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GRDrip Joined: 3/24/2009 Location: Posts: 27	Posted: Apr/07/2009 7:42 PM PST I've built some hanging pots for my porch. It gets zero direct sunlight. So far the only thing that's fourished is Impatients. Any ideas for an annual that flowers in the shade? Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 16637 Moderator	Posted: Apr/08/2009 4:16 AM PST Here is a list that sassmuffin put in the Annuals thread: aquilegia, astilbe, foxglove, hellborrous, anemone, ferns, hostas, bleeding hearts, coral bells, columbines, lamium, begonias, fushias, coleus, polka dot plants. Quote \| Reply \| Report

GRDrip Joined: 3/24/2009 Location: Posts: 27	Posted: Apr/08/2009 8:14 PM PST Thank you, Witt. I will study these. Quote \| Reply \| Report

karslinky Joined: 8/28/2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1197	Posted: Apr/09/2009 6:23 AM PST For a hanging pot how about a variety of sweet potato vine? They don't flower but come in bright yellow-green, black, or a variegated green-white-purple. They drape down and would be a nice mix with the impatiens. You might also try annual lobelia - they normally want some sun but might do ok. Quote \| Reply \| Report

mudpies Joined: 3/09/2009 Location: south central Ontario Posts: 376	Posted: Apr/21/2009 5:56 AM PST Begonias are wonderful bloomers in hanging pots and there are so many wonderful varieties. Quote \| Reply \| Report