Perennials for Shade

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Submitted by PENNY2638 on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 10:32
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I have found that Toad Lilies and also Hosta do very well in shade. I have some planted in the shade and they are growing very well there. 

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Helleborus

Submitted by longswamp plant... on Sun, 05/18/2008 - 14:20.

I have a shade garden also, it sounds like everyone has helped you out a lot already.Mine must be more shaded than yours a lot of the things listed won't bloom in mine,but what does is helleborus,phlox divacartia,wild geranium,foamflower,and ferns.I hope yours turns out good for you.

tray

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Shade Gardens....

Submitted by mawnature on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 07:30.

Thanks to everyone who wrote about their shade gardens... I was inspired last summer to start one, thanks to Lavender2 showing all the gorgeous pictures of hers.  Mine  is dappled shade, rather than deep shade.   I have hosta, of course thanks to DizzyD, Canna, Elephant Ears, Ginger,  Red Spider Lilies, Ice plant for ground cover, and some shade annuals to add color that are coming up nicely.  The annuals will fill in around the base of the canna and elephant ears, and in places where there is nothing planted.  Some daylilies will bloom in part shade, as well as Calla, Oriental, Asiatic, and Easter Lilies. SandiB, in one part of my shade garden, I've used Chocolate Chip Ajuga for a ground cover.  The leaves are a brownish with a tinge of burgundy.  You may want to try this since  you don't want green.  Let's keep these shade garden ideas going....I can use all the help I can get!!

maw

 

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shade

Submitted by gardenbarbie on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 19:33.
heres some more plants that do good in shade astilbe,painted daisy bluebells lily of the valley, crainsbill geranium and columbine
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My Grams Shade Garden

Submitted by Poppylover on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 08:26.
My Grandmother has alot of the things mentioned here growing in her shade garden. She also has lambs ears, Rose of Sharon, sweet woodruff and some Oriental lilies. I am planning on trying some Oriental lilies in my shady spots this year.
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For color

Submitted by skbeal on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 09:10.

If you want color in a shade garden, try bleeding hearts, impatiens, Turtlehead (for part shade,) some types of Hydrangeas will do well in partial shade, Japanese anemones, and of course Epimedium and all types of ferms. Lady's Mantle is another good shade lover! Most of my mother's garden is shaded, so I learn about shade loving things from her and what she plants. 

Hostas make delicious snack food for snails and slugs, so if you have a snail or slug problem, take precautions. 

 

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Well here I planted a shade

Submitted by lynpenny on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 12:09.
Well here I planted a shade garden and then the darn tree falls down.  They are taking the top off of it today.  It just fell over last night.  We are off early in the morning so what ever they do today will be it until we get back.  I hate it when things happen when you are ready to leave.  I will have to see if the neighbors tree shade the garden any.  I hope so or I will move the plants to the north side of the house.  I guesss I will need to look for another tree for the back yard.  I need something that puts some shade back there.  The maple just got big enough to have nice shade and athen it falls down on me.  rats.

When I got back from my trip

Submitted by lynpenny on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 07:14.
When I got back from my trip our tree was gone.  Our neighbors tree still shades my garden.  That is good.  I am now going on the great tree hunt.   I want a tree that will shade my backyard and not be messy.  That pretty much rules out things like cottonwood, elm.  I think oaks grow too slow for me.  I will start going to nurseys and get some professional help with choosing the right tree for our yard.  I liked the Maple but I want a tree that will be longer lived.  Treeman any ideas?
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Shade Garden

Submitted by PENNY2638 on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 13:44.

Today I planted 6 more kinds of Hosta in my shade garden. 1. Regal Blue Hosta 2. Green & white Hosta 3. Majestic Hosta 4. White scalloped Hosta 5. White Edge Hosta 6. Golden Green Hosta Can't wait for these to grow big for me so I can share with others also.

I also planted 4 creeping phlox and eyelash begonia in my shade garden also. 

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Just to name a

Submitted by RonsGarden on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 15:17.

Just to name a few:

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Brunnera (Siberian Bugloss) all cutivars

Dicentra spectablis

False lamium 'Herman's Pride'

Semiaquiegia escalcarata (Spurless Columbine)

Pulmonaria (Lungwort) all cultivars

Frizeillae Lady Fern

Athyrium Niponicum 'Metallicum'  Japanese Painted Fern

Phyllitis scolopendrium 'Hart's Tongue Fern' (and most ferns species)

Asarum 'European Ginger'  'Chinese Wild Ginger'

Epimedium ~ all culivars

 

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I planted some caladums and

Submitted by lynpenny on Sat, 03/22/2008 - 14:50.
I planted some caladums and coral bells in my shade garden.  I'm still looking for things to put in the shade.  I have some cinnamon fern and bleeding hearts on the north side of the house.  I have some elephant ears planted there.  I'll have to see if they grow when they come up.  I'm still trying to put shade things in there so I don't have to mow that part of the yard.  It is so narrow that a few plants shoud fill it up.  I was thinking about finding some more ferns to put in there.
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Shade Garden

Submitted by 3rdpigkid on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 13:55.

