Plants for shady and damp places. Watermelon - agricultural technology, interesting facts about the plant and the best varieties

First you need to decide on the “quality of the shadow”, because it can be very different.

Stable, for example, along the northern wall of the house, where the direct sun never looks.
Partial shade, for example, near a wall facing east, where there is sun in the morning, and stable shadow in the late afternoon.
Scattered, for example, under the canopy of trees or bushes.

It is immediately worth noting that abundantly flowering shade crops that provide bright flowers all summer, not so many, or at least they cannot be found in the lists of usual summer visitors. Most truly shade-tolerant plants have dainty, delicate, and quickly fading flowers. And most of them are perennials that rarely produce flowers all summer - it makes sense to think about several crops that will replace each other.

Therefore, we will consider all shade crops that will provide bright decorative effect, not necessarily thanks to flowers, but, for example, beautiful leaves, throughout the warm season, and we will also consider the flowering times of all possible crops for different types shadows.

The most spectacular and long-flowering crops that can tolerate partial shade

Below are flowers that really bloom brightly, for partial shade, partial shade or diffuse shade:

– many spectacular hybrid varieties require good lighting for abundant flowering, but in nature this plant grows on the edges of forests, that is, in partial shade, so it is quite possible to create a beautiful flowering bed of daylilies in the shade if you choose the right varieties – it is especially beautiful in partial shade (in the morning - sun, in the afternoon - light shade) varieties of dark shades (red-black, violet-black, violet) look good; in the sun they fade and quickly wither. There are different groups according to the timing of flowering, the flowering duration is about a month, but you can combine different varieties and get a long-flowering flower bed.
– for abundant flowering it needs good lighting in the first half of the day and shade starting at noon. Blooms from the beginning of June to the end of July, after correct pruning by the end of August it blooms again.
— blooms all summer, feels great in partial shade, flowers are like foxgloves, only brighter and larger, a rather rare plant, although undeservedly so.
Pansies- this charming annual grows in both sun and partial shade. In the sun, the flowers are larger and brighter, but in partial shade the flowering will last longer. The timing of flowering can be varied at your discretion (by sowing seeds at different times).
Balsam- the plant does not tolerate direct sunlight and only needs diffused light. Blooms from July until frost.
Everblooming begonia- requires bright but diffused light, can fade in direct sun, blooms all the time, in open ground it is grown in seedlings as an annual.
Fragrant tobacco-blooms from June until frost. Loves well-lit places, but light partial shade is acceptable.
Astilbe- blooms in June-July, for about a month, loves sparse soft shade. Panicle flowers are very spectacular, there are many varieties. The appearance of the plant is elegant, feminine, bright.
Astrantia— the flowering period depends on the variety, but this is one of the longest-lasting plants, some varieties bloom from June to the end of September, feels good in the sun, in partial shade, and even in full shade (only in heavily shaded places the flowering will not be so bright), grows well under trees.
Mimulus- Can burn in direct sun, the best place is well lit, but with partial shading. It blooms with original flowers, reminiscent of orchids, in two waves - in spring and autumn.

Astilbe and Hosta ‘Sun Power’

Medicinal, spicy, aromatic herbs feel good in partial shade:

peppermint,
radiola pink,
tarragon,
borage,
perennial onions,
lemon balm.

Partial shade or diffuse shade is well tolerated species peonies: Maryin root, Caucasian, Wittmann - bloom from the beginning of May to the end of June Since August, the bushes have been decorated with quite spectacular fruits. Many herbs and grains also grow well in partial shade (, cortaderia, gray fescue).

Bulbous plants tolerate lack of light well:

Daffodils.
Kandyk.
Merendera.
Grouse.
Whiteflower.
Scylla (scilla).
Korolkovia.
Iridodictums.
Pushkinia.
Muscari.
Crocuses.
Hyacinthoides.

Tulips, primroses, pansies.

Plants that love light but can do well in partial shade

That is, these plants can produce abundant flowering in a flowerbed, for example, on the western or eastern side of the house, where light only reaches part of the day. If they are planted in such an area, then you should treat them as capricious and provide very good other conditions ( correct soil, watering, fertilizing). All these plants bloom brightly and for a long time:

Snapdragon.
Ageratum.
Levka.
Balsam.
Lobelia.
Poppy self-seeding.
Petunia.
Pansies.
Sweet pea.
Kobeya.
Clove grenadine.
Daisies.
Heliotrope.
The bell is medium and large-flowered.

The bell is medium.

