The difference between light shade, part shade, part sun, filtered shade and dappled shade? From a practical point of view, nothing. All those terms mean that plants require (or receive) modified light—not strong sunlight—throughout the whole day, usually by being planted near or under trees or shrubs.
The term “half shade”? When used to describe a plant’s needs, it means that the plant will do best in—or can withstand—sunlight for just half a day. For example, there are numerous plants, such as hostas, lungworts and primroses, that perform beautifully in morning sun but cannot tolerate the heat of midday or early afternoon. You have likely seen how lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.) droop if the hot sun hits them. Conversely, sun-lovers such as black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia spp.) and purple coneflower (Echinachea spp.) can withstand half shade if it is in the morning.
Moister soil helps plants handle more sun. So if you have a plant that likes full to partial sun, and your soil is dry, it may do better for you in partial sun than in full sun. And typically a plant that likes full to partial shade will need moister soil in a spot with additional sun. So if you have dry soil, put this one in a shadier spot.
The health of a plant is directly dependent upon the quality of the soil—find out what type of soil a plant needs first then consider the light requirements. For instance, lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) does well in dry shade, but put it into the damp, woodsy soil it prefers and it can spread like wildfire. Other rampant growers can be controlled by dry shade also.
The more water it gets the more sun astilbe can take. Hostas are known as shade plants but they grow quite well in sun if they have moist soil. The blue hosta plants do better in shade than the yellow or white figured ones, but none of them want to be shaded all morning then exposed to hot noon light. Morning sun is the most important kind of sun for all plants while afternoon sun is the most harsh and intense.
Plants for some afternoon shade
Astilbe X arendsii (false spirea) reds, pinks, & creams
Paeonia officinalis (peony) these are glorious and some are scented
Hemerocallis hybrids (daylilies) single, doubles, scented, even night blooming forms
Acanthus mollis (bear' breeches) tall and dramatic
Lunaria annua (money plant) white or purple biennial
Scillias or blue bells Siberian, English, & Spanish in order of bloom and flower size. Siberian are first and very delicate.
Angelonia "Hilo Princess" annual with tall spikes in purple or pink
Ajugas make good ground covers with colorful leaves
Moneyworts like Lysimachia nummularia or L. nummularia aurea, although the leaves turn green in too much shade.
Finally the Heucheras come in so many leaf colors it is hard to keep track.
2007-05-10 07:11:10
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answered by gardengallivant 7
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Well here is the problem - if you plant sun plants in the shade, they will live but they won't bloom very well. If you plant shade plants in the sun they will wilt and die. There are some plants that will say on the label for Sun to Part Shade. They will live in full sun to those areas that get 4 hours of sun a day(part shade)
2007-05-10 06:23:51
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answered by Anonymous
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2016-12-11 05:41:39
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answered by ? 4
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