Re: [SG] Bloom in the shade

Claire - your information is always so useful.  I have created a special file for
the shadepostings.  Thanks

Nancy Shlaes deGrazia

Claire Peplowski wrote:

> 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
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