Re: Any colorful shade plants that last all summer?

>Did anyone mention Pseudofumaria lutea?  Yellow blooms May-frost.  The
>only drawback is that it does self-seed all over.  Easy to hoe out
>unwanted babies though.


Gail Korn
Wayne, Nebr. Zone 4



> >Hi:
> >
> >I am wondering what colorful shade plants you've found that bloom all
> >summer long?  I get so tired of having to plant annuals each year to be
> >sure of having something in bloom in my shade garden.  This garden
> >consists of heucheras, astilbes, and hostas.  The oriental lilies are
> >being moved to the backyard this week because they are much too tall for
> >the size of the shrubs behind them.  I'm trying to scale down my garden
> >plants a bit.  I need a colorful plant that stands no more than about 2
> >feet tall and blooms July-August.  Any suggestions?
> >--
> >Diana Pederson, Ingham County, Michigan, Zone 5, United States
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