| I have a garden with a tree in the middle so some of the garden gets some sun and the backside gets little. I am having a had time finding perennials that have flowers to grow in the shady area. I am also looking for ones that are on the taller side so you can see them behind the ones planted in the front of the garden. Any suggestions? |
| The University of Illinois Extension Service put together the following list of perennials for shady sites: Bugleweed?Ajuga reptans; Snowdrop anemone?Anemone sylvestris; Columbine?Aquilegia x hybrida; Jack-in-the-Pulpit?Arisaema spp.; Wild Ginger?Asarum canadense; European Wild Ginger?Asarum europaeum ; False Spirea?Astilbe spp.; Japanese Painted Fern?Athyrium nipponicum ?Pictum?; Heartleaf Bergenia?Bergenia cordifolia; Siberian Bugloss?Brunnera macrophylla; Black Snakeroot?Cimicifuga racemosa; Lily-of-the-Valley?Convallaria majalis; Yellow Corydalis?Corydalis lutea; Bleeding Heart?Dicentra spp.; Foxglove?Digitalis purpurea; Red Barrenwort?Epimedium x rubrum ; Ferns (various species); Sweet Woodruff?Galium odoratum; Cranesbill?Geranium spp.; Lenten Rose?Helleborus orientalis; Coral Bells?Heuchera sanguinea; Plantain Lily?Hosta spp.; Deadnettle?Lamium maculatum; Lilyturf?Liriope spicata; Cardinal Flower?Lobelia cardinalis; Virginia Bluebells?Mertensia virginica; Japanese Spurge?Pachysandra terminalis; Variegated Solomon?s Seal?Polygonatum odoratum ?Variegatum?; Lungwort?Pulmonaria saccharata; Meadowrue?Thalictrum spp.; Foam Flower?Tiarella cordifolia; and Globeflower?Trollius europaeus. With so many possibilities, I hope you find just the right plants for your shady garden. Enjoy! |
