Re: [SG] Bloom in the shade
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Bloom in the shade
- From: C* P* <E*@AOL.COM>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 23:13:29 EDT
Some common and easy plants not recently discussed that will bloom in shade
are:
1. Tradescantia, white, pink and blue. Easy, some blues have large blooms.
Long blooming. I know they run around but you can't have everything.
2. Campanula P & P. That is portenschlagiana and poscharskyana. Both of
these are front of the border bellflowers that do well in dappled shade.
They are often seen in the rock garden but do well for me in shady places.
Coupled with a rock to pour over they are charming.
3. Hemerocallis flava or May lemon lily. This is blooming in shade in my
garden now. It is fragrant and easy to grow.
4. Lilium. The common tiger lily can be found in pink and in white, both do
well in shade. Asiatics seem to be shade tolerant as well.
5. Feverfew. I am not sure where feverfew is kept just now, that is which
genus. The old fashioned single daisy is a great shade plant. You can have
it in bloom all times by allowing some seedlings to live each spring. Last
fall's seedlings behave as biennials and will bloom early in June. To keep
some lower and prolong the bloom season, cut them in half and allow to
regrow. Those will bloom in July and August. This somewhat frostproof and
blooms here into October.
6. Nicotiana of all kinds, the fragrant tall ones being especially good.
This will seed itself forever.
7. Foxgloves of all kinds. Digitalis ambigua has a longer bloom season than
the common ones. These will also seed forever.
8. A suggestion for desperate color seekers. Plant several large pots with
something that appeals to you. Keep the pots in the sun and rotate one or
two to the shady garden as the summer goes on. Use really large pots so the
color is noticeable.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY (very hot and very dry this week)
z4
