What flowers will grow there?
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I built a flower bed under a pine tree. I know that vinca vine likes acidic soil so I planted them in the bed. However, we are in Arizona in zone 8a and the bed faces the south. Unless I watered the flowers every single day, they just burnt up. Even going a day and a half was too long. Is there anything I can grow there?
Contact ASU Extension Service, or your County extension service. under pine trees it’s tough, no matter where you live in this country.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/plants-grow-under-pine-trees-49224.html
If you are in Arizona, my advice is to highlight the area with xeriscaping instead of annual flowers. Most succulents have gorgeous blooms at least once a year, naturally with very little water and extreme heat.
https://www.pinterest.com/binionsnwf/flowers-you-can-plant-under-pine-trees/
I’m in New York, so I don’t know about your zone, but I have a clematis that’s climbing up mine his year. Last year I started it, and it didn’t look like it took, but this year its looking great. Good Luck!!
Hostas should grow well in this area
according to tree experts it’s not a good idea to planr flowers around the trunks of trees. Typically, the flowers need more water than the trees and ends up rotting the tree roots. So nothing that needs more water than your trees roots.
Azaleas like to grow under trees.
how about succulents ? you can buy flats of mixed ones or individual plants of one kind. Some flower others do not. They love the sum and heat.. One other plant you might try is day lilies.. they grow everywhere. I'd plant 4-5 small clumps mid point between the tree and border of rocks.. They multiply and would fill in
hosta will grow in shade and sun. If the area gets really hot and sunny marigolds might work