Each gardener, planting plants on his site, should be well aware of what place on the territory is suitable for his new "favorites". Otherwise, disappointment awaits him: the flowers do not bloom, the plants do not grow, the leaves get sunburned.
This happened to me when I planted the hydrangea in the sunniest place, and planted the lavender, the seedlings of which I got with great difficulty, in the form of a border along the house. As a result, I almost killed the hydrangea (I managed to transplant it into partial shade), and the lavender never bloomed in the shade of the house and died a year later.
Only knowing the biological characteristics of each plant in relation to light, we will choose the right place for it in the area and will not destroy them with our unprofessional illiteracy.
Today, all my flowers and ornamental shrubs are planted correctly, delighting me with abundant flowering and a healthy look.
In the article I will tell you what is best to plant in shady places, since it is the areas in the shade that are problematic, and we make the most mistakes on them.
All plants need the sun, it is the basis for their development, but the need for it is different for different cultures.
There are 3 groups of plants that differ in the degree of demands for lighting: light-loving, shade-tolerant and shade-loving crops.
As a rule, not the entire territory of the garden is completely lit by the sun, there are places that are in the shade or partial shade, so they are divided into sunny, partial shade and shady areas.
Partial shade areas suitable for shade-tolerant crops can be:
- with diffused light;
- with reflected lighting;
- with lighting at certain hours of the day, for 3-6 hours, most often in the morning or evening.
It is necessary to distinguish between shade-tolerant and shade-loving plants. shade plants(hostas, ferns) prefer shade and do not tolerate even short exposure to sunlight. Shade-tolerant plants can grow in the sun, but tolerate partial shading without prejudice to themselves.
shade tolerant shrubs
Shrubs are the most numerous group among shade-tolerant plants. A slight shade during the day does not affect their development and decorative effect.
Lilac
Lilac - a shrub with white, purple, lilac, purple flowers collected in a brush. There are about 2500 hybrid varieties of lilac, lilacs are distinguished with simple and double flowers. Has a delicate aroma. Tolerates some shade well.
The flower has 4 petals, but, according to popular belief, if you find a flower with 5 petals and eat it, then your most cherished wish will come true.
Rhododendron
Rhododendron is also called the tree with roses because of the magnificent flowers that adorn the shrub since May. The ideal place for planting shrubs is partial shade, without bright sunlight and drafts.
There are more than 1000 varieties of rhododendrons with a variety of colors and shapes of flowers, bush height, flowering time. In Russia, it is better to plant frost-resistant varieties and be sure to use shrub shelter for the winter.
Dogwood
Dogwood is most often found as a shrub, but can also be formed as a tree. Translated from the Turkic means "red", the people call him "shaitan - berry". It is valued for the excellent taste of fruits, from which jams, jams, compotes are cooked. blooms in early spring, when the leaves have not yet blossomed, the fruits ripen by the end of summer.
Feels great in a little shade. It begins to bear fruit from the age of 10, the life span of the dogwood can reach 250 years.
Jasmine (mock orange)
Jasmine is often used in single plantings and as an ornamental. hedge. In any case, this is a decoration of the site, especially during the flowering period of the shrub. Jasmine flowers can be white, yellow, cream, have a pleasant aroma.
The bush can reduce the abundance of flowering, being in partial shade. In the villages in Russia, tea was brewed from jasmine flowers, if the husband for some reason lost interest in his wife, and they gave the spouses a drink 2 hours before bedtime.
Barberry
The difference between the barberry and other shrubs is the color of the foliage, which can be green, purple, yellow, which makes the barberry beautiful at any time of the year. In autumn, the bush is sprinkled with red berries, which are used in the preparation of pilaf due to the specific sourness.
Unripe berries are poisonous. The caramel of the same name is named after the shrub. Barberry grows well both in the sun and in shaded places.
Hydrangea
Hydrangea can only be grown in partial shade, the growth of the shrub slows down in the sun, the flower caps quickly lose their color brightness.
The color of the inflorescences, which can be in the form of a ball or panicle, can be varied: snow-white, blue, pink, bright red. Florists often experiment with the color of hydrangeas, adding aluminum sulfate to the soil when watering to get blue or blue, or a solution of potassium permanganate for pink shades.
shade tolerant fruit trees
Among fruit trees there are not many species that can tolerate shady areas. This is due to the fact that the sun is necessary for the ripening of fruits, a set of sugar content. A little shading will not hurt only cherries, cherry plums, plums.
Cherry
Cherry is one of the few fruit trees that tolerates partial shade well and does not reduce yield. Cherry is not found in the wild, about 20 species grow in Russia.
