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From the lens 10 Plants that will grow in the shade.





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Image: Hellebore by Diana Grant

  • mizrae May 17, 2012 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    My absolute favorites are "Lilly of the Valley".
  • MarcoG May 16, 2012 @ 9:50 am | delete
    Very useful to know! Thanks!
  • JoshK47 May 16, 2012 @ 9:18 am | delete
    Popping back in to bless these shady fellas. ;)
  • marymc May 16, 2012 @ 6:44 am | delete
    I'm an apartment dweller, on the 2d floor with a balcony and a nice sized landing. Am going to quickly take advantage of your advice about shade plants since I don't get much sun on the two areas. I am a container gardener and will be putting a link to this lens on my Pot Gardens are Easy site. Thanks so much for this info.
  • TeamSTM May 9, 2012 @ 8:42 am | delete
    My Mother Loved Azalea Bushes and Especially when them Bloomed in the Spring! :D
  • mrsclaus411 May 9, 2012 @ 1:51 am | delete
    Great lens.
  • mel-kav May 7, 2012 @ 6:21 pm | delete
    So enjoyed this lens. I think the forget-me-nots and the vinca major are my favorites on this lens. Thanks for the info!
  • MelonyVaughan May 5, 2012 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    Excellent and very useful information. I'm expanding my flower garden and will be utilizing your tips!
  • Gloriousconfusion May 7, 2012 @ 8:09 am | delete
    Don't forget to look at my two other Squidoo web pages about plants that grow in shade, to give you more ideas.
  • LubosLabik May 3, 2012 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Great pictures of shade tolerant plants :) Very informative lens.
  • flicker Apr 29, 2012 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    I have Hosta and Bleeding Heart in my shade garden, but would love to try Forget-me-nots. Didn't know they could tolerate shade. They're so pretty!
  • Gloriousconfusion May 7, 2012 @ 8:08 am | delete
    Forget-me-nots do grow in shade - they seem to seed themselves everywhere in my garden, and I am always giving seedlings away - the plants are too pretty to destroy!
  • Debi 839 Apr 24, 2012 @ 4:55 pm | delete
    I have developed an interest in Bromeliads. There are so many and a lot of them love shade.I have about six different kinds out of thousands.would love to have some more. Know anything about them and where to buy them?
  • gradientcat Apr 14, 2012 @ 2:15 am | delete
    My favourite shade plant is forget-me-nots. I'm looking forward to seeing them in my gardens soon. I have about 7/10 of the plants on your lens. I'll have to try more this spring, thanks.
  • TheLifestyleChanger Apr 7, 2012 @ 6:51 am | delete
    Thank you for the shade-tolerant suggestions - I need to try a couple. Spring Blessings.
  • angel from philippines Apr 2, 2012 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    i learned a lot from you, thanks for the info as well as the pictures of shade loving plants.
  • naheedahsan Feb 29, 2012 @ 3:19 am | delete
    really helpful lens.Good to know.
  • Steph_Tietjen Feb 22, 2012 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    I love azaleas but they don't do well in the desert. I've done well with the low-growing Plumbago (beautiful purple flowers) and Rosemary for the dry shady areas, also Juniper.
    Thanks for the great info. Wish I could have Hellebore, too.
  • cffutah Feb 3, 2012 @ 11:31 am | delete
    What a special and rewarding article for those that read this. Great tips on placement for plants ... *blessed*!
  • Wbisbill Jan 14, 2012 @ 10:13 am | delete
    Great, interesting and helpful lens.
  • jimmyworldstar Dec 4, 2011 @ 10:08 am | delete
    Great pictures! I don't know any of the flower varieties except Azaleas. I always thought that plants needed lots of sunlight and would just wither in shade.
  • SheWritesaLot Nov 29, 2011 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Wow! I was interested in the Hellabore because of what you said about it blooming around Christmas. But then I read your story. How awful! Who would have thought a pretty flower could do that much damage?! You're very lucky you only got it on your hands!
  • WILL Jan 24, 2012 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    There's also a wrapping vine that will attach it's self to almost anything the wind will blow it next to. Like a choking wisteria. Both my son and I came in contact with it's sap while clearing area. He went to the doctor and it nearly put me in the hospital.A year or so ago I packed up a plant with roots and sent it to Cornell -Chang couldn't I.D.It's sad that these Agricultural Experts make the big bucks but can't do or erradicate.what they are being paid for.Every Spring it appears in our garden lot-long sleeves,gloves and watch out for cut branches blowing in the breeze.Can't forget how it shut my eyes,neck,ears, bubbled up broke blisters and spread-it wasn't poison oak,ivy,or sumac.My older son's arm was almost twice it's normal size
  • spartakct Nov 20, 2011 @ 5:18 pm | delete
    thanks for the informative lens!
  • akarki Nov 10, 2011 @ 3:46 am | delete
    great info about shade tolerant plants, what i needed badly, thanks a lot.
  • Papier Nov 9, 2011 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    Your garden photo is sumptuous. I mean that, it enlivens nostalgia for my longing to have a garden again. thanks
  • baumchen Nov 3, 2011 @ 7:21 am | delete
    How did you take that first picture on here? I love it!!!
  • Gloriousconfusion Nov 3, 2011 @ 11:07 am | delete
    Oh thanks. I took a normal photograph of my garden, cropped it to home in on the tulips, and then changed the colour/hue until it turned blue and then very slightly intensified the colour. Most photo-editing programmes have the facility to do this. I use Paint.NET, a free editing programme.
