Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #122, 0 by ardesia

ardesia wrote:
You are right, that dwarf mondo takes forever and a day to fill in, I have it in other places and in some cases it looks spotty, other areas look great. I planted these on 6" centers and I will baby them and hope they take off in the next year or so. I may raid some of the older beds and fill in between the new ones when I have the time and energy. The regular mondo is another story, it is hard to keep that in check but at 6" to 8" tall it is a snake haven around here. They love hiding in there.

The only echinaceas that reliably live here are the old fashioned pink ones. All those pretty sundown colored ones fizzle out quickly. This new red one however has been grown successfully at a friend's home for several summers and they just get bigger and better each year. I am hoping for similar results.

Way to go with that rainbow costus, I can't wait to see the flower.

Kay, I like you idea for the sneaky get together. LOL