Shade Gardening: growing in a redwood Grove, 1 by doss

doss wrote:
Diane, I don't know about natives, but what is happy under my redwood trees are Camellias, Azaleas, Ligularia, Mondo Grass, and ferns, Astilbe. There used to be quite a lot of Fuschia there but the mites came and the Fuschias went. There are certainly native ferns that you could find to grow there. There are also native Rhodies I believe, and orchids. So many of the Redwood forests are bare due to falling debris covering the ground. And the forests with a lot of plants are on the rainy side of the coast like Portola State Park and Muir Woods. Isn't there a native plant nursery somewhere near you? I can't remember the name of it. And you should go take a hike in the woods. I'm not telling you to take a hike mind you. :-)

You might want to post this question in the new California forum. There seem to be a lot of native savvy plant people there.