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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trying to figure out evergreen shrubs for the front side porch of a north facing house - it's a tall house, with another tall house to its side, so it really doesn't get a lot of sun where we're looking to plant. Prefer native. We put in dwarf mountain laurels in the spring, and they don't look so hot right now. Not sure if it's the soil (typical clay soil around NOVA) or if we didn't water them enough. We're deciding whether to keep/replace as needed the mountain laurels (some look healthier than others), or whether to replace them all with cherry laurels. A quick search indicates that cherry laurels do better in clay soil than mountain laurels, but the cherry laurels may need more sun? The cherry laurels look like they will fill out at a faster rate than the mountain laurels which is certainly appealing, but ultimately I just want something that will thrive there.

TLDR: Anyone have experience with dwarf mountain laurel shrubs and/or dwarf cherry laurel shrubs in mostly shade with clay soil?[/quote]

OP here back to say that I guess otto luyken isn't native... for some reason I thought it was. Still considering it as long as it's not invasive... but also open to other ideas.[/quote]

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