California Gardening: What grows under redwood trees?, 1 by doss

doss wrote:
I have three huge redwood trees in my yard and I'm struggling to find things that will grow under them. So far what has done the best is button fern, Polystichum setiferium divisilobum , and hellebore. I've tried farfugium, hosta, tiarella and several other ferns to no avail There are a couple of kurume azaleas and camellias but they are leggy and not happy. The trees are so dense that no rain fall gets to the ground there so I have to water both winter and summer.