This is one of the projects I am working on this year is adding a shade garden.  I did a little poking around on the internet and only  have a few to add to what everyone has listed:

Hardy Cyclamen,  Japanese Fatsia, Deadnettle, Fritillaria imperialis, common foxglove, bugleweed, caladiums - there are just so many.

Another thing I learned was that many plants do better in the shade or partial shade depending on how hot your summer gets. 

 

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Shady ground cover..?

Submitted by SandiB on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 22:43.

I have a "Hosta" garden that is in partial shade that does very well..not much room for anything else BUT was wondering about any colorful ground cover..? Or any ground cover other than green...

Thanks!

SandiB

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Groundcovers other than green...

Submitted by 3rdpigkid on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 10:52.

What about...

Dragon's Blood Sedum, Ajuga, Chameleon Plant, red creeping thyme, or blue spruce sedum.  Also, there are some colorful low-growing heuchera, brunnera as well as plants like black mondo grass...

 

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Variegated groundcovers

Submitted by treeman on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 06:38.

Variegated groundcovers like bishops hat, lamiums, variegated pachasandra will "light up" the shade some.  There is a variegated form of vinca minor.  Likewise with liriope which is also nice when it for some color when it blooms in late summer.  Lily-of-the-valley will give you some early season bloom. Also consider the variegated form of Solomon's seal.  It will form a tall ground cover that handles dry shade well and contrasts nicely with hostas.

 

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good going penny 2638 woo

Submitted by MEGMEG on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 10:20.

good going penny 2638

woo hoo

 

meg peavy

Leatherleaf Mahonia "Mahonia bealei"

Submitted by momtygagirl on Tue, 11/13/2007 - 08:04.

[img_assist|nid=2362|title=Leatherleaf Mahonia|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=250|height=188]Leatherleaf Mahonia "Mahonia bealei"

Hardiness Zone:        6-9 Size:                5-10’ tall by 3-4’ wide.       

Slow growing, evergreen in an upright, open habit. Spikes of bright yellow slightly fragrant flowers, glossy, gray green leaves and multiple stems. Stiff, hard, leathery leaflets have sharp marginal spines. Fruit is large clusters of striking purplish-blue berries that remain through summer. Cultural Notes:        Grows in part sun to part shade; in well-drained soils. Uses and interesting facts:         Border, mass plantings, containers or above ground planters, specimen, accent.

I think this would make an excellant specimen for most shade gardens.

I've made a list

Submitted by lynpenny on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 09:09.

I've made a list of all the plants mentioned here to take with me while I'm shopping this spring. I have lots of shade in my back yard and I want something besides grass growing there.

I have a strip of shade about 4 feet wide on the north side of the house that is all shade. I want to plant things on the sides as the water runs down the middle when it rains. I hate getting back there to cut the grass and weeds so if I put plants in there I can eliminate that problem. I know this is not a one season plan so I will begin this year and make it an on going project.

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Shade plants

Submitted by PENNY2638 on Mon, 11/12/2007 - 08:25.
Everyone thanks for all those great ideas for shade plants. Now we all can get things we don't have already and plant in the shade.

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Penny, I think you have

Submitted by MariePK on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 14:30.
Penny, I think you have convinced me that I can't live another year without that black magic elephant ear. I've seen them a time or two at Lowes and guess the next time I go in there, I'll have to give in to my urges.

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Kym, I agree about

Submitted by skbeal on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 12:27.
Kym, I agree about turtleheads! They add a beautiful splash of color! Don't forget about ferns! They love shade. Some hydrangeas will do okay in partial shade. Some anemones (Japanese ones, for example,) tolerage shade. Trillium does great in shade. There are a host of woodland wildflowers that LOVE shade. Pachysandra can take shade. Susan, the Texas Yankee and the Forum Manager   Click here to see my trade list: http://www.gardenhere.org/node/271
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My favorite shade plants are

Submitted by flwrs on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 12:06.
My favorite shade plants are hellebours and turtle-heads...and hostas of course..LOL

 

 

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Violas, baby blue eyes,

Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Sun, 10/21/2007 - 11:55.
Violas, baby blue eyes, coral bells, vinca, perilla, alyssum, hosta, hosta, hosta, hardy geraniums, and MORE hosta!! LOL!
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Astilbe, coral bells, lady's

Submitted by skbeal on Sat, 10/20/2007 - 21:38.
Astilbe, coral bells, lady's mantle, Japanese anemones and pulmonaria seem to do okay in shade or mostly shady conditions. My mom's yard is almost all shade and those are things she has growing there. Susan, the Texas Yankee and the Forum Manager   Click here to see my trade list: http://www.gardenhere.org/node/271
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Ferns, bleeding heart,

Submitted by skbeal on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 21:22.
Ferns, bleeding heart, coral bells, astilbe, trillium and  begonias all do well in shade. Susan, the Texas Yankee and the Texas Ranger      
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Let's not forget Iris,

Submitted by piggysue on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 21:17.
Let's not forget Iris, Columbine, Lilies, Glads and Heuchera.  Now, have I forgotten any?  Hee~Hee

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