Flowering plants for deep shade

These are shade plants that never get direct sun. They will feel good in the shade of buildings, even on the north side, under a dense canopy of trees, near a fence:

Aquilegia (catchment) – blooms in June-July. Flowering time can be extended by picking off wilted flowers without allowing them to set seed pods.
. Almost all species grow well in partial shade; climbing aconite thrives in the shade. Flowering times vary - from 20 to 60 days depending on the type. Extremely poisonous!
Brunner- blooms in the spring, at good care Possible re-blooming in autumn.
Cyanosis.
Fragrant violet.
Swimsuit.
Common primrose.
Chistous.
Forget-me-nots.
Digitalis.
Anemone.
Black cohosh.
May lily of the valley.
Fragrant violet.
Tiara cordifolia.
Bought.
Elecampane is magnificent.
Spring umbilicalus.
Lungwort.
Woodruff fragrant.
Turkish cloves.
Cuff.
Mountain cornflower.
Dicentra.
Doronicum eastern.
Gentian.
Garden geranium.
Avens.
Hellebore.
Siberian irises.

Ferns (shield and ostrich) look great in the shade, although they do not bloom.

Variegated lily of the valley and astilbe.

Shadow under the trees

Some tree species create a light openwork shade, but at the same time they dry out the soil very much and this factor must be taken into account, because most shade-tolerant crops prefer moisture. Grow well in shade and dryness:

broadleaf purchase,
periwinkle,
horny weed,
wood anemone.
spring primrose,
bergenia,
comfrey,
garden geranium red-brown or Balkan.
cereals.

Under a pine tree, where the soil is sandy or sandy loam:

lilies of the valley,
periwinkles,
survivors
violets.

Trees and shrubs for shady areas

The compositions may require shade-tolerant trees and shrubs:

Korean fir,
black elderberry,

Creepers for shade

The most popular for shady areas:

round-leaved tree plier is universal, grows both in good light and in shade and partial shade. However, it does not bear fruit in dense shade;
actinidia kolomikta - beautiful decorative leaves of variegated, variable colors;
ivy - grows well even in heavy shade.

It is worth noting that most vines, being plants that depend on support, which in nature is usually a tall tree that creates shade, are accustomed to a lack of lighting.

This applies even to such a spectacular culture as. Many large-flowered hybrids like coolness, no higher than 25 degrees, and light or shade is secondary for them and shade may even be preferable - if it gives coolness.

Wintergreen (with red berries), skimmia, hellebores and ivy.

Decorative foliage

Spectacular large plants for shade with expressive foliage:

– blooms for a month from mid-July to mid-August. Has exotic leaves, decorative whole season and especially beautiful in the fall.
– blooms for about a month, in August. Powerful, succulent, sculptural plant.
– flowering depends on the variety, some varieties are incredibly persistent flowering – up to 2 months. Textured appearance, fleshy round leaves. Ideal conditions for culture - partial shade.
– blooms for about a month in mid-summer with spectacular panicles. Openwork foliage. The plant is graceful, refined, elegant, lush.
– Recommendations for planting vary greatly. In any case, varieties with dark leaf colors do well in strong shade, while lighter ones need light partial shade. The appearance of the plant is exotic, bright, vibrating.
- classic shaded areas. Decorative throughout the growing season. It goes well with any other plants, has a lot of shapes and colors that are good both in single plantings and in compositions.
Chistets Byzantine- loves good light, but also grows well in partial shade. Attracts attention with its pubescent, woolly leaves of a bluish-gray hue.

Ground cover:

Pachysandra- a frost-resistant subshrub up to 25-35 cm high. The flowering is inexpressive, but is valued for its dense decorative foliage that does not change its appearance throughout the year.
Wintergreen- an evergreen groundcover shrub 10-15 cm high, blooms with elegant white flowers in June-August, then the plant is decorated with spectacular bright edible fruits that last until late spring. Feels great under trees.
White-edged warbler- beautiful white-green foliage, the plant is very unpretentious.
Mother of thousands— the leaves are similar to ivy leaves, beautiful “lipped” flowers appear on the plant from June until frost.
European hoofweed- has juicy, fleshy, large and thick leaves in the shape of a hoof, creating a dense covering.
Yasnotka- very beautiful silver leaves, bright spongy flowers. Loves good lighting, but sparse, optimal places are those where the western or eastern sun hits.

Hosta, geranium, jasmine.

Container garden in the shade

Shade-tolerant plants that do not overwinter in open ground in the middle zone, but you can plant them in pots and create a container flower bed. If desired, you can bury them so that the pot is not visible. If you have the opportunity to tinker with digging for the winter, you can plant them in the summer open ground, although for middle zone it is a rarity. All the plants listed below are decorative all summer and do not tolerate direct sunlight. The best place for them - partial shade, or eastern windows:

Skimmia– subshrub, leathery glossy foliage, bright inflorescences all year round.
Coleus– does not like direct scorching rays of the sun. Highly decorative all summer.
Begonias– both tuberous and evergreens need bright, diffused light, but not scorching sun.
Caladiums– in the West they are actively grown in open ground, in the conditions of the middle zone only in pots. The leaves are incredibly beautiful.
Fuchsia– needs no introduction. Charming in standard form. Blooms from spring to late autumn, feels good in partial shade.
Torenia- blooms all summer. Requires good lighting, but does not like direct midday sun.

