has anyone planted scarletta leucothoe in a container?

last year

I have AWFUL soil and a partially shaded area. I would like to add some color ....zone 6A...thinking of Scarletta Leucothoe and Mountain laurel in containers. Do you think this would work?

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
last year
If you have some place to store the planted containers over winter, they could work.
kathleen thanked gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
last year
I agree with Pam - they would definitely work, but they would need winter protection. An unheated garage would be ideal .... or over-winter in a window well .... or against a north wall of a heated building and mulch heavily. For the long term, they would require regular repotting (every other year), which includes bare-rooting, root pruning, and a change of soil.

Al
kathleen thanked tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
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has anyone planted scarletta leucothoe in a container?

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)

tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)

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