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TOP TEN EASY-TO-GROW SHADE LOVING PERENNIALS

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Shady spots in a garden are often considered a problem, but this need not be the case so long as suitable plants are chosen for these areas. Just think of the number of wildflowers you find growing in woodland and you will see that there are plenty of plants that thrive in these conditions. This list of ten easy-to-grow perennials are described in an article which I found on the Longfield Gardens website.

In shady gardens, foliage colors, shapes and textures are just as important as flowers. When the light is soft and the air is cool, these more subtle design elements are easier to see and appreciate.
There’s another advantage to considering foliage as well as flowers. In most cases you get a garden that looks as good in September as does in May.
Not all plants thrive in shade and some plants will take more shade than others. Generally, most shade-tolerant plants need only 4 to 6 hours of sunlight each day. Ideally, they should be protected from hot, midday sun. Morning or afternoon sun is best, or the dappled light beneath shade trees.
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Alchemilla
The pleated leaves of Alchemilla, better known as Lady’s mantle, are lime green with a fuzzy surface. When the leaves are wet, water beads up into dazzling jewels. Alchemilla blooms in early summer. Its long-lasting flowers have a lacy texture and their yellow-green color is an excellent filler for bouquets. This low-growing, long-lived perennial is ideal for the front of a border or along a path.
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Dicentra
Bleeding heart is a long-lived, trouble-free plant with fernlike foliage and dangling, heart-shaped flowers that may be white, pink or red. Dicentra spectablis (old-fashioned bleeding heart) grows three feet tall and wide. After it flowers, the foliage dies back until the following spring. All other types of Dicentra are shorter, flower in summer, and retain their foliage throughout the season.

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Hugh Evans

I am a keen gardener and so created Garden Pics and Tips for people who love gardens and enjoy great pictures of plants and gardens. Also covered are practical tips on all aspects of gardening.
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49 Comments

  33. Phyllis Jonessays:

    Danielle LeAnne Jones. You might check this out for your question you asked yesterday about plants and shrubs you don’t need to redo every year

  36. Marilee Lowmansays:

    I absolutely am put off by these articles that tease you into believing they will really list what they say they will. Only to discover you are routed to a website. This makes me not want to explore more. Be honest. Produce what you are offering. You can’t do that? Then how can I trust your plants and information is reliable. I hope you can see my point. Please don’t do this anymore, honest advertising is good advertising. Trickery is not.

  47. Debra Patesays:

    I devided two pink astilbe into 10 plants yesterday and replanted, love free plants!!!!! Easy Pease just handle gently after you wash all the soil off roots they pull apart quite easily.

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