Composition example

To create a flowerbed in the shade that blooms all summer, you can intelligently “mix” plants with different, albeit short, flowering periods.

For example, a composition for very humid partial shade:

Marigold - low bushes, 30-40 cm, blooms in early spring, from late April to May, for 2-3 weeks. There are terry varieties.
Lungwort.
Forget-me-not.
Astilbe.
Hosts.
Garden geranium. The best types for shade: Himalayan, marsh, meadow.

In the photo, Terry marigold - Caltha palustris ‘Flore Pleno’

Unpretentious shade-loving perennials

The video below shows a selection of the most energy-efficient shade-loving flowers: these are perennials, which means you don’t need to plant them every year, they are generally unpretentious, which means they won’t require “dancing with tambourines.”

For some reason, there is an opinion that flower beds should be located in well-lit places. But it doesn’t always work out, and this is not at all a bad thing, because there are a huge variety of ornamental plants that grow well in the shade. Flowering shade-loving perennials often escape the attention of summer residents; they are remembered only when necessary, when you need to organize a flower garden in a shaded corner of the garden.

Perennial ornamental plants, blooming or pleasing to the eye only with their foliage, are the basis of most garden flower beds. The main purpose of a dacha and garden is to grow fruits, which is what most owners do, leaving little space and time for flowers or ornamental shrubs. Therefore, it is better to plant plants that grow more and more from year to year, and they need to be replanted every three or five years.

Having planted them in a flowerbed once, you don’t have to worry about annually decorating the flowerbed or planting new plants. If you have time and desire, you can always revive your flower garden with annuals, but if you don’t have time, it will still look beautiful thanks to overwintered perennials. And they most often spend the winter without problems, without effort on the part of the owners.

To decorate a dacha, unpretentious herbs are most often used, climbing plants, flowers, shrubs. All flowering plants can be divided into large groups according to flowering time. There are early bloomers that begin the garden flowering season back in May. Plants that bloom in June-July pick up the baton, and others continue, pleasing the eye from August until the coldest weather. But the most favorite among summer residents are those that bloom throughout the warm season. Among them we should mention phloxes, growing in almost every garden.

There is an opinion that even if all the flowers suddenly disappear and only phlox remains, they will be able to provide for the garden bright colors and a wonderful aroma from June to September. Phlox likes sunny areas, but can grow in partial shade. They bloom longer in shaded flower beds, but not as luxuriantly as in the sun.

They are undemanding to soil, but prefer light, loose, nutritious soil. They love moisture, but cannot tolerate stagnation of water at the level of their roots, and this is a depth of up to 15 cm. They reproduce perennial phlox seeds, cuttings, autumn (summer too) shoots, dividing the bush. Most often they are planted, dividing the bush, in early spring or autumn, after autumn landing The stems are shortened by a third. The bushes overwinter well under snow cover; if there is no snow, then they need to be covered, otherwise the roots may freeze.

Garden roses also bloom all summer. People generally love roses, but anyone who has grown them before knows that they take time and trouble. Young roses can freeze in winter, they are susceptible to disease and capricious. Among them there are few shade-tolerant varieties. But you can choose zoned varieties that will grow in your area without any particular difficulties. Park roses are often planted near fences or buildings; modern Dutch varieties are unpretentious and winter well.

Those who want to see flowering plants in the spring grow tulips, daffodils, primroses, crocuses, and irises in their garden. Tulips grow well on neutral or slightly alkaline sandy loam soil; it is better to prepare heavy soil by adding sawdust or river sand. It needs to be planted in the fall, when the temperature at a depth of 10 - 12 cm drops to + 10, this will be approximately mid-September. The plant will take root in 3–4 weeks, after which frosts will no longer be able to affect its growth. next spring. Most varieties are light-loving, but can grow in the shade.

But crocuses are quite shade-tolerant; they grow well in the shade of trees and shrubs. White, blue, yellow, lilac - they can bloom as early as April. These bulbous perennials They are not capricious, tolerate winter well, and do not cause trouble to gardeners.

Primulas do not like direct sunlight, bloom in early spring, prefer temperatures no higher than + 12, when the temperature rises, they shed their flowers. Many varieties rebloom when temperatures drop again. They love moisture very much.

Irises are considered sun-loving plants, but they bloom wonderfully in the shade. They are unpretentious, hardy, and tolerate cold and drought well – an ideal option for busy summer residents. There are short and tall with large or graceful flowers, after spring flowering remains lush all summer green bush. The most common are blue, purple, yellow, less common are white terry, brick and two-color.

Video " Shade-tolerant flowers for the garden»

Video selection of names of decorative shade-tolerant flowers for growing in the garden.

