Shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants for summer cottages: their types and features. Shade-loving perennial garden flowers: photos and names of plants, care tips Shade perennial flowers for the garden

Whatever the site or garden, there is always one or more corners where the sun's rays practically do not fall, whether it is the shadow of a house or large trees. But you shouldn't worry about it. The flora is very rich in species, and you can always pick up shade-loving or shade-tolerant plants for the garden that will delight in flowering and decorative leaves.

Classification of plants according to lighting requirements

Sunlight, water and good, fertile soils are the basic requirements for plants to grow successfully. But not all flowers and trees like bright sunlight, depending on this they are divided into three groups.

1. Light-loving plants for the garden, their second name is heliophytes. They love open spaces and sunlight, but they can die in shading. This group includes the vast majority of garden flowers. From annuals: petunia, marigolds, lobelia, godetia, etc. From perennials, for example, daylily, rudbeckia, gaillardia, arabis, chistets. As well as trees: Ginnala maple, Manchurian walnut.
2. Shade tolerant plants for the garden. This group includes species that also love sunlight, but 5-6 hours of it in the morning or afternoon is enough for them. However, flowering in this case may not be so plentiful and long. This group includes plants such as oak anemone, astilbe, alpine catchment (in the first photo), dicentra, peony, blueberry, etc.
3. Shade plants for the garden. These species prefer to grow in secluded corners where there is almost no sun. They usually have deep green leaves. First of all, these are ferns, hostas, lilies of the valley, lungwort, foxglove, etc.

Shade tolerant conifers for the garden

Evergreen trees and shrubs always give the garden a special charm and delight the eye throughout the year. All of them have an amazing aroma that not only improves mood, but also disinfects the air. There are quite a few types of coniferous plants, they differ in size, crown shape, soil and lighting requirements. Many plants do not like bright sun, and young specimens, without exception, require some shading in the early stages of growth. The most popular among gardeners are the following varieties of shade-tolerant conifers:

• spruce Canadian, common, prickly, Serbian and "Entelmani";
• Siberian fir, balsamic, Canadian, one-color;
• yew "Repandens" and Canadian (pictured);
• tuevik drooping (Japanese);
• echiniformis;
• the microbiota is cross-paired.

All conifers are quite unpretentious, but some require abundant watering and shelter for the winter. Many decorative species grow quite slowly, which allows them to be used on Alpine rollercoaster, in group plantings.

Choosing shade-tolerant shrubs

Shade-tolerant plants for the garden and vegetable garden of this group can be purely decorative in nature or also bring practical benefits. In addition, there are decorative leafy and flowering. Let's dwell on the most popular and common.

It should also be noted the following shade-tolerant plants for the garden, which are part of the group of shrubs and have decorative leaves: privet, boxwood, euonymus (winged and warty), Thunberg barberry.

shade tolerant trees in the garden

If you want to choose not fruit trees for the garden, but decorative ones, then you should pay attention to several types. Maple remains one of the most popular trees for landscaping. Large dissected leaves are especially beautiful in autumn, when they acquire a bright color. There are a lot of types of maple: field, holly, silver, white, sugar, Japanese. The tree forms a beautiful spreading crown and it is quite possible to plant shade-tolerant flowering plants for the garden.

Very often, forest beech and hornbeam are used for landscaping; they have garden varieties and forms. They look great not only in group, but also in single plantings, and the crown is easy to trim and shape.

Fruit trees and shrubs growing in the shade

Not many fruit and berry trees and shrubs are able to grow and give good harvest in the shade, they still need the sun. Of the species most resistant to lack of light, it is worth noting raspberries and blackberries, since their natural habitat is forest thickets and wet ravines, they tolerate partial shade well. You can also plant barberries and gooseberries, which will be the mentioned species good neighbors. The first shrub is winter-hardy, grows rapidly and gives a good harvest of berries, which have a specific sour taste. Gooseberries (pictured) are also characterized by very valuable fruits that are used to make jams and compotes.

Now it is much easier to choose shade-tolerant ones for the garden, because the varieties are constantly updated. You just need to choose a product according to your wishes. Contact the nurseries directly, as the markets often sell absolutely nothing that is stated on the package.

