Do you have a shady garden or a spot in your yard that doesn’t get a lot of sunshine? Even without the sun you can get beautiful flowers to grow and thrive as long as you choose flowers that grow well in the shade.
Here are some of the top shade loving flowers that you can plant so that you can have beautiful blooms this summer.
Blue Phlox
Blue phlox is one of the most cheerful and showy flowering shade plants. It grows to about 12-15″ in height and features sprays of light purplish-blue flowers. It blooms mid-spring and the flowers tend to last longer than many other shade plants. Blue phlox prefers partial shade to light shade and may not do as well in very dense shade.
Columbine
Columbine is a beautiful plant with large, delicate flowers that does well in partial shade. It can be found in a variety of different shades including pink, yellow, purple, white and burgundy. It typically grows anywhere from 1-3′ high and each plant produces many blossoms. Columbine is a lovely addition to a cottage style garden and usually blooms early to mid spring.
Daylily
Although daylilies do well in the sun, they are also very shade tolerant. They are hardy and easy to grow which makes them a popular choice for many gardeners.
One of the best parts about the daylily is that you can find them in just about any color you can imagine since there are thousands of different hybrid varieties available. The height of the plant and the type of flowers will vary depending upon which hybrid you purchase. Daylilies bloom in late spring to early summer.
Foxglove
Foxglove is a beautiful addition to a shade garden and offers some of the showiest blooms of the shade plants. It is an early summer bloomer and usually reaches about 2-5′ in height, although it can grow taller in the right growing conditions.
Foxglove is a biennial plant, which means that they live two years. The first year they develop foilage and the second year they bloom. However, many times foxglove will live and bloom longer than the two years, depending upon the particular plant and the location.
The plant sends up a long, stalk with a spike covered with tubular flowers in shades of pink and rose. Foxglove flowers tend to attract hummingbirds as well which can make your garden even more fun to watch. Their tall height makes them a good choice for planting near the rear of the garden so they don’t block the other flowers from view.
Hostas
Hostas can be a beautiful addition to a shade garden and can be quite practical as well. These plants come in many different styles and varieties and feature large, dense leaves. They are great in a garden since the dense foilage helps to block out weeds and fill in any sparse areas. Plant them as a backdrop to your flowers or mix them in and it will really set off all the beautiful blooms.