June - July delight us with the greatest variety of colors in the garden, when most flowers bloom. Chamomiles, cornflowers, calendula, multi-colored delphiniums - the eyes run wild. Majestic delphiniums can decorate any flower bed; they grow well in the sun and partial shade. Propagated by cuttings, buds, and root division. Best time for landings on garden beds– August – September, so that the plants can take root before frost. The bush is thinned out, breaking out weak or simply extra shoots so that the remaining 3–4 give luxurious flowering.

It's hard to surprise anyone with peonies. This convenient combination of a luxurious flower and a completely unpretentious plant is loved by all summer residents. Red, pink, white flowers with an intoxicatingly sweet aroma, peonies do not tolerate shade and lowlands flooded with water, and do not like peat. Everything else does not affect their vitality.

Bluebells also do not like stagnant water; they need to be planted in elevated areas, well lit or slightly shaded, and they will delight with their flowering from June to August. Lilies bloom in July, some varieties later. This perennial belongs to the shade-tolerant plants, it is not capricious, and does not require special care. They like a lot of water during flowering and do not like the soil around their roots to overheat. If there is little snow in winter, it is better to cover the lilies.

The last month of summer brings the blossoming of dahlias and gladioli. Gladioli love a lot of sun and long daylight hours. They need moisture and air temperature from 10 to 25 degrees. Dahlias also love the sun; they are planted in light flower beds sheltered from the wind with humus-rich soils with good drainage. A tall plant (up to 2.5 m) with an incredibly diverse palette of flowering and odorless can become a decoration of the garden if grown in light or slightly shaded areas.

Exquisite chrysanthemums also love illuminated places. They bloom no earlier than September; housewives often transplant blooming chrysanthemums indoors to allow them to bloom. In the garden they can withstand temperatures as low as -7 degrees and winter well even in Siberia (where the roots with shortened stems are covered with peat and spruce branches).

Ideas for a shady flower garden

Plants that easily adapt to a lack of sunlight are considered shade-tolerant. It is they, along with the shade-loving ones, that should form flower beds in the shady corners of the garden plot. Among them, hosts occupy a special place. They look great from spring and develop in little sunlight, and bloom until mid-autumn. But they are valued not even for their flowers, but for the decorative nature of the bush.

Bright astilbe, blooming almost all summer and autumn, will perfectly enliven any flower garden in a shaded corner of the garden. Ferns, of which there are a huge number of species, will become an indispensable main background, shading the bright flowers of periwinkle, begonia, and frost-resistant petunia, which can bloom in the shade. Shade-tolerant plants do not produce long-lasting luxurious flowering, but they look great all season long, decorating the garden with their foliage and textured bushes.

The more valuable are the beautiful flowers of lily of the valley, bergenia, saxifrage, lungwort, foxglove and liverwort, violet and podophyllum thyroid. Doronicum (Yellow Chamomile) blooms even longer in the shade, iris and daylily will bloom long and luxuriously in partial shade, replacing each other. By creating a flowerbed in a shaded area, you can plant snowdrops, hyacinths, and primroses. They will bloom before the trees shading them have leafed out. Ivy and wild grapes, if there is room nearby, will provide lush greenery in the summer and incredible brightness in the fall.

A video for gardeners with a selection of photographs of perennial garden flowers that do not require special care.

On every personal or summer cottage There are shaded areas where the sun's rays practically do not penetrate. As a rule, recreation areas are created there, where it is good to wait out the summer heat. For this reason, I want to make this place beautiful and attractive, for example, by arranging a flower bed here. However, it should be borne in mind that not every plant is able to develop normally with a lack of sunlight.

What flowers can be planted in the shade at the dacha? Today, gardeners know dozens of varieties, including annuals and perennial crops that can survive and maintain their decorative properties in such conditions.

Distinctive features of shade-loving plants

Cultures that prefer to “live” away from the sun’s rays can be divided into two groups.

Not all garden flowers are able to grow and develop in the shade.

The first includes shade-loving plants that will take root and grow even in the most shaded area. The second category unites shade-tolerant crops that still require daylight, albeit in small quantities. And also among these varieties there are flowers that can grow in both open and shaded flower beds.

On a note. Shade and semi-shade plants are characterized by an increased need for moisture and intolerance to drought, as well as, in most cases, a short flowering period. But at the same time, many crops have the original shape of shrubs or leaves, which makes them decorative and allows you to create a luxurious flower bed in the shade.

Plants that can be planted in the shade at the dacha: description and photo

To create a flowerbed in the shade, you can choose one plant variety, but compositions of several species look most advantageous. When wondering what flowers to plant, you should pay attention to the crops listed below.

Periwinkle

This perennial plant is a kind of “green carpet” of dense creeping stems covered with dark green leaves. This crop blooms profusely in the spring, and the shade of the petals can be white, blue, blue, lilac or violet.

The advantage of the small periwinkle is that it can grow in any light: in the sun, in partial shade or in shaded areas. In addition, all its varieties are cold-resistant and winter quietly under the cover of snow.

This plant also has a second name - “Solomon’s seal”. This culture has a strong, branched rhizome and is abundantly covered with large leaves that are dark green or variegated with light veins.

