I would like something colorful and tall it is at the back of a flowerbed right up against my house. The rest of the flowerbed gets the full PM sun.
2007-09-15 14:24:35 · 9 answers · asked by Gina V 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Perennials for Shady conditions
Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)18"- 24”http://www.magnoliagardensnursery.com/productdescrip/Fern_Autumn.html
Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra)from 6-36"
http://www.perennialnursery.com/plantinfo/dicentra.html
Blue Pearl Polemonium 1-2'
http://springhillnursery.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_71762
Blue Star (Amsonia) from 1' up to 3'
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/112083/
http://www.deerxlandscape.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?p_catid=100
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) 2-3' stays evergreen
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/ferns/polystichumacro.html
Columbine 1'-3' http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=ush-ans&va=columbine+plants&sz=all
Coral Bells (Heuchera) some grow up to 36"
http://www.daytonnursery.com/Encyclopedia/Perennials/Heuchera.htm
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum)12-18 Inches http://www.waltersgardens.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=885
Male Wood Fern (Dryopteris felix-mas)upt to 48"
http://www.perennialnursery.com/plantinfo/dryopteris.html
Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum) 1'-6'
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/polygonatumbifl.html
Bugbane (Cimicifuga) Can grow to 8 ft.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=ush-ans&va=bugbane+cimicifuga&sz=all
Bugloss (Brunnera): 12-15"
http://www.perennialnursery.com/plantinfo/brunnera.html
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia) 2–3½' tall
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/cardinal.htm
False Spirea (Astilbe) from 1' to 5' tall
http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&SearchText=astilbe&mainPage=textsearchresults&RequestType=NewRequest&go.x=9&go.y=10&cid=wpp000509y
http://hcs.osu.edu/pocketgardener/source/description/astilbe.html
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/astilbe.html
Foxglove (Digitalis) 'Strawberry Foxglove' height of 3’
http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/perennialsdetails.aspx?prodid=2758
Hakone grass (Hakonechloa) grows up to 2'
http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/foliageplants/Hakonechloa/Hakonechloa.htm
Hosta some varieties grow to 4'
http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&SearchText=Hosta&mainPage=textsearchresults&RequestType=NewRequest&go.x=11&go.y=12&cid=wpp000008y
Ligularia (Ligularia) 3-5'
davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/901.html
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/perennials/Ligulst.htm
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)12-18"
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/ferns/adiantumpeda.html
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia pensylvanica)3-5'
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/ferns/matteuccia.html
Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)2-3'
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/ferns/osmundarega.html
Spiderwort (Tradescantia) 1-3'
http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/spiderwort.html
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia) 1 - 2 1/2 '
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/bluebells.htm
Good luck! Pick several varieties to cover all the seasons. I didn't include any shrubs because they don't do well 'right up against a house". Hope this is helpful.
2007-09-16 01:13:05 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Astilbe, bleeding hearts, hosta, ferns, cameilla and oats grass. There isn't much to pick from when your dealing with shade. These are perennials. An annual, which is colorful is impatients. None of these are tall, for the back of the flower bed. Foxgloves are tall and colorful and I think can deal with shade, makes a nice cut flower. Find out the zone you are in and look up plants on the internet.
2007-09-15 17:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by *sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some Dahlia's, I plant those on the North side of my home, I'm In Wisconsin....But those need to be planted after the ground thaws, and is a bit warm in the spring. And they grow up to 4 feet tall.... lots of water....
2007-09-15 14:38:01 · answer #3 · answered by silkstockings_000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lariope, or monkey grass is the familiar "nickname", will advance everywhere and there are a huge form of kinds, skinny bladed, mondo... it has long narrow leaves, will unfold as a floor conceal, withstands drought, moist, colour and direct sunlight. many times won't advance taller than a foot, has longer spikes of small blooms of colours of blue to lavender. A classic colour planting is the hosta. They too, have a huge form of plant life, advance particularly short, many times below 2', and have longer captivating spikes of blue to lavender blooms. you will get extra advantageous hostas, additionally, yet no longer many times as vast as a small shrug. additionally they are going to unfold, yet no longer as a floor conceal, merely multiplying plant life. solid success
2016-11-15 08:18:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Ornamental grasses with your local nursery, such as dwarf Hamlin.
2007-09-15 14:50:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhododendrums or azaeleas
2007-09-22 15:32:57 · answer #6 · answered by Buzzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HYDRANGEA-THEY WILL GET TALLER WHICH IS GOOD NEXT TO THE FOUNDATION, THEY ARE SHADE LOVERS AND THEY GET BIG BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
2007-09-22 18:36:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Day lilies.
2007-09-15 18:23:57 · answer #8 · answered by Carole Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
astilbe, bleedinghearts, ferns, coneflowers
2007-09-15 15:44:37 · answer #9 · answered by leigh m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