This corner by the house does not like plants. Some years ago, I was desperate enough to buy wildflowers in a can. None of those remain... thankfully. Other failures include some type of exotic lily, and columbine. We had the soil tested and it is mildly alkaline. Not any different than the other areas tested, so not sure what is up.
Last year, I put in some Wild Ginger. Only about half came back up. I also planted Sweet Joe Pye, that came back. Yay! A couple of Mountain Mint were put in that spot, but they look sluggish. On a whim, I ordered Lion's Foot from a bare root sale this spring. It actually grew and just now it is blooming. The flowers did not look amazing in the photos, so I didn't really remember them. But that is neat!
Here is the Lion's Foot (Prenanthes alba)
I would like this area to be full, but it may take time. I am not quite ready to resort to ferns. We had those in Omaha, and though they are interesting, I would really like flowers, if possible.
If you have suggestions, I'll take any. A friend told me the Wild Ginger may take a couple of years to establish, then I may have too many. Oh, I also have Virginia Bluebells near by, but they haven't bloomed yet and I planted them the spring of last year.