The flowering period of kupena occurs in May and lasts 21-28 days. At this time, bell-shaped flowers appear on the bushes, colored white, cream, pink, greenish or purple. After they wither, the fruits ripen in the form of red or dark blue berries.

This culture will take root well in the shade and will look good next to ferns, doronicum, irises, tulips or primroses.

Attention! When planting and caring for this plant, precautions should be taken, since all its parts are poisonous.

This low bush from 30 to 40 cm, covered with small leaves and producing a large number of ground cover flowers, is an excellent honey plant. If you taste the peduncle, it will be sweet.

Lungwort can be recognized by white spots on the leaves and flowers, the petals of which can change color from pink to blue. This crop is an early flowering crop, and the first buds appear already in April.

The plant is a perennial, and it is recommended to divide and replant it every 3 years.

This culture produces buds in early spring and is pleasing to the eye. beautiful flowers from April to May. Primrose bushes are low, from 10 to 20 cm in length, and the flowers are double, decorated with “rims” of various shades along the edge of the petals.

Such a perennial will feel great in the shade, sheltered from the sun's rays by tall plants. There are many varieties of this crop and you can combine several varieties with different petal colors in a flowerbed.

Advice. Primrose is extremely difficult to grow from seeds at home, so it should be propagated by dividing old bushes, or purchasing ready-made seedlings.

These are large plants, capable of reaching from 1 to 1.8 m in height. Such plantings will look good along a fence in a shaded area.

You can recognize Rogers by its finger-like leaves on long petioles and flowers without petals, collected in fluffy panicles. This perennial propagates by dividing the bush; such manipulations are allowed in spring or autumn.

Caring for Rogers requires abundant watering in dry summers and cutting the bush at the root in the fall, after flowering has ended.

If on personal plot there are corners where the sun practically does not penetrate, smilatsina will become the best option for decorating a flower bed in this place.

These are perennial plants ranging from 60 to 90 cm in height, with arched stems and racemose inflorescences consisting of small star-shaped flowers. They decorate the bushes from May to June and emit a delicate, pleasant aroma, and at the end of the flowering period they are replaced by red berries.

When choosing a place for smilacina, it is important to pay attention to the fact that the sun’s rays practically do not penetrate into this area, and, if necessary, create shading.

This perennial crop, 30 to 50 cm high, blooms in different time, depending on the type. For some, this period occurs in May and June, and some varieties bloom from early summer until September.

Tiarella is distinguished by beautiful green leaves, which turn bronze or red in autumn, and small flowers collected in racemose panicles. The plant takes root well under tall trees with a dense crown, does not tolerate exposure to direct sunlight and is intolerant of lack of moisture.

This is far from full list plants that can grow in the shade. Here are the most common types that do not require special care.

Plants for growing in partial shade with descriptions and photos

There is a much wider choice of plants that are suitable for growing in partial shade. These include the types presented below.

This is a tall plant, reaching 90 cm in length with pinnately dissected leaves, which acquire a copper tint in spring. Astilbe flowers are collected in beautiful panicles, which remain on the bushes until autumn.

This culture can be placed in the middle of a flower bed or in the background in a semi-shaded area. The perennial is very unpretentious, but it needs plenty of watering, especially on hot days. There are also drought-resistant species of this plant, for example, Chinese astilbe.

Astrantia or asterisk

This perennial from the Apiaceae family is a lush bush with small green leaves and small “star” flowers, consisting of delicate, sharp petals and a fluffy center. Depending on the variety, they can be colored in different shades, from light pink to dark purple.

The plant is unpretentious and adapts perfectly to any conditions, feeling equally well both in open areas and in partial shade or dense shade of trees, however, in the absence of sunlight it will not bloom so profusely.

The advantage of astrantia is its long flowering period, which lasts throughout the summer months.

This crop has small white or blue flowers with short spurs. It can be both tall and dwarf for a rock garden.

Columbine plants love shaded areas and bloom profusely from June to May. To extend this period, you will need to promptly remove dried buds and regularly add moisture on dry days.

The plant propagates by seeds, which can be placed in a garden bed in the spring, and perennial bushes are divided, performing these manipulations in April.

This is a beautiful perennial plant, reaching a height of up to 30 cm. Most often, dicentra is planted along borders, in areas protected from the sun.

From May to June, these plantings with feathery foliage are decorated with beautiful medallion-shaped flowers located on arched peduncles. The color of the petals can be pink, purple or red.

Attention! Since the roots of this crop are shallow, you should not loosen the soil in the flowerbed so as not to damage the underground part. It is also worth protecting the dicentra from drafts, otherwise it will have a bad effect on its growth and development.

These low bushes, reaching from 10 to 20 cm, are grown in the shade not only as decorative culture, from May to June, covered with small white flowers, but also for the sake of tasty and healthy berries, which appear in July.

