Can anyone suggest outdoor plants that don't need much light?

Answer 1

Ficus trees
Hostas
impatiens
clover
daffodils
most ferns
English ivy
pothos
pony tail palm

Answer 2

I would choose the hosta's. There are many different varieties of them and most of them are fragrant bloomers too which is an added plus. Sprinkle in some Lily of the Valley and maybe some balsum for color. I have what I call my friendship flower that grows in shade, partial sun, full sun, it doesn't care and I am told it is a balsum---an annual so year by year you can plant where greenery and color is needed as the hosta grow. And hosta can be divided and make many many plants in just a few years--an added benefit! I started out with 6 and now I have over 100 of them. This fall I will be dividing and transplanting so I should have at least 150 by next spring. They are great. Cora

Answer 3

Hellebores don't need much light and have evergreen foliage. The flowers come in subtle shades of colour. Fatsia Japonica (false castor oil plant) is also a good one with big glossy leaves.

Answer 4

Without knowing where you live its hard to know which plants will survive where you are, but as far as plants that don't need much light, astilbe, hosta, impatience, begonia, corydalis, hardy geraniums, ferns, coleus, bergenia, some daylilies. Most plants need some light and not much will grow without it. Good luck!

Answer 5

Hostas are great. Tiarella (foamflower), many many varieties of ferns, Heuchera (coral bells), Aegopodium (Snow on the Mountain), Ajuga (Bugleweed), Polemonium (Jacob's ladder), Lonicera (Honeysuckles), Ivies of many types, Columbine, Irish moss, Mysotis (Forget-Me-Not) are all adaptable perennials for at least partial shade. In annuals (which will give you lots of color all season) try: Impatiens, begonias, coleus, polka dot plants, monkey flowers.

Answer 6

Fatsia japonica is a beautiful evergreen plant with massive leaves, i have mine beneath a big old tree. I also have a red robin which can take light or shade. Ferns also prefer shade.

Answer 7

Look for plants with darker leaves. They are much more likely to beat home in the shade.

Answer 8

Impatients are happy in the shade, and petunias do well in both shade and sun. I have some in the front of the house which gets hardly any sun, and they are doing just as well as the ones in the back which get full sun - in fact are up against a wall.

Answer 9

It depends if it is wet shade or dry shade. For damp shade try Hostas or some varietys of ferns, for dry shade you'd be better with Vincas or Pachyssandras.

Answer 10

my first response was hostas, there are many varieties of them to choose from. After seeing the previous response of ferns, those, too, forgot about them. It will depend on where you live if you are going to leave them in the ground all year.