looking for a plant that tolerate shade and moist ground, already have hostas in this area.?

Question

I'm just looking for something differnt in this area, it's along side of my house

Answer 1

Astilbe (Astilbe) Light to dense shade, zones 4-8.
has tall plumes of white, red, purple, or pink flowers that rise above glossy, dark green foliage. It likes cool, moist, humus-rich soil, but needs good drainage. I really like the fact that besides the different colors ..they also come in varied heights. You can put the tall ones in the back & the short ones in the front of your garden ;)
Some of mine bloomed earlier, but I have a pink one that is still blooming now.

Barrenwort (Epimedium). Light shade to dense shade, zones 5-9 bears small, orchid-like or saucer-shaped flowers in red, pink, purple, yellow, or white from spring to early summer; leathery, heart-shaped leaves often turn a bronze color in the autumn.
Bethlehem Sage (Pulmonaria saccharata). Light shade to dense shade, zones 4-8 dark green leaves are speckled with patches of white and form rosettes that grow 6-8” high. In spring, clusters of blue or white flowers appear on stalks 10-12” tall.
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra). Light shade to full sun, zones 4-8 has pendent, heart-shaped flowers in a variety of colors and attractive, fern-like foliage.
Bugbane (Cimicifuga) Light shade, zones 3-8.
From June to August, produces bottle-brush spires of white flowers that can rise as much as 8 feet above the foliage clumps, which can reach 3 feet
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). Light shade to full sun, zones 3-9 bears tall spikes of bright red flowers from midsummer to fall.
Columbine (Aquilegia). Light shade to full sun, zones 3-9. Delicate, spurred flowers in a variety of colors rise on tall stalks from 18” to 36” above light green, notched, compound leaves.
Coral Flower (Heuchera). Light shade, zones 3-8 (with the exception of H.versicolor for zones 8-10 and H. villosa for zones 5-9) Several small, tubular flowers in a variety of colors appear on tall stalks rising from mounds of heart-shaped, deeply veined, sometimes marbled leaves.
Creeping Phlox (Phlox adsurgens). Light shade to full sun, zones 4-8 creeping, semi-evergreen perennial is covered with a carpet of small, pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
Elephant’s Ears (Bergenia). Light shade to dense shade, zones 3-8 Clusters of small, funnel-shaped, red, pink, or white flowers are produced in the spring on small stems that rise from the center of clumps of glossy, leathery leaves that are 6-12” long. The leaves often turn an attractive bronze in the winter
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis). Light shade, zones 2-9 The attractive foliage has kidney-shaped, pale green leaves that may be pleated and have a fine covering of silky hair. The airy clusters of yellow-green flowers are long lasting.
Meadowrue (Thalictrum rochebrunianum). Light shade, zones 5-9. During the summer, meadowrue produces airy clusters of lavender flowers on 3 foot stalks that rise from 18”-24” tall clumps of finely textured foliage.
Primrose (Primula). Light shade, zones 4-8.
The dark greens leaves form basal rosettes, & have attractive bell-shaped flowers that may cluster together among the leaves, or grow on thick stalks in umbels or spikes. The blooming season lasts from late winter to midsummer in temperate regions.
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum). Light shade to dense shade, zones 3 has attractive, long, arching stems (some types have variegated leaves) and bears pendent, bell-shaped, white, pink, or light green flowers along the lower sides of the stems
Trinity Flower (Trillium). Light shade, zones 5-8.
has three dark green, glossy leaves to each stem, which bear white or pink flowers, each having three petals. Berries follow the flowers, and the plant height varies from 1 to 3 feet
Violet, Pansy (Viola). Light shade to full sun, zones 4-9 flowers bloom profusely all summer and may self-seed freely
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia pulmonarioides, syn. M.virginica). Light shade to dense shade, zones 3-7.During the spring, Virginia bluebells have light blue, pendent flowers that hang in clusters
Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata ). Light shade to full sun, zones 4-8.
This semi-evergreen perennial bears light blue and white flowers in spring.
Windflower (Anemone). Light shade to full sun, zones 3-8 white or pink flowers are borne above large, deeply lobed leaves that resemble maple leaves.
Hope you can find something from this list ;)

Answer 2

you have hostas have you tried ivy? Bleeding hearts? these are just a couple plants you can try English Lavender,Ferns,Primrose,and Creeping Phlox. The type of ivy that is green and white is called snow on the Mountain. Also Irish Moss.I hope this is a few plants that you might like.
Good Luck

Answer 3

I'm having the same dilemma - but I think I'm going to make a bed around the diameter of the tree with a field stone border, fill with some compost and plant some hardy perennial ivy. Have fun!

Answer 4

Ferns, Trillium

Answer 5

Ferns

Answer 6

Try cimicifuga (black cohosh). It's a beautiful woodland plant. They take a while to start blooming, but once established they send out a tall stalk in the late spring with delicate white blossoms on it.

Answer 7

Most ferns are bog plants, Hellaborus (evergreen), Silver Beacon, for annual color impatiens do well in that enviroment

Answer 8

Toad Lily, Solomon's Seal, almost any fern for perennials.

If you want some color, Impatiens and Coleus will do well in those conditions.

Answer 9

Goat's Beard, Myrtle, ivy, Astilbe, any type of fern

Answer 10

Columbine, Impatiens or any kind of Fern.

Answer 11

have you ever heard of "house leak" works 4 me ,looks good and you can put it right next to house<>IS<>