Cherry is valued for its juicy, sour-sweet berries, which are used in cooking and for medicinal purposes. The wood of the tree is a valuable material for the production of furniture.
cherry plum
Cherry plum is an unpretentious tree that can grow well and bear fruit with little shading. Grown in the southern regions of the country. It is valued for its fertility (up to 300 kg of fruit can be collected from an adult tree). Contains many vitamins, used in folk medicine.
In the Caucasus, sauces and seasonings are prepared from it; it is included as a component in the composition of Tkemali sauce. The shell of the seeds is used for the manufacture of activated charcoal.
Shade-tolerant flowers - perennials
Perennials are very important for creating flower arrangements in flower beds, especially if they tolerate light shading well during the day.
Dicentra
One of the most beautiful shade-tolerant perennials is dicentra, which, due to the shape of the flower, has another name - “broken heart”. There are about 20 varieties of this flower. Grows well in the shade of trees. It blooms for almost a month with pink or white flowers, which are located on stems inclined to the ground.
lilies
Perennial bulbous plant, has a variety of bright and diverse colors of flowers. The lily is often referred to as the "princess of flowers". The lily has been known since ancient times, among believers it is considered the flower of the Virgin Mary.
As a shade-tolerant plant, it can bloom in flowerbeds near gazebos, terraces that limit the access of the sun. Flowers come in a variety of shapes, and many varieties have an unpleasant aroma.
mimulus
Mimulus or Gubastic is a fairly rare flower in growers' plots, although its shade tolerance makes it a must-have in the flower bed. The flower comes from America, where it is called "monkey flowers". In our climate, they are grown as annuals, although it is a perennial flower.
The color of the flower is very original, with bright spots, strokes of different colors, and it does not fade and does not lose the richness of colors in the shade.
bathing suit
One of the easiest perennials to grow is the bathing suit, the lifespan of a flower is almost 10 years. Feels great in shady conditions and in the sun. It blooms with large, yellow flowers in the form of balls, otherwise it is called the "troll flower".
There are about 20 varieties of the flower, one of the most interesting is the variety with blue flowers, in Russia this variety can be found in Altai. The flower is listed in the Red Book.
Shade-tolerant flowers - annuals and biennials
Among annuals and biennials, there are not so many shade-tolerant flowers, most of them require sunny areas, however, in the presence of diffused light, good flowering can be achieved with them.
Tobacco
One of the simple and famous flowers is winged tobacco. The flowers open in the evening, filling the air with a wonderful aroma. The color scheme is diverse, it blooms well in shady areas. It grows up to 1 meter in height, looks very nice in flower beds, stands well in the cut.
Marigold
A fairly well-known shade-tolerant flower in flower beds. Many underestimate marigolds for their modest appearance and grow them as medicinal raw materials. Dried flower baskets are used as infusions for the treatment of stomatitis, colds, and diabetes.
To relieve symptoms of depression and neurosis, flowers are added to baths. In the Caucasus, ground dried flowers are used as a seasoning (Imereti saffron).
Nasturtium (Capuchin)
Bright, orange, yellow flowered plant, most often used in landscape design as a border decoration of the site. He likes sunny places with light shading, as in the open sun the leaves quickly turn yellow, the flowers fall off.
Nasturtium leaves look like a flat bowl, flowers look like gramophones. All this makes nasturtium very decorative. Used in folk medicine.
When using conifers for landscaping a site, there are no problems with their landing site, since most of the conifers prefer shady places especially in the early years of growth.
For some reason, there is an opinion that flower beds should be located in well-lit places. But it does not always work out, and this is not at all bad, because there are a huge number of ornamental plants that grow well in the shade. Blooming shade-loving perennials often escape the attention of summer residents, they are remembered only when necessary when it is necessary 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 the dacha and the garden is to grow fruits, and most of the owners do this, there is little space and time left 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 planted once every three or five years.
Once planting them in a flower bed, you can not worry about the annual design of the flower bed, planting new plants. If there is time and desire, you can always revive the flower garden with annuals, but if there was no time, it will still look beautiful thanks to overwintered perennials. And they winter most often without problems, without effort on the part of the owners.
To decorate the dacha, unpretentious herbs, climbing plants, flowers, and shrubs are most often used. Everything flowering plants can be divided into large groups according to flowering time. There are early bloomers that start the garden flowering season as early as May. Plants that bloom in June-July pick up the baton, others continue, which delight the eye from August until the very cold. But the most beloved among summer residents are those that bloom throughout the warm season. Phloxes, which grow in almost every garden, should be mentioned among them.