Herbaceous shade tolerant for the garden

If your garden mainly consists of shady corners, then this is not a reason to refuse planting flowers. Perennials include plants that overwinter in the soil for many years, while the aerial part dies off every year, and the roots remain alive. The main advantage of shade-tolerant perennial flowers lies in the decorative foliage.

From the earliest spring, bulbous primroses can decorate your garden. At this time, the trees have not yet spread their leaves, and the light freely penetrates into all corners of the garden. It can be early flowering tulips, crocuses, blueberries, hazel grouses, daffodils, muscari.

Of the perennials that will bloom all summer, we recommend ordinary peonies (for partial shade) and wild ones, aronnik, adonis, badan catchment (aquilegia), daylily, hosts. Also, do not ignore biennial flowers: digitalis, mallow, forget-me-nots.

Shade-tolerant annuals in the garden

These plants can diversify any flower bed or flower garden. The number of species and varieties cannot be enumerated. Even for a shady garden, you can easily pick up about a dozen different annual flowers. Here are just a few of the most unpretentious and common types as an example.

• Ageratum - a low plant literally forms a carpet of blue inflorescences, flowering continues from early summer until late autumn. Prefers semi-shady places.
• Kobeya is an annual vine that weaves a green carpet over the entire surface of the support; large bell-shaped flowers of various shades appear throughout the summer.
• Kosmeya - beautiful annual actively propagating by self-seeding. It is quite high (about 1 m) and grows quickly, which allows you to fill empty places with this plant in a short time.
• Levkoy (photo above), plants of different sizes depending on the variety with spike-shaped fragrant inflorescences.

Nemesia and mimulyus also deserve attention.

Horizontal landscaping of shady garden areas

To do this, use shade-tolerant (they are also called vines). Do not forget that if you choose perennial species, then they will need a strong support, as they are gaining a fairly large mass. This is especially true for semi-woody varieties. The most famous is either parthenocissus (pictured). Liana grows to a height of up to 15 meters, while it is undemanding to soils and does not require additional care. The only difference is that in a heavily shaded place, the leaves may be somewhat smaller in size and not as bright.

Clematis is often used for vertical gardening, but it is suitable for warm climates with mild winters. This is a rather capricious liana, prefers sunny places, although light shading is also possible. It is also worth noting such plants as kirkazon, wood pliers, princes.

Shade tolerant ampelous plants

It is difficult to imagine a gazebo, terrace or patio without beautiful flower bushes hanging their green lashes from hanging planters. Ampel shade-tolerant plants for the garden are not numerous compared to their sun-loving relatives, but they still exist. In particular, the lobelia, which blooms in many pure shades of blue and blue. In partial shade it will feel quite good, the main thing is to provide it with fertile soil and regular watering.

Much less often you can meet bakola, dichondra and strange nolina. Despite complex and unfamiliar names, these plants are quite unpretentious and short term form thickets densely strewn with bright flowers.

When choosing ornamental shade-tolerant plants for the garden, do not expect abundant flowering, large and double inflorescences from them. All of them are valued primarily for decorative appearance leaves.

What flowers can be grown in the shade? - This question is relevant for any amateur gardener. In a garden full of trees and shrubs, it is sometimes difficult to find open areas for flower beds that will be illuminated by the sun throughout the day.

Sunlight requirements garden plants subdivided into light-loving, shade-tolerant and shade-loving. We have prepared a small list of popular shade-tolerant and shade-loving perennials. These perennial flowers are suitable for planting in shady and lightly shaded areas of your garden. They tolerate shade well.

Shade-tolerant perennials can be grown under the shade of trees and shrubs, in the shade of the house. They can grow and flower with more or less direct sunlight.

Host "Cadillac". Photo: Hardyplants.

Perennial flowers for lightly shaded areas of the garden

These perennials prefer partial shade. They will grow well in partial shade. These flowers love the sun, but they need only a few hours of direct sunlight a day. Penumbra is when the area is exposed to the sun in the morning or afternoon, approximately 6 hours during the day.
Of course, in sunny areas, flowering in these perennials will be more abundant and prolonged than in the shade.

astilba (Astilbe Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don)	oak anemone (Anemone nemorosa L.)	Alpine catchment (Aquilegia alpina L.)
Dicentra is magnificent (Lamprocapnos spectabilis(L.) T.Fukuhara)	Dicentra is beautiful (Dicentra formosa(Haw.) Walp.)	Primrose Julia (Primula juliae Kusn.)
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica A. Gray)	Peony (Paeonia L.)	Scilla (Scilla L.)
Stonecrop large (Sedum maximum(L.) Suter.)	corydalis noble (Corydalis nobilis(L.) Pers.)	Caucasian ash tree* (Dictamnus caucasicus(Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Grossh.)

