This small-scale hardy fern is very adaptable in the Pacific Northwest and makes a great year-round groundcover. Blechnum penna-marina, is happy in light shade but will grow in deeper shade as well as full sun if the soil is kept moist. The new foliage emerges bronzy-red, aging to deep green. The tightly packed fronds slowly […]
I would like to plant some beesia at the top of a shady ravine. I am concerned about the moisture level, though. The area is dry shade, although I could run a line from my drip system along there. Even though I’ve read that beesia prefers moist soil, can it do OK with drier conditions? […]
The plant you’re inquiring about is Cardamine trifolia, commonly know as lady’s smock or 3-leaved cuckooflower. This is an attractive, well-behaved evergreen ground cover, about six-inches tall and covering up to twenty-four inches across. The dark green leaves with a purple reverse are three-parted. The white flowers are borne in early spring. Flowering is brief […]