There is an opinion that even if all the flowers suddenly disappear, and only phloxes remain, they will be able to provide the garden with bright colors and a wonderful aroma from June to September. Phlox love sunny areas, but can grow in partial shade. In shaded flower beds, they bloom longer, but not as luxuriantly as in the sun.
They are undemanding to the soil, but prefer light, loose, nutritious. They love moisture, but do not tolerate stagnant water at the level of their roots, and this is a depth of up to 15 cm. Perennial phloxes are propagated by seeds, cuttings, autumn (summer too) shoots, dividing the bush. Most often they are seated, dividing the bush, in early spring or autumn, after the autumn planting, the stems are shortened by a third. The bushes hibernate well under the snow cover, if there is no snow, then you need to cover it, otherwise the roots may freeze out.
Garden roses also bloom all summer. Usually people love roses, but those who already grow them know that they take time and trouble. Young roses can freeze in winter, they are prone to disease, capricious. There are few shade-tolerant varieties among them. But you can choose zoned varieties that will grow in your area without much difficulty. 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 spring grow tulips, daffodils, primroses, crocuses, 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 should be planted in autumn, when the temperature at a depth of 10 - 12 cm drops to + 10, this will be approximately in the middle of September. In 3 to 4 weeks, the plant will take root, after which frosts will no longer be able to affect its growth next spring. Most varieties are photophilous, 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 are not capricious, tolerate winter well, and do not cause concern to gardeners.
Primroses do not like direct sunlight, bloom in early spring, prefer temperatures no higher than + 12, when the temperature rises, they drop flowers. Many varieties bloom again when temperatures drop again. They love moisture.
Irises are considered sun-loving plants, but they bloom wonderfully in the shade. Unpretentious, hardy, tolerate cold and drought well - ideal for busy summer residents. There are low and tall ones with large or graceful flowers; after spring flowering, a lush green bush remains all summer. The most common are blue, purple, yellow, white terry, brick and two-tone are less common.
Video " Shade tolerant garden flowers»
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. Daisies, cornflowers, calendula, multi-colored delphiniums - eyes run wide. Majestic delphiniums are able to decorate any flower bed, they grow well in the sun and in partial shade. Propagated by cuttings, buds, root division. Best time for planting in garden beds - August - September, so that the plants can take root before frost. The bush is thinned out, breaking out weak or just extra shoots so that the remaining 3-4 give a luxurious flowering.
It is difficult to surprise someone with peonies. This is a comfortable combination of a luxurious flower and a completely unpretentious plant love all gardeners. Red, pink, white flowers with a heady sweet aroma, peonies do not tolerate shade and lowlands flooded with water, they do not like peat. Everything else does not affect their viability.
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 shade-tolerant plants, it is not capricious, does not require special care. They like a lot of water during flowering, they do not like overheating of the soil around their roots. If there is little snow in winter, it is better to cover the lilies.
The last month of summer brings the flowering of dahlias and gladioli. Gladiolus love lots 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 bright flower beds sheltered from the wind with humus-rich soils with good drainage. A tall plant (up to 2.5 m) with an unimaginably 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 lighted places. They bloom no earlier than September, housewives often transplant flowering chrysanthemums indoors to let them bloom. In the garden, they withstand temperatures down to -7 degrees, they winter well even in Siberia (there, roots with shortened stems are covered with peat and spruce branches).
Ideas for a shady flower garden
Shade-tolerant plants are considered to be plants that easily adapt to a lack of sunlight. It is they, along with the shade-loving ones, who should make flower beds in shady corners. garden plot. Among them, a special place is occupied by hosts. They look great from spring and develop with little sunlight, and bloom until mid-autumn. But they are valued not even for flowers, but for the decorativeness of the bush.
Bright astilba, 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, begonias, frost-resistant petunias that can bloom in the shade. Shade-tolerant plants do not give long luxurious flowering, but they look great all season, decorating the garden with their foliage and embossed bushes.
The more valuable they seem beautiful flowers lily of the valley, bergenia thick-leaved, saxifrage, lungwort, foxglove and liverwort noble, 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. Creating a flower bed in a shaded place, you can plant snowdrops, hyacinths, primroses. They will bloom before the trees that shade them have leafed out. Ivy and wild grapes, if there is room to grow nearby, will give lush greenery in summer and incredible brightness in autumn.
»Video for flower growers with a selection of photos of perennial garden flowers that do not require special care.
