You need shade loving perennial flowers if you garden in the dappled light of a forest. Full shade plants and shade tolerant flowers brighten up those dark spots in the woodland garden.
Life cycle: perennial in zones 6-9 (this is a newer plant for us, and our bucks horn plants are only two years old but going strong) Shade tolerance: Does well in part shade, especially in the warm months (this is another plant that we grow underneath tall annual plants in the summer...
Asparagus Fern– another tender perennial, but I had luck overwintering it here in NC this year.) Grow Shade Loving Annuals as Hosta Companion Plants Annuals are often grown from seed and are planted in the spring and summer months, bloom for that one season and then die. You will need ...
Directory of perennial plants and flowers that you can grow in partial or lightly shaded areas of the garden, with light and watering requirements, usda zones and growing tips
Spiderwort(Tradescantia virginiana) has spear-shaped foliage several feet tall, but also sends up stems with clusters of bright flowers in purple, blue, white or red. Toad lily(Tricyrtis spp.) are really cool, shade-loving plants despite their ugly common name. They produce gorgeous orchid-like...
‘Florentina’ grows up to 10 feet tall, so make sure you have plenty of space before planting. If you love red, this rose is not to be missed! ‘Ballerina’ botanical nameRosa ‘Ballerina’ plant typePerennial sun requirementsFull Sun-Part Shade ...
Foamflowers are easy to grow, perennial wildflowers that form 6"-10" tall clumps of heart shaped leaves. They quickly spread to form nice two foot patches of thisshade loving groundcover. Tiarella produce whispy plumes of creamy white or pale pink, ¼" star shaped flowers. ...
Hosta is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the asparagus family. These foliage ornamentals are native to Japan and some areas of China and Korea. Hostas tend to grow in shady forested areas of very rainy climates that have at least a few weeks of cool weather in the winter. There...
Include Mukdenia in perennial, woodland, shade, and container gardens. It makes a great groundcover or edge in a mixed border. Combine with other shade-loving plants likebleeding heart, coral bells,lungwortandLigularia. A bit more information:Red leafed Mukdenia forms a low mo...
Grow perennial and annual shade-loving flowers, including columbine, coral bells, bleeding hearts and hostas. Nun Orchid does best in humus-rich, moist soil. Hosta A member of the lily family, the hosta (Hosta spp.) is one of the most well-known shade plants. Grown primarily for its lusc...