Shade Gardening: Jack Frost Brunerra, 1 by crazy4plants

crazy4plants wrote:
I transplanted a couple of mine last year because they would brown by mid summer. Then this year I had a couple of lungworts (?) that did the same thing. I dug them up and found the roots very warm as they were close to the pavers and even though they only got a couple of hours of sun in the morning, because they were close to the walkway, the roots warmed up and the whole plant stayed warm during the day. I moved them to an area that is much cooler and doesn't heat up at all and they are thriving. No brown leaves and we are in mid August. I have planted more heat tolerant plants in the other planter. I think ground covers under the Jack Frosts help keep their feet cool.

Crazy