Most garden flowers love an abundance of light and have a negative attitude towards moisture stagnation. But in a garden where there are many shrubs and trees, it is sometimes difficult to find open areas for flower beds that will be illuminated by the sun throughout the day. To the delight of amateur gardeners, there is a category of shade-loving flowers that grow well in the shady zone.
shade tolerant garden plants they love sunlight, but six hours in the morning or afternoon will be enough for them. From such greenery, one should not expect long flowering.
They grow well in secluded corners, where there is practically no sunlight. Their distinguishing feature is the rich green color of the leaves.
Zones according to the degree of decorativeness
Depending on the significance of the flower garden, on its location and the degree of decorativeness, the design Plant groups are divided into three categories:
- natural compositions;
- classical compositions;
- accent flowers.
In places with an open perspective, that is, on small edges, along fences and paths, classical compositions are most often placed. These are shade-tolerant garden flowers that develop and gain color over several years and herbaceous varietal species with decorative foliage.
On the periphery are natural areas, the main purpose of which is to fill empty spaces and prevent the emergence of weeds. Ideal for natural growth would be plants such as:
Seating areas and garden centerpieces are often located in shady areas. For them, you can choose accent plants, characterized by decorative foliage and beautiful flowering:
- Japanese anemones;
- elecampane;
- astilbe;
- rogers;
- black cohosh.
Perennial plants by season
The very first in early spring appear modest, delicate primroses, pleasing for a month with their beauty. Such shade-tolerant plants include various varieties of snowdrops, European kandyk, and blueberries. A little later, the liverwort, jeffersonia dubious, and oak anemone appear.
At the end of spring, the flower beds are decorated with small soldanella flowers and ruby corollas of the common lumbago. Spring celandine creates a magnificent yellow carpet, alternating with ferns. The brightness of the composition is given by creating a dense flower cover, saxifrage, phloxes, hybrid primroses.
Blooms in early summer curly lilies and martagon. In the first year, the lily does not differ in luxurious buds, but in next years she will look great. There are varieties of lilies that reach a height of one and a half meters. This nuance should be taken into account when planting it. For these purposes, areas with low tree crowns are not suitable. Excellent neighbors of lilies are Corydalis sinuous and dotted bells.
Shade-loving perennials do not like the first frosts, so only a few of them open their buds in autumn. Late garden flowers include palm-shaped kirengeshoma with flowers - bells and decorative large leaves.
Perennial flowers for shady areas of the garden
Few plants can grow in the shade of trees.. Under these conditions, only species that are resistant to root pressure coexist, so they should have a superficial root system.
Largely shade tolerant plants bloom in spring, when there are no leaves on the trees yet and they have enough sunny color. Do not expect abundant flowering and double, large flowers from shade-tolerant plants. Decorativeness of such plants is mainly given by foliage.
Shady Garden Flower Garden Ideas
Using plants of various colors and heights, you can compose magnificent, original compositions. Of course, they will not be as lush and bright as rose flowers, but still they can charm with their delicate shades and modest charm.
Option number 1 - combined flower bed
This is a composition of a non-standard sample, for which plants of different colors and heights are used. You will need a flower bed measuring 2m x 3m. The plants planted on it will reach full development and will pick up color as much as possible in 2-3 years, then the flower bed will take final view. For such a flower bed, you can choose the following flowers:
Plant shade-tolerant plants depending on size: integumentary and border in the foreground, taller flowers in the background.
Plants bloom in different time, one by one. Thanks to this, the flower bed looks presentable throughout the season. special role play plants such as shield and hosta. They decorate the flower bed with leaf plates. The pinnate leaves of the shield tree are distinguished by a scaly surface, and the decorative unique hosta foliage has a “waffle” structure.
Option number 2 - bulbous plants with perennials
bulbous plant varieties- tulips, daffodils, hyacinths - in the natural zone of shade-loving plants can be used as a bright accent. They will decorate the site at a time when perennials have not yet bloomed. In the future, so that the faded bulbs do not spoil the appearance of the flower bed, they should be dug up and planted again in the fall for wintering.
Tulips and blue forget-me-nots get along well with perennials. Using several varieties of these flowers against the background of shade-loving decorative perennials, you can create a multi-tiered magnificent composition. Marigolds also tolerate shade well and have a phytocidal protective aura useful for tulips. They feel great both in the shade and in the open area, therefore they are loved by summer residents. They are used to decorate borders and shaded areas.
Option number 3 - grass lawn
Lawn Grass mostly loves abundant watering and sunlight, so not every mixture is suitable for shaded areas. The most suitable for such flower beds will be numerous varieties of fescue. For each region, their own, more suitable species are recommended.
