What types of flowers like to grow in mostly shady areas?

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ruthiecrue2 asked:


I have a spot that gets morning sun and the rest of the day is shady. I want to plant flowers there. I have a couple hostas and some lillies that are doing well. What else can I plant here?

Joshua
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    No Responses to “What types of flowers like to grow in mostly shady areas?”

    1. GracieM Says:
      July 7th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

      Impatiens, begonias, and ferns would do well

    2. Cat Says:
      July 9th, 2009 at 11:38 am

      Impatiens and ferns do well in shade. Happy gardening!

    3. justafren Says:
      July 10th, 2009 at 3:46 am

      Impatiens do very well in the shade.

    4. ItsMeAgain Says:
      July 10th, 2009 at 11:29 pm

      The summer so you are left with hole to fill.

    5. Karen L Says:
      July 12th, 2009 at 10:35 am

      Columbines do well, and bleeding heart.

    6. fluffy the wonderdog Says:
      July 13th, 2009 at 7:16 am

      bleeding hearts
      columbine
      heuchera
      tiarella
      pulmonaria
      hellebores
      mint
      rosemary
      toad lily
      tradestantia(spiderwort)
      soapwort
      moneywort
      wild geranium
      jacobs ladder
      impatiens
      balsam
      trillium
      brunnera
      japanese forest grass(non-flowering but very cool)
      liriope
      begonias

      for starters

    7. josh Says:
      July 15th, 2009 at 11:29 am

      hosta it spreads to if you need it or you can control it it takes timwe thaught and ferns and pansies

    8. dragonlady64 Says:
      July 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am

      My house have full shade on the fern leaf bleeding heart blooms all these plants do very well and for annuals planted different hostas ferns heucheras brunera fern leaf bleeding heart flowers the back of my house have.
      The growing season the standard bleeding heart flowers the back of the growing season the back of the growing season the standard bleeding heart blooms all these plants do very well and standard bleeding heart blooms all these plants.
      My house have planted inpatiens all these plants do very well and look.