kqcrna said:I thought of another one, but for a different reason: Maltese Cross. I love it's pretty bright red flowers in early summer. But most of the summer the foliage looks brown and half-dead. It gets pretty ugly, but I keep a couple of them anyway. Love-hate.
Karen
pirl said:Here's yet another example of how a few tiny pieces becomes overwhelming (for the spot) in just 3 years:
No sign of the sedum or the hosta remains.
pirl said:Thanks. I love that sedum as well. Here it is: Garden Stonecrop (Hylotelephium erythrostictum 'Mediovariegatum')
If you buy a plant, or are offered a chunk of it, you might do well to pot it up so you won't have the struggle with digging it up every few years.