Shade Loving Perennials

Shade loving perennials are some of my favorites and beautiful delicate flowers. There's some neat looking green plants that like shade too so you can really put together a nice looking garden for your shady area. In fact, shady gardens can be a lot more pleasant to sit in in the heat of summer than those right in the blazing sun.

Shade Loving Perennials

Astibe - comes in a variety of colors and produces clumps of fluffy flower spikes - best planted in groups some varieties can grow up to 40" tall. Plant in rows with the 20" variety in front, 30" in the middle and 40" in back for a colorful display.

Foxglove - These impressive flowers can grow up to 5 feet tall and have large spikes filled with bell shaped flowers. Comes in a variety of colors

Lily Of The valley - dainty white bell shaped flowers give off a wonderful fragrance. They grow to about 6" tall.

Lousiana Iris - this beautiful velvety purple black flower produces 4" blooms that last well into June. Plant in groups for best effect. Grows about 2 feet tall.

Ostrich Fern - This green shade loving perennial produces giant feathery leaves all summer. It grows anywhere from 40 - 60" and is very tropical looking.

Trollius - In bright orange or lemon yellow, these grow to about 2 ½ feet. They bloom from June to July and make great cut flowers.

Variegated Solomon Seal - this interesting shade loving perennial grows to about 20" and has yellow rimmed green leaves on arched stems. It produces dainty white flowers in spring and dark blue berries in fall.

Virginia Blue Bells - Lavender bell shaped clusters adorn this very hardy and easy to grow plant. Grows to around 2 feet tall.