PLANTS FOR PART SHADE CONTAINERS
VERTICAL OR SPIKE PLANTS FOR PART PART SHADE FOLIAGE PLANTS - TRAILING SHADE Asparagus Fern (Asparagus sprengeri) These should be about one and a half the height of the Bolivian Jew (Tradescantia) container (maximum 2 times). Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata) Caladium (Caladium) Cub an Oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus variegatum) Coleus (Solenostemon scutellaroides) Duckfoot Coleus (Solenostemon scutellaroides) Cordyline (Cordyline australis) English Ivy (Hedera helix) Elephant Ear (Colocasia esculenta) Golden Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’) Ferns Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea variegate) Fuchsia (Fuchsia) –AM sun Iboza vine (Plectranthus coleoides) Oyster Plant (Rhoeo spathacea) Lamium (Lamium maculatum) Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyeranus) Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolare) Snake Plant (Sanseveria) Lysimachia ‘Outback Sunset’ (Lysimachia congestiflora) Spike Plant (Dracaena) Mint, Ginger or Pineapple (Mentha) Piggyback Plant (Tolmiea menziesii) Purple Heart (Setcreasea pallida) TRAILING AND EDGING PART SHADE Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus australis) FLOWERS Sweet Potato Vine, very light shade (Ipomea batatas) Bacopa (Sutera cordata) Vinca Vine (Vinca major ‘Variegata’) Black Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata) – AM sun Wandering Jew (Tradescantia zebrine) Bridal Veil (Gibasis geniculate) Chenille Plant (Acalypha hispida) PART SHADE FOLIAGE PLANTS - MOUNDING Cup Flower (Nierembergia hippomanica) Some “mound” over the side” Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana) Angel Wing Begonia (Begonia coccinea) Fuchsia, trailing (Fuchsia) Asparagus Fern (Asparagus densiflorus) Geraniums, just a little bit of shade (Pelargonium) Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca) Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana) Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) Lobelia (Lobelia erinus) Caladium (Caladium bicolor) Million Bells (Calibrachoa) Coleus (Solenostemon scutellaroides) Mint, Ginger (Mentha x gentilis ‘Variegata’) Coral Bells, variegated (Heuchera spp.) Mint, Pineapple (Mentha suveolens ‘Variegata’) Ferns (Fern spp.) Petunia, a little bit of shade (Petunia x hybrida) Hosta (Hosta spp.) Sweet Alyssum, a little bit (Lobularia maritima) Lilyturf (Liriope muscari) Tuberous Begonia, some shade (Begonia x tuber) Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon spp.) Twinspur, a little shade (Diascia barberae) Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) Verbena (Verbena hybrid) Rex Begonia (Begonia rex) Wishbone Flower (Torenia) Sedge (Carex spp.) Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) MOUNDING OR FILLER PART SHADE Sweet flag (Acorus gramineus) FLOWERS – Wood sorrel (Oxalis purpurea) Many of these plants will arch or flow over the side of the container. If you are placing a container in an area with no sun or Cigar Plant, a little shade (Cuphea ignea) bright light, consider using an assortment of foliage plants – Cup Flower (Neirembergia hippomanica violacea) vary the color, texture, and form. Use a bright container. Bush violet, Sapphire flower (Browalia speciosa) Floss Flower, just a little bit (Ageratum houstianum) Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana) Mexican Heather, False Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) Pansies, Violas (Viola spp.) Tuberous Begonia (Begonia x tuber) Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) Wax Begonia (Begonia semperflorens) Wishbone Flower (Torenia)
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