Re: [SG] Bloom in the shade

Claire: How much sun is the Hemerocallis flava in? I've tried many, many
daylilies in the shade to no avail. Is this more tolerant than most? By the
way, I second the Campanula P & P. I have both and they've been blooming
mightily. I've found they do much better in years in which it doesn't rain
much. And they go on almost forever if I can force myself to deadhead them.
Nancy (in NYC, zone 6)

>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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