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Posted: Aug/09/2005 12:57 PM PST
A couple of bulbs that will take full shade are hardy begonia (Begonia grandis), Zone 6, summer hardy cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium), Zone 7, late summer to fall Bulbs that I found do well in part shade are crocus (Crocus vernus), Zone 4, early spring anemone (Anemone blanda), Zone 6, early spring Siberian squill (Scilla siberica), Zone 4, early spring checkered lily, (Fritillaria meleagris), Zone 4, early spring bluebells  (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus), Zone 6, late spring.giant allium (Allium gigantium), Zone 5, early summer autumn crocus (Crocus longiflorus), Zone 5, fall Also, a lot of lilies will take part shade. |
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Posted: Aug/09/2005 12:49 AM PST
I would like some suggestions for bulb flowers that would grow great in the shade (full to partial shade). I have a corner in my backyard that I would like to add bright colors and various heights (sort of like an english garden). Any suggestions would be welcome. |
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Posted: Aug/12/2005 4:32 AM PST
Bleeding Heart, delicate pink blossoms. Iris, if you have a light enough background [mine get lost against the evil dark fence we inherited]. Consider white rather than colored blooms; they brighten up a dark corner beautifully at dusk. Variegated hostas. Can you post a picture of the area? What is providing the shade? Have you considered putting a seating area in the shade? |
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 4:25 PM PST
YOu can also plant caladiums in the spring . They dont bloom but the leaves are very nice. they range from mostly green with some white to a mix of green,pink and white. the leaves are kinda large but they will lighten up the area. also hostas are wonderful. they range from dark gray green to chartuese to green and white. they will do great there too. Bleeding hearts will bloom in spring. they even have one thats a white flower. anything with white or light pink flower or foliage will lighten up the area. Another plant is spiderwart. they can take up to full sun or full shade. but like shade best. they spread by root so be careful. they have taken over a large patch in my garden. but by summer i have to pull out the dying foliage. enjoy your shade garden. demetria |
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 2:11 PM PST
[URL=http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/hor ticulture/DG1428.html]Info on shade gardening[/URL] Here is a good informative site I found on shade plantings.It has a listing at the bottom of choices you have in plants. EDIT: More info  if you have a really shady garden, shade-loving bulbs are your best bet. Favorites for planting this fall include the wonderfully fragrant lily-of-the-valley, the huge family of cyclamens with their delightfully arching blooms, fragrant bluebells (Endymion sp.), the wildflower-like fritillarias, dainty white and green snowflakes (Leucojum sp.) and dark blue squills (Scilla sp.). EDIT Twice Can you tell I don't feel like cleaning house today ?Anywho - Achimenes,Bletilla,Caladium,Scadoxus,Sauromatum venosum off to look that last one up - I don't know what that is. |
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Posted: Aug/09/2005 1:13 PM PST
Oh Oh Oh or how about a nice rhododendron?? I have a little nook right next to my slider on the side of a trellis with lots of shade and that bugger is growing like crazy!!!!!! Also I just thought about coral bells. Very pretty. I will stop now......
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Posted: Aug/09/2005 1:34 PM PST
If you didn't just have to have bulbs, Heuchera is a wonderful shade plant.Several different foliage colors - oh and Japanese painted fern , um um um.Gorgeous , just gorgeous Have any of you seen the 'Lady in Red' hydrangea yet? I saw it in a catalog. Gorgeous................ |
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Posted: Aug/09/2005 1:10 PM PST
My personal choice would be to NOT limit yourself to a "bulb" garden, but rather a mixture of bulbs and perrennials. I would start the year off with beautiful daffs and the little tiny crocus'. Mine begin under my kwansa cherry tree and last and last. Then I would begin filling in my summer with jacobs ladder. Mine have done absolutely stunning in partial shade. They maintain nice foliage long after the blooms are gone. Mine bloom a beautiful purple flower on nice tall spikes (ab out 1 1/2 - 2' tall). As they fade, perhaps some bee balm to fill in nicely. I know they like sun, however I have a beautiful bright pink one that loves the front of my house in the shade of my birch tree. Once the bee balm is waning how about some phlox? I have one in dark purple and one in bright pink. They get taller each year. AND AND AND perhaps as the one constant you could drop in an endless summer hydrangea . I have mine in partial shade and it prefers it. I have had two in the hot sun and they withered dreadfully. You can even choose by the soil if you want it blue or pink. . Some other bulbs I might do would be a gladiola. I have some behind a fence in my front yard and they get a lot of shade but are now blooming. ....... I need more shady areas to play in..... )
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Posted: Aug/09/2005 10:10 AM PST
Lily-of- the-Valley does well in shade also. |
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Posted: Aug/09/2005 9:07 AM PST
You'll have a tough time with this one. Most shade lovers are not profuse, colorful bloomers. By limiting your choices to bulb plants you've narrowed the choices even further. If the shade is due to overhead tree shade you can put in daffodil bulbs. They emerge in the spring before the trees leaf out and will bloom, although not nearly as stunningly as in part to full sun. |
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