These 5 flowers are great for shade and partial shade: plant them where the sun is a rare guest

10.12.2023 15:32

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Some gardeners want flowers to grow even in places where the sun shines little.

Fortunately, the market offers quite a lot of options for shade-tolerant flowers.

It is important to remember that for such plants you need to organize drainage and do not forget about regular watering.

Let's see what flowers the expert of the online publication "Belnovosti" and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh offers.

What plants will feel good in the shade

These are the flowers.

  1. Brunnera sibirica. One of the most common spring plants for shady areas. Beautiful blue flowers will bloom in May.
  2. Hostas. Beautiful and large leaves that grow throughout almost the entire season.
  3. Astilbe. This flower begins to bloom in the second half of summer.
  4. Garden fern. Pay attention to the foot-shaped, Japanese, setiferous species, as well as the ostrich fern and the lady's foot fern - there are other types of ferns.
  5. Iris. Another popular plant with flowers of different colors.
Author: Dmitry Liskovich Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti