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I've grown bleeding heart in the shade and lily-of-the-valley, but this page might give some more constructive alternatives? http://home.clara.net/tmac/urgring/faqshade.htm |
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I would suggest lily of the valley too - it seems to thrive on dark and neglect! You could always grow colourful things in pots and move them into the shady bit on a sort of rota basis, to brighten it up. Leave them a while but take them out and put them back in the sun and then pop some other pots in after a few weeks. |
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Crocosmias are worth a try, tough plants and lots of different shades from yellow thru to dark orange and red. We had some at a house when I was a child and I know they were planted years before my parents moved in - and they are still there, brightening up a very dark side passage. Logoes. |
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Hi Hosta's a brilliant for pots in shady area's. And they improve every year. To plant out if you have the room a nice plant is Solomon seal a damp shade-loving perennial. same as cranesbill geraniums, if you cut those back after the first flowering it will flower again later in the year. A nice shrub is Euonymous 'Emerald n Gold' which has bright variegated leaves to brighten up a dark corner and I am reasonably sure you can clip these into shape. You could also give Astilbe's a go, the foliage is just as intersting as the flowers. And if you want to plant a climber then try the hydrangea petiolaris, is to my knowldge a rampant climber. So beware I will try to thnk of some more. Karen |
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I was going to suggest all of the above, but you all beat me to it...5 hour time lag, drat!! No one mentioned caladiums or ferns, which thrive in the shade, also tuberous begonias which would give you some color, but they can be tricky...never had much luck with them myself. Let us know the choices!! |
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