For example, red tough fescue tolerates a lack of sunlight, but does not like drought, even a short one. Therefore, such a plant should be grown only if frequent watering is provided. In addition, it restores the damaged root system for a long time and is prone to fungal diseases.
Another member of this species - long-leaved fescue, on the contrary, is not afraid of diseases and easily relates to droughts. Therefore, it is excellent for planting in hard-to-reach, low-maintenance areas.
In summer, the leaves on the trees fully bloom and the illumination under the trees decreases. However, it is enough for the flowering of plants such as hosta, aquilegia, periwinkle.
hosta
Hosta or Funkia belongs to the genus of herbaceous perennial plants of the Asparagus family. Due to its diversity, this plant fits easily into any garden composition. The main decoration of the flower are large leaves, which vary depending on the variety and species.
Hosta is unpretentious, drought-resistant and cold-resistant. It grows well in the shade, being an excellent backdrop for other plants. The plant reaches its peak of beauty in the fifth year of growth.
Numerous types of hosta are herbaceous stemless plants. The roots of the flower are compact, thickened, shortly branched with many cord-like roots, with the help of which it is firmly fixed in the ground.
White, bluish, purple and pink flowers terry and simple plants effectively rise with tassels on tall, almost leafless, peduncles above a leaf rosette. This plant, unlike other shade-loving representatives, has really beautiful flowers. They are funnel-shaped or funnel-bell-shaped, collected in racemose one-sided inflorescences.
Aquilegia
Aquilegia is also called catchment or eagle. This plant belongs to the genus of perennials, herbaceous plants of the buttercup family. Aquilegia flowers have a two-year development cycle. In the year of planting, a renewal point is born at the base of the shoot. From it, after flowering at the end of summer, a basal rosette is formed. In spring, the leaves of this rosette die off and the next generation of leaves appears, forming a new rosette, from which a peduncle with stem leaves and flowers then appears.
Aquilegia has solitary flowers. They differ in color and size depending on the variety and species, they are raspberry, white, yellow, blue, purple, and even combining several shades. On the flowers of many species there are spurs - hollow outgrowths of sepals or petals in which nectar accumulates. Spur types of aquilegia:
- alpine;
- Olympic;
- glandular;
- Canadian;
- blue.
periwinkle
Periwinkle is an excellent groundcover, used as a decorative leafy plant in shady squares and parks. It is able to form a homogeneous dense carpet and once, having captured the "bridgehead", it will not yield to anyone.
Periwinkle perfectly coexists with shrubs, wraps around dense needles and can act as an ampelous plant, hanging from the supporting wall.
Variegated forms of this flower can become colorful spots in the foreground of the flower garden, soloing with perennial flowering shrubs and creating a background thicket at the foot of tall plants.
Perennial Flower Compatibility Factors
Before taking a flower, you need to think about how compatible it will be with the old-timers of the flower bed. Some shade-loving garden plants cannot grow in the neighborhood, they oppress each other and, as a result, illness, lethargy and even death.
When choosing flowers, it is important to consider the ability of plants to adapt to the climate of a particular region. The best option would be local plants. Distant relatives require more careful care and productivity from them may be minimal.
It is necessary to form flower arrangements in accordance with the general style of the site in order to please the result, you should plan, considering all the details:
- determine the number of high, medium and undersized flowers;
- correctly arrange the flowers in the neighborhood, adhering to the desired distance between the seedlings;
- choose a color scheme. It can be a projection of a rainbow on a flower bed, a wave transition from tones to semitones, tenderness in pastel colors or a bright contrast;
- creation of a psychological zone: a background for activity, relaxation, self-immersion;
- study the timing of flowering plants in order to admire the rich palette from spring to late autumn.
It is necessary to choose varieties in such a way that they replace each other, while maintaining the main strategy. If the garden is multi-tiered, plants should be planted in alternating stripes from early blooming to late. If this is a "live" drawing, then it should be "painted" at the same time. Then the effect will be sustained throughout the season.
Correct fit
Planting plants is a responsible step. It depends on how active the plants will be and how long they will bloom and multiply.
Prepare the soil in autumn. It is loosened, fertilized and saturated with moisture. A favorable time for planting flowers with an open root system is the end of April - the beginning of May.
Shade-loving perennials unpretentious, bloom beautifully and reproduce easily. These are their main advantages. They delight with a variety of shades, forms of foliage and inflorescences, options for filling buds. In the photo of garden flowers, you can often see perennial plants.
When choosing seeds of shade-loving flowers for the garden for planting, you should focus on a reliable manufacturer, carefully read the characteristics of the plant on the package: flowering period, planting time, size, seed shelf life and care requirements.
