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Posted: Oct/23/2007 2:39 PM PST
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew of pretty ...shade tolerent flowers? I have a row of white dogwoods that produce a nice amount of shade over my flower bed.Right now I have hostas(varigated type)and lily of the valley. I would like lotsa color.......is this possible? Any information would be helpful,and appreciated.  Thanks Again, Kratz Attachments:      |
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Posted: Oct/23/2007 9:27 PM PST
Astilbe, Bleeding Heart, and some Crocus--good perennial shade flowers. Rhododendron, Azalea, and certain kinds of Hydrangeas are good flowering shade tolerant bushes. Impatiens and Coleus are good annuals for shade. That's all I can think of right now. This is something that I have given a lot of thought to too, as I have a lot of shady areas to deal with. There are a lot of flowers that can tolerate partial shade too, if the area isn't totally covered. I will hope with you that others will chime in with ideas for colorful flowering plants for the shade. 
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Posted: Oct/24/2007 7:45 AM PST
We have a shade gardening forum further down the page under Theme Gardens with lots of suggestions and pictures! |
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Posted: Oct/24/2007 8:54 AM PST
The butterfly pictures are marvelous! I'm thinking of putting one or two dogwoods in my front yard after an old maple comes down. How far apart are yours? |
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Posted: Nov/21/2007 9:41 AM PST
I was thinking you could also try Bergenia cordifolia for some nice spring flowers, foliage in summer. In late fall and thru winter the the leathery big round leaves turn a nice burgundy color. Columbine,Foxglove, Heuchera and Hellebores are nice options too
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Posted: Mar/24/2008 10:11 PM PST
Other good choices for shade are: caladiums, hostas, bleeding heart--avoid the fernleaf, tho'it can get invasive. Also good choices are coral bells and others of the family heuchera, heucherella are beautiful,pulmonaria, some of the cranesbill hardy geraniums,virginia bluebells, annuals are lobelia, wax begonias, impatiens, and New Guinea impatiens, ageratiums kown as floss flower. Other perenniels are hardy ferns, lily-of-the-valley, some of the tiger lilies like shade.The polimeniums such as jacob's ladder, toad lilies. My garden in mostly filtered shade, so I will be trying many of these. Will let you know how they do.  javascript:;Smile |
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Posted: Mar/26/2008 12:41 PM PST
Jacob's ladder and toad lilies are great choices. So are impatiens. If you want some gorgeous larger perennials with hosta-sized forms, have a look at Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford'. This is one gorgeous foliage plant, and it shoots up bright yellow (garish, IMO) blooms later in the summer. I never even cared if mine bloomed because the foliage was so beautiful -- deep red-wine color and very glossy. I started three as bareroots and they were huge their second season. Of course, if you like that color yellow, that's a bonus. I just am not crazy about it. It's the same color as Rudbeckia blooms. |
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Posted: Apr/11/2008 1:18 PM PST
While looking for ideas for my shade spot, found an 8-page article on color for shade in current issue of Garden Ideas magazine (Spring 08). Shows and describes many brightly colored shade plants, colors available, growing conditions, appropriate zones, etc. Shows many of the plants in established shade garden so you can get a reliable image of what the plants look like at maturity. Might be worth looking at for ideas. |
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Posted: Apr/25/2008 7:01 AM PST
Trilliums, bloodroot, and cardinal flower come to mind right away. As well as monkshood, liverwort, skullcaps, marsh marigold (can be invasive), Crested iris, trout lillies, toad lillies... I have all of those in my shade garden, as well as various types of hostas and ferns, as well as a mahonia, witchhazel, fatsia japonica, azaleas, Lily of the Valley, periwinckle (UGHHH), hollies that volunteered themselves, and two other unknown plants. |
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Posted: Apr/25/2008 7:18 AM PST
Wow. This is a great list. The Old Gourd Garden has become kind of shady. I'll look into some of these plants and maybe the next time I get to go out somewhere, I'll pick up a few. |
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