What Plants Prefer Shade
Some types are grown more for their gorgeous foliage.
What plants prefer shade. Begonias thrive equally well. Zones 5 to 8 Inkberry holly Ilex glabra. Hosta is an obvious choice in picking the best perennials for shade as long as you can appreciate what foliage plants bring to your landscaping.
Prune hydrangeas in spring after enjoying the faded flower heads through winter. If you want a plant that grows in shade and wont add a rainbow effect but still add a splash of color to your shaded areas then you might want to consider spurge. Once the plant blooms the flavor turns bitter.
Part shade means it doesnt get more than a few hours of direct sunlight per day. Hydrangeas are valuable plants with large colourful blooms. Also known as roast beef plant or coral iris Iris foetidissima is the most shade tolerant of the iris species.
Array of flower types and colours. Plant these perennials in drifts or clumps for best effect with other spring-flowering shade-lovers such as ferns and. They need a pH between 44 and 60.
For perennials and shrubs know your USDA Hardiness Zone to. The plant features long narrow leaves that are entirely silver to spotted silver. While there are thousands of options plants for the shade fall into five major categories.
However if you live in a colder area then it is an annual. Hetzs Japanese holly Ilex crenata Hetzii. An evergreen shrub that helps to light up a shady part of the garden in winter and spring.