Photo : Øyvind Holmstad, Karlafg, Juan José Sánchez, dalbera, Danny Steven S., KENPEI, Meneerke bloem, Poco a poco, Axel Kristinsson, Bjoertvedt, Rolf Engstrand, Hedwig Storch.

Perennial flowers for shady areas of the garden

Almost every garden has shady areas under the crowns of old trees. What to plant in a shady garden?

Not all plants can grow under trees. Under the canopy of old trees, only species resistant to root pressure get along. Therefore, it is worth planting flowers with a superficial root system under the trees.

Most shade-tolerant plants are spring flowering. Nature itself has taken care of them: they bloom when there are almost no leaves on the trees, and they have enough sunlight.

From shade-tolerant plants, one should not expect abundant long-term flowering, large, double flowers. Shade-tolerant plants are decorative, primarily due to their foliage and appearance (habitus). Therefore, a shady garden is mainly a decorative leafy garden.

These perennials are suitable for planting and growing in shady areas of the garden. They tolerate shade and lack of sunlight well. They can be grown under the canopy of trees. Fill in areas of your garden that the sun rarely sees with them. And then a beautiful shady garden will grow on your site all summer long.

Badan thick-leaved (Bergenia crassifolia(L. Fritsch)	Periwinkle (Vinca minor L.)	Volzhanka common (Aruncus dioicus(Walter) Fernald
Saxifrage shadow (Saxifraga umbrosa L.)	Saxifrage wedge-leaved (Saxifraga cuneifolia L.)	May lily of the valley* (convallaria majalis L.)
Lunar resurrecting (Lunaria rediviva L.)	Lungwort (Pulmonaria L.)	Hellebore* (Helleborus L.)
Digitalis* (Digitalis L.)	Ferns* (Polypodiophyta)	Noble liverwort (Hepatica nobilis Mill.)
Snowdrop* (Galanthus L.)	Soldanella mountain (Soldanella montana mikan)	hosta (hosta Tratt.)
Astilboides lamellar ( Astilboides tabularis (Hemsl.) Engl.)	Darmer thyroid ( Darmera peltata(Torr. ex Benth.) Voss)	Rogersia horse chestnut leaf ( Rodgersia aesculifolia Battal.)
Fragrant violet (Viola odorata L.)	Epimedium or Goryanka ( epimedium L.)	Spike cohosh* or black cohosh* ( Actaea spicata L.)
Podophyllum thyroid ( Podophyllum peltatum L.)	Pachysandra apical ( Pachysandra terminalis Siebold & Zucc.)	Lady's slipper ordinary or real slipper ( Cypripedium calceolus L.)

Photo : Salvor Gissurardottir, H. Zell, Epp, Jerzy Opioła, Hectonichus, Hans B., Hedwig Storch, Wildfeuer, Jebulon, Meneerke bloem, Jonas Bergsten, Redsimon, Zdeněk Pražák, Qwertzy2, nestmaker (Rbrausse), Wouter Hagens, Jerzy Opioła , Fritz Geller-Grimm, brewbooks, Andrey Korzun, Sten Porse, Algirdas, Manuguf.

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* poisonous plants. They require great care and compliance with safety measures when in contact with them. If you have small children, then you should stop growing these plants in your garden.

Most shade-tolerant plants are primroses. They bloom in the spring, when the trees do not yet have dense foliage, so they have enough sunlight to bloom.

There is no such suburban area on which there would be no buildings and tall trees, fruit or ornamental. And if all this is present, then, therefore, there is a shadow that does not allow growing light-loving vegetables and flowers in this zone. But this is a solvable problem. This article talks about the types of flowers that are ready to bloom happily in the shade.

Often a gardener looks sadly at the empty areas of his site, not knowing how to transform them. Walls of outbuildings, dense crown of trees, fruit and ornamental shrubs create a certain amount of shade, and most plants simply die from lack of light. Therefore, the gardener should be aware that there are many flowers that not only tolerate shading, but also grow much worse in the sun.

