Now that you know what to look for, let’s break down some of the best annuals for shade. Annual flowers for shade Whether you want to brighten up your shade garden with containers or add colorful plants to your garden beds, these annual flowers for shade will bloom all summer long. 1...
Zones: 10-12, grown as an annual in most regions Exposure: Partial sun to full shade Habit: Mounding spreading habit Height/Spread: 6 to 36 inches tall and 1 to 3 feet wide For nonstop bloom all summer long, nothing beats impatiens for brightening up deeply shaded areas. With a wide ...
1. Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica): This lovely flowering shade perennial grows between 1 and 2 feet in height and produces attention-grabbing elongated red flowers that open into a yellow star. Bloom time occurs in June and lasts for several weeks. Hummingbirds are quite fond of this to...
I use mostly annuals in containers because they bloom consistently all summer and require little care except regular watering and fertilizing. However, due to all the trees in my yard, I am confined to choosing annuals that will tolerate shade. This is a challenge because there are not many ...
Foxgloves are biennials that bloom in late spring or summer in their second year. Let some go to seed each year for a continuous crop of charming flowers.10 Learn More Hosta Patrik Hajnák / Getty Images Botanical Name: Hosta plantaginea Sun Exposure: Partial to full shade Soil ...
Plants may need dividing every 3 or 4 years for best bloom.Pulmonarias are easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil, but prefer cool soils that are highly organic and moisture retentive. While dry conditions can lead to powdery mildew and leaf scorch, Lungwort is intolerant of wet...
Begonias 1. Iris Foetidissima Pin itFirst on my list of plants that love shade, this particular species of Iris will bloom in all its exotic beauty even in the areas that are way too shady for most other plants! Some find these quite uninteresting but you really shouldn’t take anyone...
Common impatiens are perennial flowers only in zones 10 and 11, but elsewhere they're typically grown as annuals — plants that live in the moment, giving their all for the one season they live. They germinate, seed, and die in one year, but they often reseed the flower bed so you se...
In spring of 2014, all the established edgeworthias that I have been following remained alive and are still thriving. However, most of them did not bloom that spring as the buds were frozen. Some had stem damage but have since recovered robustly. To put this in perspective though, many ...
(Scilla). With the exception of tulips and hyacinths which tend to bloom less each year, the otherbulbs may be left to floweryear after year and many will multiply some by natural bulb division and others by seeding. The display can be continued with summerflowering shade-tolerant annuals ...