:37 pm ASTYou might want to try anything from the Achillea family, mine grow in a hot spot and bloom all summer and into the fall, if deadheaded
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Posted by Brenda Nicholson on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 9:17 pm ADTI have a tough spot that gets quite hot in the afternoon. I find echinechea (coneflower), sedums (stonecrop--both low growing & the taller vareties) & daylillies all thrive. These are fairly drought tolerant (mine all survived water restrictions) as well & can take a bit of shade.
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Posted by Amy on Saturday, April 26, 2008 11:28 pm ADTI also have a hot spot garden, which receives the south and west sun exposure most of the day. It is a garden tucked in a bricked corner (house and front steps). For the early spring, I have hyacinth, daffodils, crocus and other spring bulbs come through my established sedum ground covers and taller sedums. Hen and chicks do well in the heat as does my lavender (English, I think). I've had daisies, cone flowers and browned susans in there at one time. Now I'm trying day lilies, bell flowers, poppies and irises, but in the portion of the garden that gets some shading. A tree has steadily changed the sun exposure of the garden but it still gets a strong west afternoon sun. Surprisingly, a clematis continues to thrive in this garden as well. I placed a flat stone angled at it's base to keep it's feet cool. In any case, this garden does wonderfully in spring and early summer, hangs tough through August and perks up again in the cooling fall. Experiment with drought tolerant plants that appeal to you and give perennials at least two years in one spot to gauge their performance. They can always be moved. Also, keep your soil healthy (rich in worms) with regular composting and mulching - nutrients and moisture retention. I don't know my zone but I live east of Toronto.