When choosing flowers for shady places, you must carefully familiarize yourself with the agricultural cultivation technique, which is indicated on the package by the responsible manufacturer. In addition, the shadow is different in intensity.

stable

Stable or deaf, as it is more commonly called, is when the sun's rays do not break into this place throughout the day.

Partial

Partial shadow means shading in some period of time, depending on the position of the daylight.

thick

In dense shade, magnificent elecampane, sedum sedum, and kupene can grow. For hellebore, primrose, astilbe, dark geranium, good moisture and nutritional value of the soil will be required. Only in this case they will grow and develop well in shady places.

Scattered

A scattered shadow is formed in areas where the sun's rays penetrate through the foliage of trees. Such shade is preferable for many plants.
In addition to the degree of shading of the site, soil moisture and its fertility should be taken into account.

The scattered shade created by tall stands is suitable for daylilies and lupins. Peppermint and lemon balm grow well in such places. In addition, some plants are not only not afraid of shade, but prefer just such places.
This is the difference between shade-tolerant and shade-loving colors.

Perennials growing in the shade

Most shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants can be found among perennials. A significant part of the flowering occurs in early spring, when the buds on the trees are just beginning to bloom. Therefore, planting shade-loving plants in near-stem circles not only decorates the summer cottage, but also significantly saves the sown area.

hosta

One of the few perennials that most fully reveals its decorative qualities in deep shade. This fact determines the status of the flower - the queen of the shady garden. Although it should be noted and noted that this does not apply to all varieties of hosts.
On a note. In dense shade, hostas grow more slowly, but produce larger leaves. And the plant itself becomes taller and stronger.
In one place, a flower can grow for about 20 years if it is properly cared for.

This tall perennial is also shade-loving. Its landing can be carried out in areas with any degree of shading. However, it must be borne in mind that a thick shade will weaken the abundance of flowering. Therefore, a place where the sun penetrates for 2-3 hours in the morning or evening will be ideal.
Planting in open sunny places can burn the delicate openwork foliage of astilba. The plant will need frequent watering and soil mulching.

Ideal for growing in areas with light shade. In a short period, it forms fluffy flowering mats that will transform empty places near trees and shrubs.

Violet flowers are small, up to 3 cm in diameter, purple or blue, but abundant flowering gives the impression of an ever-blue clearing

With the spring division of the bush, the violet will bloom in the same year. An autumn transplant will allow the flower to form a good root system, and the flower will bloom next spring.

When choosing a place for this flower, it is best to opt for a semi-shady area, because the flower does not tolerate direct sunlight.

The aconite bush can reach a height of 1m and needs to be divided every 3-5 years. The flowers are painted in all shades of blue and lilac.

On a note. All parts of aconite are poisonous. Therefore, work related to planting a flower should be carried out with gloves.

Unpretentious shade-loving perennial, with large heart-shaped leaves. Small blue flowers are collected in a panicle. Flowering begins in April and lasts for a month. In nature, it grows in forests, so on garden plots it can be grown among trees and shrubs.

An excellent flower for partial shade, where the soil is well moistened and fertile. Under such conditions, the plant blooms many flowers in the form of stars of various colors. They can be white, red, pink and blue. It is necessary to renew the planting every 3-4 years, because the decorative qualities of the flower are weakening.

Aquilegia is also called a catchment area. After rain or morning dew, the cups of the flower are filled with water droplets that shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow in the rays of the rising sun.

Perennial creeping plant, which is not afraid of the shadow. In early spring, the periwinkle blooms purple or blue flowers, with which it is practically strewn.

Periwinkle rooting is quick and painless. In principle, this work can be carried out at any warm time of the summer season, since the transplant will be carried out in a shady place, and the plant will not suffer from sunlight.

It looks most impressive in shady places when it blooms white flowers with a delicate aroma. After flowering, a fruit is formed in their place, a small berry that ripens by the end of summer.

On a note. The pretty red kupena berry contains toxic substances. Perhaps that is why it is called "wolfberry".

Kupena refers to medicinal plants.

