Most garden stores and nurseries will only carry a very limited stock ofPlants and Flowers that will grow in Deep ShadeIf you want to find the really unique and special shade plants, you will need to find a local nursery that specializes in shade plants and will be able to help you choose suitable shade plants for your area.
FlowersNo comments pink clover (Persicaria capitata) 1. pink clover, pink buttons (Persicaria capitata/Polygonum capitatum) pink rock orchid (Dendrobium kingianum) 2. pink rock orchid (Dendrobium kingianum) pink Echinopsis 3. pink Echinopsis ...
Some cultivated hybrids of wildflowers produce less nectar than their wild counterparts, but they still make excellent additions to your hummingbird garden. Hummingbird Feeders The best color for your feeder is bright red to attract the birds from a distance. Never fill your feeders with anything ...
And so it begins—my second year of creating the “hanging garden of Babylon,” as Michael calls it. This year I added a lot more punchy color with red and pink polka dot plants and geraniums with colorful leaves. I added an Asparagus fern, coleus, white and green polka dot plants, sw...
Also, spotted bee balm with pale yellow petals spotted with purple, with showy pink bracts. Height: 1 to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-8 Bee appeal: Dense clusters of small two-lipped flowers entice a broad range of pollinators, as do the aromatic green leaves. Learn more about growing bee ...
Large banana-like leaves occur in shades of green or striking colored patterns, lending an exotic feel to the landscape. The plants, which are grown from rhizomes, also produce brightly colored flowers from summer into fall. Mass in beds or borders, use in containers, as a stand-alone focal...
Irises are beautiful flowers that have a wide variety of colours. Some are used to make orris root, which has a lovely scent but can cause an allergic response.
The salmon pink and white striped flowers make it look like a noble, cultivated garden plant, yet it springs forth from the gravel with almost no foliage at all. The bitterroot was discovered in the early 1800s, during a scientific expedition to the Wild West. Back home inWashington, one...
They have long, woolly leaves and spikes of tiny purplish-pink flowers. The leaves have a strong minty smell when crushed or brushed against. The plant is native to Europe. It grows best in temperate climates with full sun exposure, but it can also grow successfully in shady areas like ...
KnotweedPersicaria bistorta2-3 ft.Knotweed or Bistort plants are low maintenance, quick growing, semi-evergreen perennials with bright green, lance shaped leaves. Knotweed plants produce -bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny, pink, bell-shaped flowers on leafless stems that rise above the foliage from ...