Strawberries multiply quickly and are aggressive. If its growth is not controlled, it will suppress weaker crops and spread throughout the entire area.

Siberian iris

This is a beautiful medium-sized plant with long green leaves and unusually shaped flowers. Their colors can be white, yellow, pink, lavender, blue, crimson and purple.

The best place to grow irises is in shaded areas. The culture is unpretentious and does not require special care; it looks great as an independent decoration of the front garden or as an element of mixed plantings.

Garden fern

There are many types of this ornamental plant, which differ in bush shape, leaf color and size.

There are ferns that grow only up to 30 cm, for example, the subspecies maidenhair, which can be recognized by its yellow-green leaves arranged in a layer.

There are also tall varieties of fern, for example, ostrich fern, which grows up to 1.5 m and attracts attention with elegant light green leaves, shaped like ostrich feathers, for which it received its name.

Snowdrop

These are early flowering bulbous plants belonging to low-growing crops. Snowdrop bushes with elongated dark green leaves reach a height of only 15-20 cm.

The flowers of the crop are small, bell-shaped, greenish-white in color. They appear in early spring and are pleasing to the eye for only a few weeks.

Snowdrops should be planted in soil rich in microelements and flavored with humus in shaded areas.

Despite the fact that the ideal location for this crop is partial shade, it is able to survive and not lose its decorative effect even with an acute shortage of sunlight.

These are beautiful lush bushes with grassy-green foliage, which in the fall changes color to golden or crimson, giving the plantings a special charm. The flowers of the culture are double, collected in lush inflorescences, and the petals have different colors, from light pink to dark purple.

This low-growing perennial, during the flowering period exudes a stunning thick aroma. Depending on the species, the bushes can reach a height of 10 to 20 cm, and the petals are colored white, yellow, blue, pink, lilac or purple.

Some types of violets bloom in May, and this period does not last long, while some varieties can please the eye throughout the summer and bloom only in September.

Violets should be planted in shade or partial shade and watered abundantly during drought. In addition, the plant should be protected from attacks by slugs, and dried inflorescences should be removed in a timely manner to prolong the flowering period.

This culture can be annual or perennial. The first reach a height of 20 to 50 cm, and the second grow up to 50-80 cm. The flowers are bell-shaped and collected in inflorescences, the diameter of which reaches 10 cm. The petals are round or pointed, depending on the variety, and the colors can be very diverse .

The plant loves partial shade and blooms profusely in the second half of summer. To preserve the decorative appearance of phloxes, they need to be watered moderately, mulch the soil in the spring, and cut the bushes at the roots at the end of autumn.

This border perennial, up to 50 cm tall, is grown for its luxurious foliage, which is bluish-green with longitudinal stripes of white or yellow.

Hosta blooms from June to August, and feels best in partial shade under trees. The flowers of the plant resemble bells and are collected in paniculate inflorescences.

Before planting hostas in open ground, you will need to drain the soil well and add organic matter, and during the period of active growth, protect the plantings from slugs.

Read about at different times of the year.

Before giving preference to one or another type of plant, you need to familiarize yourself with the recommendations for planting it and subsequent care.

Shade or partial shade: how to determine the degree of shading of an area

Many gardeners, especially beginners, have difficulty determining the degree of shade in an area. This can be done by observing how the territory is illuminated by rays during summer solstice, namely June 21 and 22.

Partial shade areas are areas illuminated by the sun during one of the following time periods:

from sunrise to 11:00 o'clock;
from 8:00 to 12:00 hours;
no more than 2 hours 30 minutes between 10:00 and 14:00;
from 12:00 to 18:00 hours;
from 13:00 until sunset.

Before choosing flowers, you should determine the degree of shading of the area.

Shaded areas are considered to be areas where the sun's rays “look” during one of these periods:

from sunrise to 8:00 am;
from 8:00 to 10:00 am;
no more than 1 hour between 11:00 and 12:00;
from 11:00 to 16:00 hours;
from 15:00 until sunset.

It should also be remembered that plants are able to use not only direct or diffused sunlight, but also sunlight reflected from buildings and the soil surface. To “lighten” areas, fences and walls of buildings are painted white, and paths are covered with light-colored materials.

Guided by this information, it will not be difficult for the gardener to choose correct area for one or another type of planting and create a beautiful flower bed by growing healthy, viable flowers.

In the video, the gardener talks about shade-loving flowers that you can grow in your dacha.

In every garden there is a place that, due to its shade, remains pale and dull. Such places are found under a closed crown tall trees, along fences and walls of buildings. Sometimes this even becomes a problem, as moss begins to grow in such places. In this situation, shade-loving perennials come to the aid of the gardener. By correctly selecting and planting them, you will solve the problem of creating a shady area for more than one year.

In relation to the illumination of the growing area, all plants, including perennials, can be divided into light-loving, shade-loving and shade-tolerant.