A classic option for filling empty places under the crowns of trees and along fences. The fragile and charming flower has rather aggressive properties. A powerful root system allows it to grow very quickly and capture new areas.

To limit its place of growth, you can dig pieces of slate into the ground to a depth of about half a meter. This will not allow the roots to go beyond the allotted area.

The most charming primrose with many bright flowers of the most varied colors. Prefers partial shade, so planting under fruit trees and shrubs will be the best place for them.

Primroses bloom almost immediately after the snow melts and bloom until the end of May. At this time, the foliage on the trees is still gaining strength and transmits a sufficient amount of light.

Able to decorate any secluded corner of the garden. Shade and moist soil are the main conditions for growing green beauties. They can be planted singly or in groups, depending on the size of the mature plant. In the second case, when planting, one should take into account the spread of the leaves and leave a distance of about half a meter between the bushes.

Fern is grown from spores, which can be bought at a specialized store. And the plants already on the site are propagated by dividing the bush.

Ferns are not picky about soils. Can grow in poor, nutrient-deprived areas. But every gardener needs a beautiful and lush plant, so ferns should be fed with complex mineral fertilizers in early spring. To maintain soil moisture, plantings are mulched.

In autumn, dying leaves are not pruned, they will serve as an additional shelter for the root system, and supply it nutrients. Spring shoots are able to break through all layers of mulch and old foliage. This creates conditions close to the growth of ferns in nature.

After 3-4 years, when the time comes to replant the plants, the root part should be cleared of the dried stems of past years, and the fern should be given a new shady area.

Flowers growing in the shade: video

Annuals growing in the shade

Where the early shade-loving flowers withered, not very attractive places with withered foliage formed again. Annual plants will help to “hide” them, among which there are also species that can cope with shading.

The flower comes from Central America, where it is cultivated as a perennial. And in the vastness of Russia, it is grown as an annual crop and propagated by annual sowing of seeds for seedlings. Bright, multi-colored coloring of rather large flowers will be a worthy decoration of their summer cottage. In addition, the flowers have an aroma that will accompany the gardener throughout the flowering period of fragrant tobacco.

Flowers, in the form of stars (up to 8 cm in diameter), are blue and lilac, crimson and pink, yellow and white. It should be noted that this is the merit of breeders: in nature, fragrant tobacco occurs exclusively with white flowers.

Many gardeners believe that the flower has lost its relevance, has become outdated and not very attractive, and completely in vain. Nasturtium is truly versatile. Dwarf varieties can be used as a border or ground cover plant, their height is only 15-20 cm.

Climbing varieties can reach 2.5 m and look great in vertical gardening. Thickets of nasturtium along arbors, terraces, unsightly outbuildings fill the air with a pleasant aroma.

Plants of medium size (height up to half a meter), can be grown in containers - hanging or ground, under fruit trees and shrubs. The main thing is that the shadow should be scattered, not deaf.

Growing nasturtium from seeds. Someone resorts to the seedling method, and someone sows them directly into the ground. In any case, it should be remembered that the flower has a superficial and very delicate root system. Therefore, if the gardener wants to get earlier flowers, then it is better to use peat containers so as not to injure the plant at the time of transplantation.

Shoots appear in 10-14 days. Young sprouts do not tolerate even the slightest drop in temperature, and this must be remembered when sowing seeds immediately in open ground.

Nasturtium flowers are relatively large, their diameter is 4-5 cm. They can be double, semi-double, simple and have an elegant color. Pink, salmon, dark red, yellow and bright orange.
A scattered shadow will protect the leaves of nasturtium from burns, and the flowers from burning out.

Another flyer who prefers partial shade. It will grow well in the shade garden trees and shrubs. And under the scorching rays of the sun and in an open place, blown by all the winds, the flower cannot survive.

The cultivation of garden balsam begins in March by sowing seeds for seedlings. Further, the shoots go through the dive stage, and with the advent of stable heat, the grown bushes are transferred to open ground.

You can also sow seeds directly on the site, but in this case flowering will come much later.

Plant care is not difficult. Regular watering and fertilizing with mineral fertilizers. Nitrogen-containing substances are introduced before the formation of buds.
Garden balsam blooms profusely and for a long time, from the beginning of June until the cold weather. Terry or simple flowers have a bright saturated color. From pink to dark red, from lilac to purple.

