I get very little sun, what kind of flowers should I planet in my back areas?

Question

would like something with color

Answer 1

These are suitable for fairly dense shade in a woodland setting;
Aconitum fischeri - Monkshood
Anemonella thalictroides - Rue anemone
Dicentra - Bleeding heart
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal flower
Thalictrum adiantumfolium - Meadow rue
Trillium grandiflorum - Wake robin
Polygonatum biflorum - Solomon's seal

You can plant a shade-loving ground cover with colorful foliage instead. Good choices include variegated liriope, variegated English ivy, 'Beacon Silver' dead nettle (Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'), and bishop's weed (Aegopodium podagraria).

Several plants with handsome foliage make good shade combinations. Try Nellie R. Stevens holly paired with Bowles Golden sedge. The dark, dark green of the holly makes the bright, golden yellow of the sedge look fantastic.

You didn't mention soil conditions so consider these. For dry shade, Tom Mannion, a garden designer in Arlington, Virginia, likes Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis), hardy begonia (Begonia grandis), and money plant (Lunaria annua). Money plant offers white or purple flowers in spring, hardy begonia sports pink blossoms in late summer and early fall, and Lenten rose blooms white and rose in winter.
For moist shade, Tom extols purple-leaved golden ray (Ligularia dentata Othello and Desdemona), the feathery blooms of astilbe, and the golden, grassy leaves of Bowles Golden sedge (Carex elata Bowles Golden).

Answer 2

I live in the south and have a flower bed that gets little sun in the summer months and I have found that impatients grow the best in this area. However these flowers need a lot of water so if you don't have an available water source near where you plant them then I'm not sure they would do well. They do come in a variety of colors. They last all summer long and are pleasing to the eye.

Answer 3

I would plant some annuals and some perennials. Annuals: impatients, begonias, fushias, coleus Perennials: bleeding heart, painted fern, varigated hosta, columbine, toad lily, astilbe, lenten rose for early bloom. The perennials will come back year after year and you wont have to plant them again. These varieties will give you color and long lasting blooms from early spring all the way thru the fall.

Answer 4

are you putting in pots or in the ground the plants that i like in pots are impatience they drape over the pots so nicely and they come in so many great colors now if you are planting in the ground perhaps perrennial try dead nettle,corral bells,hostas,lupines, or geranium's these are all great shady plants that are pretty easy to grow and come in quite a great variety and if you need more options check out wayside gardens.com hey good luck and bloom where you are planted. . . .

Answer 5

Hostas are good in low light. Azalias are good in medium. Generally the bigger the leaf the less light it will take.

Answer 6

Begonias are beautiful, lots of different colors too and they love shade.

Answer 7

Try hosta, clematis,oriental poppies,azaleas,bleeding heart,or primroses