When choosing seedlings, you need to consider: the stronger the leaves, the thicker the light will be. Yellowness of the sprout may indicate a lack of nutrients, and drying out may indicate chlorosis. It is important to fully inspect the seedlings for the presence of pests. Seedlings should be firm and fresh. A dry substrate is a signal that the root system could have suffered.
In order for the flower to easily accept and delight with its beauty for many years, it is very important to choose a healthy, strong plant.
shade tolerant garden plants
On a suburban area in places with insufficient light, it is best to start seedlings of shade-loving plants for a perennial garden. Landscape designers claim that the shadow formed as trees grow has a different character. It can be scattered, thick, or change depending on the season and time of day. But all darkened corners require special care. There is an opinion that plants need a lot of solar heat and light, but in reality everything is completely different. Nature adapts, and today you can find shrubs, ornamental grasses that prefer darkened areas to open sunny spaces. All of them have their own characteristics and are remarkable for their unusual, non-standard beauty of shape and shade.
Perennial shade-loving plants are great for areas with a lot of trees and a lack of sunlight.
Shadow lovers: who is it?
There is a huge variety of shade-loving crops that are used to decorate the countryside. They can be classified by type as follows:
By development and growth period:
- annuals - those that reach the peak of development during one season;
- perennial - those that will decorate the space in front of the house for more than one season.
By variety:
- herbs - this is a large group that is used to decorate the general background;
- flowers: they differ in brightness and contrast, the peak of development is the formation of an inflorescence, they are used for decorative design, do not exceed 15-30 cm in height;
- Shrubs: can reach heights of several meters, are used to create hedges or as an accent.
Aquilegia has a wonderful aroma and does not require careful care.
Shade-loving perennials are distinguished by the fact that:
- perfectly tolerate low temperatures;
- when the first cold weather sets in, the upper part dies off or simply dries up;
- as soon as the first rays of the sun warm the earth, the top will come to life again.
Attention! All cereals, flowers and shrubs, which are classified as shade-loving, are distinguished by violent formations (although they are mostly dull and discreet) and a lush leafy hat.
To maintain the attractiveness of a suburban area, it is necessary to use such plants that will replace each other when the season changes. Experts say that there is nothing better than grouping different varieties that differ in development time. So the landscape will constantly play with new colors.
Before planting, you need to select and prepare a place. After all, it is the location that will affect the quality of the foliage. Moreover, it is necessary to understand that the plant will occupy the allotted territory for at least 5-10 next years.
Among other preparatory measures, there are four main ones:
- removal of weeds;
- removal of the root system of weeds;
- creating a nutrient layer with fertilizers and minerals;
- loosening and digging the soil.
These manipulations will be quite enough to make the new inhabitants of the garden feel comfortable.
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Shade tolerant grasses and ornamental grasses
From different types astilba you can grow a chic flower bed.
In the garden, decorative cereals are used for decoration. With their help, they line the general background and form the basis for the implementation of any design solution. All cereals are characterized by the following features:
- require minimal maintenance;
- unpretentiousness;
- resistance;
- minimal feeding with mineral fertilizers is required;
- lay the "carpet" for at least a few years.
A garden in which herbs and cereals are used for decoration will be beautiful in late autumn and even in winter time of the year.
Today there are over 10,000 different ornamental grasses. Under this name it is customary to understand the families of cereals, rushes, aroids and cattails. If speak about decorative types, then it should be understood that they are perceived by a person differently from ordinary ones. First of all, the emphasis here is not on brightness, but on abundant flowering and elegance of form.
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shade-loving flowers
Shade tolerant perennials are the best way for cottages or estates, which have a large number of zones immersed in the shade. It is best to decorate these spaces with perennials that are not whimsical to external environmental conditions and care. The following varieties are considered the most popular:
Forest hyacinth grows well in the root system of trees.
- Aquilegia. A very unusual flower with a fabulous aroma and attractive appearance.
- Astilba. It is often used to decorate gardens and flower beds, but few people know that this species is suitable for growing in shaded areas and corners.
- Brunner. It develops over a long period of time. It will please the eye with creamy inflorescences and small blue flowers. Leaves painted in a silvery-bluish color will look very attractive against the general background.
- Forest hyacinth. It has an elegant appearance and a sweetish aroma. In its natural habitat, it grows near the root system of trees.
- Rogersia. It absolutely does not tolerate drought. Grows tall large arrows. Requires additional watering from the gardener.
- Lily of the valley forest. Feels great in the shade of trees. Blooms for a short period.
