Lamium a Shade-Loving, Weed-Crowding Perennial
This part-shade-loving perennial does well around larger plants as it doesn’t compete for too much light or want to sit in water. Its lighter green leaves offer an interesting color against deeper greens, and its heart-shaped flowers in reds and pinks look like they’re dripping from the...
Shade loving annual color: Begonias Green Leaf–pink, white and red blooms Impatiens–red, pink, coral, white, rose and purple blooms Torenia–pink, purple and blue blooms Coleus–red, pink, green and bi-color foliage Caladiums–red, pink, and white/green foliage Splash–red, pink, and wh...
Finally, make sure to plant your perennial flowers and plants so that they get the right amount of sunlight. Full sun means 6 or more hours of direct sunlight per day, while part sun is about half that. Shade means no direct sunlight, or only a little mild morning sunshine. More great...
Assessing Garden Shade In light shade, you can grow both sun- and shade-loving plants. Shade, from partial to full, has a big impact on the plants in your garden. Watch how shadows and sunlight hit the ground to determine how much shade exists during the growing season under deciduous...
Perennial Astilbe is a great shade plant with rich, dense foliage and feathery, summer blooms for your shade garden. There isn’t an abundance of colorful shade-loving plants. So, growing Astilbe is a fantastic choice. Astilbe is native to Asia and North America. There are 25 varieties to ...
Jack-in-the-pulpit, (species Arisaema triphyllum), a North American plant of the arum family (Araceae), noted for the unusual shape of its flower. The plant is native to wet woodlands and thickets from Nova Scotia to Minnesota and southward to Florida an
1. Geraniums- The Shade Loving Perennial Geraniums thrive in the sun and shade. ©Peeraphat/Shutterstock.com When it comes to perennial flowers that bloom all summer, look no further than geraniums. They grow throughout the summer with very little maintenance. Geraniums are easy to grow and...
that complement existing perennial colors. Perennials often offer consistently beautiful foliage so also consider complementing foliage with annual flowers. Gardeners prize hosta and fern plants for the dramatic foliage. Pair these two plants with shade-loving annuals for a truly stunning floral display....
There were subtle jewels like this shade-loving Boehmeria from China – a completely new genus to me. Of course, German plantsmen have been collecting lesser-known American wildflowers for decades. Here is Silphium mohrii, a buttery companion for late season Asters, Vernonia, and Eutrochium. ...