Light-loving plants prefer places that are well lit during the day; in other conditions they can become very elongated and will not bloom. Shade-tolerant - they love sunny areas, but tolerate light shading well, although they can bloom less intensely. And shade-loving plants feel good in the shade. Such plants in the sun can get burned and dry out.

In order to choose the right place for each of them, you also need to understand what shaded areas are.

– Shade is a place where sunlight reaches less than three hours during the day. Regardless of the time of day (morning, afternoon or evening).

– Partial shade is when the sun hits the site for more than three hours a day (most often only in the morning or evening).

– A sparse shadow forms under the thin crown of trees when the sun’s rays penetrate between the foliage.

– Deep shadows are places where sunlight does not penetrate at all or for a very short time.

In nature, for each of these places there are suitable plants. In order to choose them correctly and form a flower garden that will look decorative all season, it is also necessary to determine the flowering time of certain shade-loving perennials.

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Spring

Although the sun is not very active in spring, while the leaves have not yet appeared on the trees, spring primroses feel good in the shade of the branches. Snowdrop (Galanthus) and scilla (Scilla) are forest dwellers and therefore it is natural and comfortable for them to grow in the shade. Muscari (Muscari), daffodils (Narcissus), frost-resistant varieties of kandyk or erythronium (Erythrónium), beautiful Puschkinia, gentle liverwort (Hepatica), as well as “broken hearts” dicentra (Dicentra) are well tolerated by slight shade.
Suitable perennials for planting even in dense shade are lilies of the valley (Convallaria). Curtains of lilies of the valley look beautiful in a shady corner of the garden.

Snowdrops
Scillas
Muscari
Daffodils
Erythronium

Pushkinia
liverwort
Dicentra
Lilies of the valley

In areas where the sun appears only in the morning, Brunnera will feel ideal. For its small blue flowers that form miniature clouds from the inflorescences, it is also called forget-me-not. Flowering begins in May and ends by July. But Brunnera is not only good for its flowers; after flowering, it is also decorative due to its large, beautifully colored leaves. Brunnera is indispensable for rockeries and mixborders. This plant will help gardeners in filling shady and waterlogged places.

Brunner

Ayuga (tenacious)

No wonder it's cute ground cover plant ayuga (Ajuga) received a second name - tenacious. It can grow in almost any conditions. And what’s important is that it is shade-tolerant. In a short period of time it creates a dense, beautiful carpet. After all, its leaves can be burgundy, green and chocolate. Ayuga blooms in May. On a low (10-15 cm) peduncle it forms a false spikelet of a dozen small blue-violet flowers. Flowering lasts for a long time and therefore the carpet of tenacious takes on a bluish tint. Excellent for shady rock gardens. It can be used to decorate slopes and slopes.

You can see an example of designing a spring flower garden in the proposed diagram. The upper tier of the mixborder is represented by shade-loving shrubs.

Mahonia aquifōlium - evergreen shrub, bloom in spring, have a spicy aroma. Grows from 30 to 100 cm. It lends itself well to cutting. Leathery leaves are very decorative. Reddish in the spring, they turn dark green and shiny in the summer, and take on a bronze hue in the fall. Shade-tolerant plant.

Mahonia holly

Rhododendron atlantis

Atlantic rhododendron (Rhododendron atlanticum) is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 60 cm. Winter-hardy and shade-tolerant. The leaves appear at the same time as the flowers in May. The flowers are fragrant white stars with a pinkish tint, collected in a brush. The leaves turn bright yellow in autumn.

Garden azalea (Azalia, Azalea) - very beautiful. It will not grow in the sun or in dense shade. She needs partial shade. Azalea is quite demanding to care for, but when it blooms in May, the flowers cover the entire bush so that even the leaves are not visible. It looks amazingly beautiful!

Garden azalea

The middle tier was filled with plants with beautiful leaves.

Female Kochedyzhnik

Female fern (Athyrium filix-femma) is a fern with delicate, beautifully dissected foliage about a meter high. Shade-loving plant. Frost-resistant. Unpretentious.

Bergenia crassifolia (Bergénia crassifolia) is an evergreen perennial. Its dark green leaves, thick and round, do not die in winter. In spring, its brownish-green leaf ears begin to peek out from under the snow. In autumn they turn bright red. Large panicle inflorescences consist of pink flowers that bloom in May. Shade-tolerant and easy to care for.

Bergenia thickleaf

Hosta plantain

Hosta plantain (Hosta plantaginea) - has large bright green heart-shaped leaves. The leaf shape and pronounced veins resemble a plantain leaf. On a high stalk there are large white star flowers that have a delicate lily scent. Blooms in August. But all types of hosta are valued primarily for their large and beautiful leaves. Very shade-tolerant, survives in places where other plants might die.

Hosta albo-marginata is a plant with very beautiful oval-pointed white-green leaves. Purple bell-shaped flowers are collected in a raceme-like inflorescence. Blooms in July. Like other types of hosta, it is a shade-tolerant plant.

