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parahebes

FireFire Posts: 19,096
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I'm planning on planting a good amount of parahebes this year. I'm wondering how drought tolerant people have found them to be. I hoping to put them in as part of a communal plot that needs to more or less look after itself after the inital planting with little further watering. Thanks

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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I've never grown them but I noticed them among 'Plants for dry areas' on Beth Chatto's website, and I tend to trust their judgment on dry plants. I'd be really interested to see photos once they're planted up.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    edited January 2021
    We used to have a little purple one in a bed that had a lot of builders sand in it, so it drained very well and was dry because of tree roots too. But I did water it in summer as I had other stuff in the bed.
    Having said that, I do not think it got much extra moisture as it was out on the far edge.

    It got initial help establishing, but did fairly well there after, considering the position it was in. I would say it looked better in wetter summers but usually had flowers.

    There was Campanula (proper wild harebell one, forgot the correct name) the tall one. And the shouty pink Lychnis coronaria?
    So both those are dry plants too and thrived in the same area.
    If you didn't mind your eyes going funny it looked surprisingly nice with the blue harebell.
    There is a white Lychnis too, easier on the eye.
    Sorry wittering on but it might help give an idea of the conditions or more for your garden and both are easy from seed and seeded about a little with our conditions.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Great. Thanks very much for your thoughts.

    I love the idea of a shouty lychnis. Strong political opinions? 
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630


    Extremely political :D
    Please excuse the vibrancy, it was an old camera and old photo which made pinks  too red. So the colour is not quite right.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    They do not look at all impressed. They demand the right to be heard. They are clearly organising a demo.
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