One type of hosta recommended to dress up a shady spot is halcyon hosta.
Flowers for shade gardens.
Monkshood is a herbaceous perennial that likes full sun but is fine in partial shade.
Butterflies and hummingbirds can t resist the delicate nectar filled blossoms of columbine.
Heuchera produces tall bell shaped flowers but it s the foliage that makes this plant a stand out among perennials for a shade garden.
Although it looks delicate the christmas rose is quite sturdy once it gets established very drought tolerant and it s deer and rabbit resistant.
Feathery plumelike flowers have an airy quality that can lighten any space.
Look for its burgundy pink cream green or white shade flowers in late winter or early spring.
This bloomer stages a spectacular show in part to full shade.
The list of hosta cultivars that can serve both as specimen plants and groundcovers for shady areas is practically endless.
The firefly watermelon cultivar shown here blooms in a vibrant watermelon pink color.
Here a variety of azaleas and rhododendrons provide a big spring punch and their evergreen foliage keeps the garden looking good in winter.
Hosta is an obvious choice in picking the best perennials for shade as long as you can appreciate what foliage plants bring to your landscaping.
Perennials such as hostas are always popular for shade gardens but don t forget about the wide selection of flowering shrubs to pack your shady spots with color texture and height.
It will tolerate some sun but its best color typically occurs in shade.
Heuchera coral bells comes in a variety of forms including big heart shaped ruffled or rounded leaves and colors such as green silver red chartreuse orange bronze purple and red.
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11 best flowering perennials for shady gardens monkshood aconitum napellus.
Heucheras also known as coral bells come in a wide variety of colors from chartreuse to red to purple to pink and pair perfectly with other shade loving perennials or on their own in containers.
Also called christmas rose hellebore is one of the earliest bloomers of flowering shade plants.
Look for flowers in a rainbow of shades including bicolors and swirls.
Meet the classic go to shade annual impatiens.
They come in shades of pink salmon lavender red and white on elegant stems above fernlike foliage.