Vanka wet, as the flower is popularly called, is often grown as indoor plant. But even in an apartment, it should be protected from direct sunlight.

To create charming flower beds in shady corners of the garden, you need to be patient and familiarize yourself with the list of flowers for which these places will be the most suitable option.

On a suburban area in places with insufficient light, it is best to start seedlings of shade-loving plants for a perennial garden. Landscape designers claim that the shadow formed as trees grow has a different character. It can be scattered, thick, or change depending on the season and time of day. But all darkened corners require special care. There is an opinion that plants need a lot of solar heat and light, but in reality everything is completely different. Nature adapts, and today you can find shrubs, ornamental grasses that prefer darkened areas to open sunny spaces. All of them have their own characteristics and are remarkable for their unusual, non-standard beauty of shape and shade.

Perennial shade-loving plants are great for areas with a lot of trees and a lack of sunlight.

Shadow lovers: who is it?

There is a huge variety of shade-loving crops that are used to decorate the countryside. They can be classified by type as follows:

By development and growth period:

• annuals - those that reach the peak of development during one season;
• perennial - those that will decorate the space in front of the house for more than one season.

By variety:

• herbs - this is a large group that is used to decorate the general background;
• flowers: they differ in brightness and contrast, the peak of development is the formation of an inflorescence, they are used for decorative design, do not exceed 15-30 cm in height;
• Shrubs: can reach heights of several meters, are used to create hedges or as an accent.

Aquilegia has wonderful aroma and does not require extensive maintenance.

Shade-loving perennials are distinguished by the fact that:

• perfectly tolerate low temperatures;
• when the first cold weather sets in, the upper part dies off or simply dries up;
• as soon as the first rays of the sun warm the earth, the top will come to life again.

Attention! All cereals, flowers and shrubs, which are classified as shade-loving, are distinguished by violent formations (although they are mostly dull and discreet) and a lush leafy hat.

To keep attractive suburban area it is necessary to use such plants that will replace each other when the season changes. Experts say that there is nothing better than grouping different varieties, which differ in development time. So the landscape will constantly play with new colors.

Before planting, you need to select and prepare a place. After all, it is the location that will affect the quality of the foliage. Moreover, it is necessary to understand that the plant will occupy the allotted territory for at least 5-10 next years.

Among other preparatory measures, there are four main ones:

• removal of weeds;
• removal of the root system of weeds;
• creating a nutrient layer with fertilizers and minerals;
• loosening and digging the soil.

These manipulations will be quite enough to make the new inhabitants of the garden feel comfortable.

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Shade tolerant grasses and ornamental grasses

From different types astilba you can grow a chic flower bed.

In the garden, decorative cereals are used for decoration. With their help, they line the general background and form the basis for the implementation of any design solution. All cereals are characterized by the following features:

• require minimal maintenance;
• unpretentiousness;
• resistance;
• minimal feeding with mineral fertilizers is required;
• lay the "carpet" for at least a few years.

A garden in which herbs and cereals are used for decoration will be beautiful in late autumn and even in winter time of the year.

Today there are over 10,000 different ornamental grasses. Under this name it is customary to understand the families of cereals, rushes, aroids and cattails. If speak about decorative types, then it should be understood that they are perceived by a person differently from ordinary ones. First of all, the emphasis here is not on brightness, but on abundant flowering and elegance of form.

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shade-loving flowers

Shade tolerant perennials are the best option for cottages or estates, which have a large number of zones immersed in the shade. It is best to decorate these spaces with perennials that are not whimsical to external conditions environment and care. The following varieties are considered the most popular:

Forest hyacinth grows well in the root system of trees.

1. Aquilegia. A very unusual flower fabulous aroma and attractive appearance.
2. Astilbe. It is often used to decorate gardens and flower beds, but few people know that this species is suitable for growing in shaded areas and corners.
3. Brunner. It develops over a long period of time. It will please the eye with creamy inflorescences and small blue flowers. Leaves painted in a silvery-bluish color will look very attractive against the general background.
4. Forest hyacinth. It has an elegant appearance and a sweetish aroma. In its natural habitat, it grows near the root system of trees.
5. Rogersia. It absolutely does not tolerate drought. Grows tall large arrows. Requires additional watering from the gardener.
6. Lily of the valley forest. Feels great in the shade of trees. Blooms for a short period.
7. Zhivuchka. It is notable for the fact that it can bloom from the beginning of March and continues to bloom until the end of November.
8. The host has the widest color palette.