- Zhivuchka. It is notable for the fact that it can bloom from the beginning of March and continues to bloom until the end of November.
- The host has the widest color palette.
All of the varieties listed above are among the most persistent and hardy. They can be grown both indoors and outdoors.
Attention!
In places with increased level shading will bloom for a long period, all varieties of primroses.
Moreover, they can be planted directly under shrubs and trees.
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shade-loving shrubs
The tenacious can bloom for a long period from March to October.
The garden is another opportunity to feel like an artist. Each gardener can feel like a designer and create an unrealistic picture from a combination of flower groups and shrubs. When choosing the latter, it is necessary to take into account not only their decorative features, but also the nature of the development of the root system. This is necessary in order not to harm the development of young trees in the future.
Shade-tolerant plants are considered the best option for the design of areas located near residential buildings, and for the formation of hedges. The most popular options are yellow acacia, silver sucker, exochord and euonymus. In order to organize the garden plane as efficiently as possible, it is worth planting shrubs in shaded spaces that will bear fruit in the future. These include viburnum, cultivated currant, hazel, barberry and hawthorn.
Conifers will look very effective in the garden. They are unpretentious and easy to care for. They are also much easier to transplant than any other types of shrubs. Perfect option to decorate the site - juniper and thuja.
Attention! Hybrid varieties and watersheds tolerate the lack of sunlight well. They differ in incredible shape and color. The foliage of some shrubs can be colored in the manner of a zebra or leopard.
In a shady garden area or country house the most suitable for planting are shade-loving garden flowers. In extreme heat, being in a shady corner, you can enjoy bright blooming flower beds. Various plants are chosen to create a beautiful flower arrangement.
It is necessary to select a plant depending on the degree of illumination of the garden plot. It is also important to ensure that they meet all the principles of decoration and landscaping.
shade-loving flowers
Illumination is determined by taking into account the duration and intensity of sunlight. Shade area may vary depending on the season.
Factors affecting the degree of illumination of the site:
- sun height
- day length
- Leaves on the trees
- The flowering of some plants depends on the length of daylight hours.
If the site is in partial shade, then it is illuminated by direct sunlight for no more than 3 hours in the morning or evening. At the same time, a shadow is observed during the daytime. Penumbra will also be indicated by uniform illumination throughout the day.
If the site receives 3 hours of daylight in the middle of the day, and the rest of the time the illumination is limited, then this is a shadow.
Determining a rarefied shadow is also simple: the sun's rays penetrate the site through the foliage throughout the day.
There are such concepts as dry and wet shade. Dry shade is observed under deciduous trees.
They suck out all the available moisture from the soil. This is due to their developed root system. The leaves of such trees block access to precipitation. Not all flowers can exist in such an environment.
In dry shade conditions, Anemone, Geranium, Dicentra, Digitalis, Periwinkle, etc. can grow well.
For wet shady areas where there are no obstacles for water ingress. A flower garden located in such a zone retains moisture even in the case of a dry period. However, fungal infections actively multiply in such a site and slugs, snails, which are pests, appear. This is the only drawback of wet shady areas. Here it is recommended to plant Astilba, Liverwort, Honeysuckle, Fern, Primrose, etc.
So that the flowers grow well and delight with their beautiful and lush bloom, it is necessary to determine the degree of illumination suburban area and based on this, select suitable instances.
Shade-loving perennials: types and description
Perennial garden plants are called flowers that grow long time in one place without transfer.
Gardeners prefer perennials, as they have a number of advantages compared to annuals:
- Flowering does not finish even after the first frost
- Do not need care in the winter
- Do not lose their attractiveness during the season
Among the large number of shade-loving perennials, the most popular are the following types:
Creeping Ayuga. Another name for the flower is Zhyvuchka. The stem length reaches about 25 cm. This is a ground cover plant that produces many bright inflorescences. Flowers can be blue, blue, purple and pink. Prefers to grow on loamy soils.
Astrantia is big. The plant reaches a height of one meter. The flower diameter is about 5 cm, the petals are pink or white-pink. Leaves are long-petiolate, small. By appearance the plant resembles a starfish. Flowering begins at the end of June. The plant is resistant to many diseases.
Anemone. Belongs to the genus of perennial plants of the Ranunculaceae family. It can reach a height of 45 cm. The flowers are solitary in diameter about 8 cm. Depending on the variety, they can be white, pink, purple or blue.
Corydalis. Frost-resistant ornamental plant. It has an upright stem, at the top of which is an inflorescence. Height is about 40 cm. The flowers are yellow or pale yellow. Begins to bloom in early spring.
