Plants for Shady Landscapes
Gardeners are always on the hunt for new ways to color and brighten up the shady parts of the landscape. And some are still looking for shade tolerant plants in areas where downy mildew is a problem. Here's new ways to liven up the shade in your backyard this season.
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Primo® 'Pretty Pistachio' - Coral Bells - Heuchera hybrid
Primo ‘Pretty Pistachio’ Heuchera is a great foliage plant for the shade, with chartreuse to lime green leaves on a robust habit. Huge clusters of medium pink flower blooms are ready to be enjoyed all summer long. Deer resistant, yet butterflies will enjoy the beautiful blooms too.
Flowering Perennial for Shady Gardens
An instant classic for the landscape! ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ Astilbe has rich deep chocolate brown leaves that form an attractive mound of foliage. Emerging leaves are yellow with a dark margin and a glossy sheen that become completely dark with age. Raspberry buds open to rosy purple flowers that add color mid to late summer. Although this perennial will grow and flower in shady landscapes, for best performance, plant in full sun with adequate moisture. Hardy in USDA zones 4-9. Deer resistant.
Striking Green & White Hosta For Shady Landscapes
With beauty and grace, Shadowland 'Miss America' Hosta is sure to capture your heart. Its medium green, heart-shaped leaves have white centers with light green streaking. Near white flowers with a lavender pattern appear in mid-Summer, attracting hummingbirds to your shade garden.
Colorful Foliage Plant for Shady Gardens
A sweet treat for the shade garden! New foliage on 'Toffee Tart' Heuchera come in a beautiful amber color, maturing to ginger and finally green in late summer. Creamy flowers appear in early summer, attracting bees and butterflies. The effect is quite pretty with the varying caramel tones that play off the greens found in a typical shade garden. Perfect for brightening up landscapes or as a filler in container gardens. This North American native perennial is deer resistant and salt tolerant.
Massive Hosta to Fill Your Shady Landscape
This perennial forms a gigantic upright mound of huge, thick, dark green leaves topped with pale reddish violet flowers in early to mid summer. Shadowland 'Empress Wu' will make a fantastic statement in your shade garden! Its thick, dark green leaves are topped with pale reddish violet flowers in early to mid summer, attracting hummingbirds to your garden. The largest known hosta on the market, this plant makes a beautiful focal point in the shade garden all the way up into chilly zone 3.
Ruffled Heart Shaped Foliage for Shade
This ruffled hosta will bring joy year after year! Shadowland 'Hope Springs Eternal' features heart-shaped, blue leaves with crisp, creamy white edges. Near white flowers bloom in mid-summer, attracting hummingbirds to your garden. This pretty foliage plant is a perfect addition to your shade garden.
Glossy Black Heuchera for Shade to Sun
Aptly named after its huge glossy black leaves which are incredibly ruffled, 'Evening Gown' Heuchera makes a stunning addition to the landscape or container garden. This perennial thrives in part shade but will grow in sun or shade. In mid-summer, pink buds open to white flowers that attract pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. This North American native will provide foliage interest into fall and winter. Salt tolerant.