All of the varieties listed above are among the most persistent and hardy. They can be grown both indoors and outdoors.

Attention!

In places with an increased level of shading, all varieties of primroses will bloom for a long period.

Moreover, they can be planted directly under shrubs and trees.

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shade-loving shrubs

The tenacious can bloom a long period from March to October.

The garden is another opportunity to feel like an artist. Each gardener can feel like a designer and create an unrealistic picture from a combination of flower groups and shrubs. When choosing the latter, it is necessary to take into account not only them decorative features, but also the nature of the development of the root system. This is necessary in order not to harm the development of young trees in the future.

Shade-tolerant plants are considered the best option for the design of areas located near residential buildings, and for the formation of hedges. The most popular options are yellow acacia, silver sucker, exochord and euonymus. In order to organize the garden plane as efficiently as possible, it is worth planting shrubs in shaded spaces that will bear fruit in the future. These include viburnum, cultivated currant, hazel, barberry and hawthorn.

Conifers will look very effective in the garden. They are unpretentious and easy to care for. They are also much easier to transplant than any other types of shrubs. An ideal option for decorating the site is juniper and thuja.

Attention! Tolerates a lack of sunlight hybrid varieties and watersheds. They differ in incredible shape and color. The foliage of some shrubs can be colored in the manner of a zebra or leopard.

My garden is partly in deep shade - this shadow falls from a high fence located around the perimeter of the site, part of the land obscures small house, and tall sprawling trees, which I do not allow anyone to cut down, cover the grass under them with branches.

At first, I was frustrated that I couldn't plant my favorite roses and clematis wherever my eye fell.

Plants are shade-loving and shade-tolerant. Shade-loving plants prefer not to be exposed to the bright rays of the sun at all, while shade-tolerant ones feel good both in partial shade and in sunlit areas.

Therefore, before deciding which plants you will plant, be sure to decide what kind of shade is on your site. If this is the north side of the house, and even shaded by tree branches, you need to choose exactly shade-loving plants that can grow with little or no sunlight.

If this is the east or west part of the garden, or areas where the sun shines through trees that form partial shade, the choice of plants should be different - you need shade-tolerant plants.

Best planted in the shade unpretentious perennials, which do not require frequent transplantation and winter in the open field without problems.

shade plants

Plants that do better in deep shade than in open sunny areas are shade-loving plants. And the first place among them is occupied by ferns.

ferns

There is such a variety of fern species (there are more than 10,000 of them in nature), which differ in color, shape, size, height, pattern of carved leaves, that only these plants can decorate all parts of your garden where sunlight does not fall.

Unpretentious ferns look exquisite in single plantings, they are good among stones imitating rocks, high types of ferns x can be planted as hedge or along the paths.

Fern leaves grow straight from the roots, they are carved, openwork and always very lush. The only negative of this plant is that it does not bloom. but the decorativeness of the foliage atones for this shortcoming with a vengeance.

This perennial grows quite strongly, and this circumstance should be borne in mind when planting a plant in open ground. For a garden that is in the shade, a fern is indispensable.

hosts

Next on the list of shade-loving perennials that are a real eye-catcher in the garden are the magnificent hostas, which are rightly called "dark queens".

Hostas, like ferns, have the most different shape and size, but they also differ in the color of the leaves - the large leaves of these plants are green, yellow, gray, blue and even multi-colored.

Also, unlike ferns. hosta blooms - small flowers resembling bells in shape.

The size of this unpretentious plant varies from 10 to 80 cm, and hostas look great in group plantings, in combination with ferns, as well as planted in one bush on the lawn. Often hostas are planted as a frame for paths in the garden.

The hosta goes well with such a shade-tolerant perennial as astilbe with its shaggy multi-colored inflorescences in the form of panicles.

By the way, the hosta will also grow in sunny areas, but its leaves in this case will turn green. A variety of shades of this plant is achieved precisely by planting them in the shade.

Lily of the valley

Another shade plant, unpretentious and easy to care for - this is a magnificent lily of the valley that will not only decorate your shady garden, but also fill it with a magical aroma.