Hosta white-edged

Fragrant violet

The decoration of the lower tier is the fragrant violet (Viola odorata). This is a gentle forest guest, and therefore shade-tolerant and unpretentious. Everyone knows its miniature purple butterfly flowers with a wonderful aroma. It blooms in May, and then again at the end of summer. Eat decorative varieties With large flowers white, dark purple and reddish-purple in color.

Summer

Summer is a sunny time. But even at this time of year there are shade-loving garden flowers and shrubs. Using the example of designing a summer-flowering shady mixborder, we will get acquainted with such plants.

We are already familiar with bergenia and hosta from spring flower beds. These plants are decorative throughout the warm season, so they are often used in landscape design.

In our composition, the central place was occupied by foxglove (Digitalis) - a biennial unpretentious plant. She feels quite good both in the sun and in the shade. A tall (more than one and a half meters) peduncle is crowned with a one-sided spike of large bells. Their coloring is very diverse. It can be pink, white, yellow, purple, red, as well as with a pattern of blurry spots and dark dots. Blooms almost all summer. A very beautiful but poisonous plant.

Digitalis

The backdrop is lush bushes of two types of hydrangeas: tree hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) and large-leaved or garden hydrangea (Hydrángea macrophýlla). This type of shrub loves light shade. Blooms in summer. Beautiful hats of pink, blue and white cover almost the entire bush and look incredibly beautiful.

Hydrangea
Large-leaved hydrangea (garden)

Phlox paniculata

Also occupying the upper tier is paniculata phlox (Phlox paniculata), a perennial with many varieties. Their coloring is very diverse, there are also two-colored ones. The height ranges from 60 cm to 1.3 m. The flowers are collected in fairly dense inflorescences of various shapes. They bloom all summer and some varieties even in autumn. Shade-tolerant and unpretentious plant, but sensitive to drought.

The middle tier, along with hostas and bergenia, is occupied by perennial shade-loving flowers - astilbe (Astilbe) and aquilegia (Aquilegia). Astilbe can be called universal plant, it can grow almost anywhere. But the ideal place for it is partial shade. Valued by designers for its beautiful paniculate inflorescences of small flowers different colors. Blooms in summer. (You can find out more about this elegant plant). Aquilegia is also a lover of partial shade. The unusual shape of the flower with a spur gives it its charm. The colors of the flowers are varied - both one-color and two-color. For its ability to collect droplets of water in flowers, it was given a second name - catchment.

Astilbe
Astilbe
Aquilegia

The lower tier is decorated with soft cuff (Alchemilla mollis), heuchera (Heuchera) and garden primrose (Primula).

Cuff is a trailing perennial with inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers. The main advantage of this plant is its rounded fan-shaped leaves, with pubescent, slightly concave blades, on which droplets of dew miraculously linger, giving the plant additional charm. Practically does not suffer from the illumination of the area. Feels normal everywhere.

Cuff (flowers)
Cuff

Heuchera is a very popular plant due to decorative leaves and small (up to 50 cm) height. The round-lobed, pubescent leaves are collected in a rosette. Their colors are varied: green, red, yellow, silver-gray. The flowers, similar to bells, are collected in small loose panicles of white and reddish-pink shades. Loves shaded places.

Heuchera

Primrose or primrose - beautiful flower, the diversity of its species allows flower beds to bloom from spring to autumn. In our case, we present a primrose that blooms in summer. Primroses are mostly low-growing, rounded leaves form a rosette. The flowers are collected in a group (bouquet) and have a variety of colors, both monochromatic and bicolor. They do not like direct sunlight and prefer to grow in partial shade.

Primrose (primrose)

You can also recall such summer shade-loving garden flowers as periwinkle (Vinca), Helenium (Helenium), bells (Campanula), forget-me-not (Myosotis), kupena (Polygonatum multiflorum), Rogersia (Rodgersia) and others.

Periwinkle
Helenium
Bells

Forget-me-not
Kupena
Rogersia

Autumn

In autumn, the sun gradually loses its activity, the flowering of plants begins to decline, but nevertheless, it is still possible to create an attractive shady flower garden at this time. Let's look at the diagram.

As you can see, the autumn composition does not spoil us with blooms. Now plants with beautiful leaves are coming to the rescue again. These include a variety of hosta varieties, namely Siebold (Hosta sieboldii), swollen (Hosta ventricosa) and wavy (Hosta undulata). The hybrid astilbe (Astilbe) also helps us out, blooming in early autumn with pretty panicles. The spreading black cohosh (Cimicifuga rasemosa), which grows up to 2 m, also pleases with its flowering. Its flowers are small, white, collected in a pyramidal inflorescence, and have a specific medicinal smell. The stem and leaves of this type of black cohosh are green-violet in color, which is also decorative. Since black cohosh is forest plant, then it grows wonderfully in the shade.

Hosta Siebold
Hosta Siebold
Hosta swollen

Hosta wavy