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From: mangoe@umcp-cs.UUCP (Charley Wingate)
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Subject: Re: shade-loving flowers
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Date: Mon, 5-May-86 11:01:19 EDT
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Lily-of-the-Valley is something which hasn't been mentioned yet.  It will
grow in sun or fairly deep shade.

Personally, hostas are right up there on my "pink flamingo" list.  If you
really insist on getting them, get a good grower's catalog (Park's
for instance) or go to a big nursery.

Mountain laurel grows into really funky shapes in shade.  This may or may
not be to your taste.

Alyssum (the annual kind) is supposed to tolerate shade; I've never really
bothered to find out.

If you have a shady and somewhat damp spot, ferns are great.  Better still,
there are native fancy kinds (like maidenhair) which are very hardy.

C. Wingate