This perennial is not demanding on the composition of the soil, loves shady and moist areas, grows well, blooms profusely, and at the same time belongs to rare types of flowers.

Lilies of the valley can be planted under trees, along the fence, on the north side of the house - it is in such conditions that he will feel good and delight you with abundant and decorative flowering the whole of May.

It should be borne in mind that lilies of the valley grow rapidly, have a powerful root system, so after a few years the garden area where you planted a couple of these undemanding plants, will be covered by them like a carpet.

Therefore, it is better not to plant these flowers next to the garden, they will drown out your cultural plantings. Digging up the ground after lilies of the valley is quite difficult due to a large number roots.

shade tolerant plants

astilba

Astilba can grow in the shade, but if at least a little sunlight hits this plant, it will bloom much better, and astilba flowers are very decorative and have a wide variety of colors, from white to dark purple. Therefore, it is better to plant astilbe after all in partial shade, on the western or eastern side of the house.

Astilbs blooming all summer with hostas are perfectly combined, this is a classic combination of plants for a shady garden. Astilbes love moist, fertile soils, in such conditions it will feel great.

Siberian irises

Another real decoration for a shady garden is irises, which are rightfully considered one of the most exquisite flowers.

Just don't confuse bearded irises, which prefer well-drained sunny sites, with Siberian irises, which thrive in shady, moist areas.

Bearded iris, even if it grows in partial shade, will either not bloom at all, or flowering will be rare and short-lived.

Shade-tolerant Siberian irises are quite another matter. Siberian irises are non-bearded irises, they are very diverse and numerous.

The flowers of Siberian irises are smaller than flowers of garden irises, and not so interesting shape, for which bearded irises are called "northern orchids", but Siberian irises bloom much more abundantly, longer, and simply fascinate with exquisite flowers with narrow petals.

Some varieties of Siberian irises simultaneously release buds and look like a “cap” of peduncles, and some bloom for a long time, releasing one flower after another.

The color of Siberian irises can be very different - flower petals can be painted in yellow, purple, white, blue, pinkish colors, or they can be combined (yellow-purple irises are very common).

Siberian irises look very elegant white color, which will look beautiful in combination with ferns and hostas.

Siberian irises near water bodies will also look great. Reflected in the surface of the water, the flowers will look even more decorative and natural.

coniferous plants

And finally, the real decoration of the gardens - coniferous plants. At the same time, they feel great in the shade and high canadian firs, and thuja, and undersized junipers creeping along the ground.

Preference should still be given to unpretentious junipers, since they require much less care than conifers.

Junipers feel great both in the sun and in partial shade, they are not very demanding on the soil (the main thing is that it is not clayey and unnecessarily heavy), some varieties tolerate full shade perfectly, but do not really like excessive moisture, not to mention swampy. This should be remembered when decorating your garden with junipers.

Junipers go well with ferns, they look very beautiful among the stones, especially if the stones are covered with moss (this effect is easy to achieve by first watering the stones with diluted kefir, and then crumbling forest moss on them.

In two or three weeks, your stones will take on the appearance of moss-covered northern Scottish cliffs.

To heighten the effect, you can land a few wild rosemary bushes there). Just keep in mind that moss loves thick shadow and moisture. Therefore, periodically stones need to be watered or sprayed with water.

Juniper can be planted between large stones, or you can simply fill the area around it with pebbles (medium size or small, angular or rounded - this is solely a matter of the garden owner's taste, in any case, the juniper will look great).

Stones and coniferous plants are a great combination that is very often used in landscape design.

Junipers grow quite slowly, but gradually occupy a fairly large area, and this circumstance must be taken into account when planting.

If you decide to decorate a shady corner of the garden with junipers, then the distance between them should be at least half a meter. Then the bushes, growing, will not interfere with each other.

It must be remembered that junipers categorically do not tolerate the spring sun until about the age of five - if the plant is not shaded in late March - early April, it will simply turn yellow and die.

Therefore, if your juniper grows in partial shade, and the sun's rays fall on it, be sure to take care of its shelter from the bright spring sun. Even adult junipers burn in the sun, and for young plants this is fatal.

If you follow all these simple rules, choose suitable plants, correctly combine them with each other, the sophistication and beauty of your garden is simply impossible not to envy.