Container Plants For Shade Patio

The thriller cephalotaxus adds structure and height while the mix of textures and movement of the other plants make for a standout container in all seasons.

Container plants for shade patio.

A few annuals that are good ideas for a shade container garden are. Container gardens are wonderful because they allow you to be more liberal with your planting. If you are trying to think of ideas for a shade container garden this means that you will need shade plants for containers. Container garden for sun or part shade.

Foliage as colorful as flowers. Look for an upright variety such as baby blue eyes cardinal farges or beacon if you want it as a focal point. Coral bells are standard garden perennials but they also work well for containers in the shade. Astilbes have feathery plume like blooms that will stand above ferny foliage making them the perfect thriller in a mixed container garden.

Plants for creating shade containers. Most commercial varieties are hybrids bred from parent species that include heuchera americana h. Get a mix of varieties with different bloom times for a parade of color all summer long. Boston fern green sweet potato vine white petunia white daisies botanical blitz 11 18.

They re an ideal choice if you find strong fragrances off putting as they re practically odorless. Plant red giant mustard pansies littletunia series petunias and red russian kale for a container that will thrive in the shade. Hummingbirds bees and butterflies can t resist the flowers and the plant generously produces spectacular blooms for months. Not only do you want to think about aesthetics you also want to be conscious of how your plants are going to take to their surroundings and whether or not itâ s even the right time of year for the plants you are interested in.

There are a lot of different factors to consider when planting a garden. Even plants like hosta which are usually focal points in the landscape can be grown in containers. For perennial shade flowers try astilbe aka false spirea meadowsweet and false goat s beard. Some perennial shade plants for containers are.

Caladium white christmas boston fern red begonia tuberosa lysimachia goldilocks creeping jenny the garden diaries plant list 10. For a container in a shady spot you can t do better than a fuchsia plant. 2 of 31 made for the shade robbie caponetto. These plants bloom throughout the entire growing season with no deadheading removing spent blooms necessary.

Multiple shades of green really pop in this modern clean container garden for sun to part shade. Low light plants like astilbe make excellent porch plants for shade.