Hosts. Refers to ornamental rhizomatous plants. Attracts a flower with its large beautiful leaves. It is a cold-resistant and drought-resistant plant that does not require special care. This flower is an excellent background for other plants.
Dicentra. Herbaceous perennial. The plant can reach up to 1 meter in height. The stem is thick, fleshy, erect. It has two sepals that fall off after blooming. The shape of the flower is slightly flattened, about 2 cm in diameter. They are red or pink.
Saxifrage. A low growing perennial plant. The flowers are collected in paniculate or racemose inflorescences. Depending on the variety, the petals can be white, red, light yellow, etc. It begins to bloom in early summer.
Liverwort. Herbaceous perennial plant with three-lobed and pubescent leaves below. At first they are red-violet in color, and then turn green. In height, the liverwort can reach up to 20 cm. The diameter of the flowers is 2-3 cm. Flowering begins in early spring and lasts for 20 days. It grows well on fertile and loose soils.
Large-leaved plants will look great next to shrubs and trees: spring umbilical, oak anemone, noble liverwort. They are early-flowering and have attracted attention with their own since April.
Shade-loving annuals: characteristics of plants
Annual flowers delight with their beautiful buds for just one season. They are good because each time you can form different compositions.
How to care for shade plants
In shaded areas, the soil is slightly different from sunny areas. Usually in the shade, the soil does not dry well, so it can be wet. There is also dry soil in a shaded area. This is due to the fact that the dense crown does not allow moisture to pass through.
Perennial plants grow after some time. In this case, thinning is performed. This procedure is recommended to be carried out in the fall.
Perennials should be planted in the warm season. Water moderately. Water for irrigation should not be very cold. Leave a bucket of water in the sun for several hours beforehand.
When the plants began to wake up in the spring, you can fertilize with nitrogen. For example, saltpeter, which looks like small white peas. Before flowering, we recommend adding phosphorus and potassium. You can buy ready-made products in the store, or use ash. We advise you to dilute it in warm water, let it stand for about three days, and then water the plants with the resulting mixture. Of course, you can apply it in dry form, but then it will be absorbed by plants more slowly.
Dried leaves should be removed in a timely manner. If seeds appear, then they need to be cut off. Plants spend a lot of energy on their formation.
Tall plants can bend due to strong winds or the heaviness of flowers. For this purpose, it is necessary to put props. It is better to choose inconspicuous bayonets so that they do not spoil beautiful view flowering plants.
Subject to these rules, the flower garden will always be well-groomed.
Creating a flower bed of shade-loving flowers
Compositions of shade-loving plants are decorative throughout the season. Some attract attention with their leaves, while others - with flowering.
Perennials are usually chosen for the shady garden. When creating a flower garden, different flowers are used according to their color scheme, size. For a flower bed measuring 2 × 3 meters, tall plants are first planted: Astilba, Hosta, Hydrangea, etc.
The next row is Anemone, Dicentra, Geranium, Goryanka, etc. For edging the flower garden, Periwinkle, Gubastic, Saxifrage, etc. are planted. These plants can be used to fill gaps.
Tall flowers are planted separately. Medium-sized plants are recommended to be planted in groups. To prevent weeds from growing, flowers should be placed closer.
For creating beautiful flowerbed you should prepare the soil for the flower garden. First you need to remove the old sod and remove all weeds.
Using a pitchfork, it is good to loosen the earth, mixing compost, clay and sand.
If the size of the flower bed is about 1 sq. m., then it is recommended to plant according to the following scheme: 10 ground cover plants, 5 medium-sized, about 7 undersized flowers and 2-3 tall ones.
Most often, asymmetric and island flower beds are equipped on a suburban area.
Multi-level plantings are also popular.
Which shade-loving plants are right for you depends on the shape and size of the flower bed. If it is located near the walls of the house or near the fence, then the tallest flowers are planted farther from the edge, and at the very end, those that creep along the ground.
If the shape is round or any other that allows you to create a symmetrical pattern, then the tallest plants can be placed in the center of the composition.
Certainly, empty seats will look ugly and provoke the appearance of weeds, but flowers should not be allowed to overwhelm each other and compete for light and nutrients. Therefore, provide each pet with enough space, and empty areas can be filled with decorative elements.
For this, stones of the original form, garden figurines, spikelets, ferns, or even just gravel paths are suitable. In addition, too dense plantings provoke fungal diseases, especially in the shade, and the appearance of pests such as slugs.
Shadow love is not the only quality, which should unite the elements of your composition. Therefore, when choosing flowers, pay attention to what kind of care they require in advance. Of course you can't
