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Aegopodium
(Bishop's Weed) - rampant, voracious spreader.
Euphorbia
(Cushion Spurge) - not
ugly really, just self-sows everywhere and impossible to remove;
tough woody stems that have to be pruned back each spring.
Phooey.
Anthemis
(Golden Marguerite) - sowed
itself everywhere, rather stinky too.
Mentha
(Mint) - one little snipped cutting five years later is
a 15 square foot plot of MINT.
Stachys
(Lamb's Ears) - if allowed to go to seed, you will have
it everywhere. Bees seem to love the blooms although they
are nondescript.
Sedum
spurium - if you like a sedum that will take over the
cracks in a flag patio or walkway, this stuff will do it.
Vinca
(Trailing Myrtle) - what was supposed to be an annual
vine took over a 20' length of raised bed; it comes up every
year. Who knew.
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Candytuft
has survived partial shade, haphazard watering and the rabbits and
voles. Useful edging, rock garden, and border plant. Long-lived.
Shear lightly after flowering. Cut woody stems back every other
year to rejuvenate.
Zones:
3-10; space 12-15", spring bloomer.
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These
large, elegant plants have mounding fern-like leaves and arching
sprays of heart-shaped flowers from spring to early summer. Good
speciman plant for partial shade. There are both rosy-red and white
flowering varieties, and a finely-leaved variety. Not eaten by the
voles or rabbits.
Zones:
3-10; space 12-15", spring bloomer.
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An
aromatic flower that attracts hummingbirds, available in red, pink
and white. A member of the mint family (but not as notorious an
invader) it has repeatedly survived the voles. 'Cambridge Scarlet'
is readily available in our area.
Zones:
3-9; space 12-15", summer bloomer.
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Penstemons seem to thrive on low irrigation and poor soil. They are considered a challenge in other parts of the country but are native to western America. Varieties survive (neglected too) as perennials for years in CPN, faithfully blooming, attracting hummingbirds, seldom pested by bug problem either. They are hardy, drought-tolerant — and beautiful.
There
is a Penstemon
website. A favorite is "Prairie Jewel".
Zones: 2-8; space 12-18", spring-early summer bloomer.
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Astilbe
- have only gotten it to successfully return in pots -
not in the ground.
Armeria
maritima (Sea Pink) - short
lived, only a few seasons.
Asclepias
(Butterfly Flower) - no
luck ever.
Cherianthus
(Wallflower) -
no luck ever.
Kniphofia
(Red Hot Poker)
Lobelia
cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
tried it as both a pond margin/bog plant and in the garden;
didn't like our summer heat.
Platycodon
(Balloon Flower) - could never keep it going more than
a season or two.
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Perennial
Geranium (Cranesbill) - its rooting habit (a tangled,
shallow matrix) makes the roof of a perfect VOLE den. Tried
filling and hosing and they are back every year under the
Cranesbill.
(True
Lily) - the bulb of choice for the VOLE; if it survives the
voles, the RABBITS chew the blossoms off.
Papaver
nudicaule (Iceland Poppy) - a good munch for the RABBITS,
they eat it to the ground.
Papaver
orientale (Oriental Poppy) - VOLES relish the roots of
this plant overwinter. If it survives into spring, it actually
gets to bloom.
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Castle Pines North Master Association
Telephone and fax: 303-482-3078
Email: admin@cpnhoa.org
Website: www.cpnhoa.org
Mailing Address: CPN Master Association
7402 Yorkshire Drive
Castle Rock, CO 80108
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