  • HSSchulte Oct 28, 2011 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    My hasta do pretty well in the shade and the flowers smell amazing.
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  • Oct 26, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    Interesting. Lots of good information here. Two thumbs up! Squid-liked it.
  • franstan Sep 21, 2011 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    Thank you for the valuable information. I will be starting a flower garden on the back of my house and this lens has been very helpful
  • Aug 30, 2011 @ 9:21 am | delete
    Hi Gloriousconfusion,
    I really liked your lense. My favorite shade plant is Coleus. The colors are vibrant and brighten up my shady spot.
    N T T
  • aj2008 Aug 26, 2011 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    I love my garden and have planted it up from nothing. It has taken 14 years and we are still working on it. I do have a north facing fence and some shady areas and I did not realise that soe of these plants should do well there. We do have some hostas flourishing in the shade of our apple tree :)
  • LaraineRose Jul 30, 2011 @ 5:24 am | delete
    I put a rockery at the entrance to our home. I thought it was a shady area and put shade loving plants there. I made a mistake though, because as the summer progressed the sun shone there, the rocks became very hot and the plants suffered. I solved the problem the next year by digging holes and placing potted primroses there and when they had finished blooming I replaced them with potted geraniums and marigolds. That worked.
  • KM9999999 Jul 24, 2011 @ 10:13 pm | delete
    I needed this. I've got a shady spot and have been looking for something to put in it.
  • BlueStarling Jul 23, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    Great shade plant suggestions. Vinca is my favorite groundcover, much preferred to Euonymus or Ivy. Have you grown the variegated Solomon's Seal? It's beautiful, graceful, and so tough.
  • Gloriousconfusion Jul 24, 2011 @ 6:19 am | delete
    Yes, I love vinca too - at one time I allowed it to take over most of my rockery and a huge area of shady flower bed, but I decided to take most of it up, as the garden ended up looking beautifully green but rather bland. I grow Solomon's seal but have never seen the variegated version - I'll have to look out for that
  • FrankqWalsh Jul 23, 2011 @ 7:31 am | delete
    wow Great lens
  • TeacherRenee Jul 22, 2011 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    I love this lens... such good ideas for making sure you have a well-rounded garden, even the shady spots. Thanks for sharing.
  • ukgreetingcards Jun 30, 2011 @ 11:22 am | delete
    Really good lens I wish I had a garden live in london
  • pheonix76 Jun 27, 2011 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    Practical list! I like all the plants on your list plus trillium (nursery grown) and columbine for shade. My neighbor has her shady spots planted with ferns and hosta's and it looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing your experiences with us and belated congrats on LotD! :)
  • Gloriousconfusion Jul 24, 2011 @ 6:24 am | delete
    Maybe you haven't seen my Squidoo lenses "10 More Shade Tolerant Plants" and "More Shade Tolerant Plants" - that's 30 photos and descriptions of shade tolerant plants, and columbine and trillium as well as ferns and hostas are mentioned, so take a look. Hostas are very prone to be eaten in their entirety by slugs, so need to be protected.
  • pimbels Jun 27, 2011 @ 8:06 am | delete
    I have a place in the garden where three trees are standing. I never knew really knew, what to plant there but now I know. Thank for a great lens.
  • Rockett Jun 12, 2011 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    The only shade lovers I knew about were hostas. Thanks for the information on all the other varieties ... with flowers is a bonus!
  • KonaGirl Jun 6, 2011 @ 7:53 pm | delete
    I have been looking for shade plants, besides hostas (I have them planted), and was alarmed at what happened to you with the seeds of the Christmas Rose. I am so glad you came out of it alright. It sounded at first that you were about to lose your fingers! Other than your horrific experiences I am pleased to find a few more shade plants that may work well in the Northeast of the US. Congrats on your Purple Star too!
  • Chardoo May 31, 2011 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your Purple Star. Your lenses are very informative and helpful to possibly save someone life.
  • prosperity66 May 29, 2011 @ 4:52 pm | delete
    Wow! What a huge resource dedicated to flowers that grow in the shade!
    Blessed by a passing angel on Squidoo.
  • CashInTheHand May 17, 2011 @ 9:26 am | delete
    congratulations on your Purple Star! Great lens, keep it up.
  • vallain May 17, 2011 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Someday I'll get around to making a lens about my woodland garden. Hosta is a favorite of mine and ajuga. Love ferns and astilbe and bleeding heart. I even have a separate moss garden. As you can see, I have a lot of shade.
  • Gloriousconfusion May 17, 2011 @ 9:29 am | delete
    My son has planted out an area of his garden with just ferns - it looks very cool and refreshing so I'm sure your moss garden must look lovely too
  • quicpost May 10, 2011 @ 6:22 pm | delete
    Though I've already commented here on the points section was the question what kind of plant do I like well I kind of fancy the velvet plant. Why, because of it's velvet feeling quality.
  • jwncoexists May 9, 2011 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Thank you for the information on poisenous plants, and I am glad your hands healed without lasting damage. That must have been very frightening!
  • mattseefood May 4, 2011 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    Wooow! This lens is amazing :) Thanks for sharing!
  • partybuzz May 1, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Thanks for the ideas. I have a shaded area I need plants for, and was just thinking about that this morning! :)
  • Quickcutters Apr 23, 2011 @ 7:22 pm | delete
    I love to plant any thing i get a hold of. My problem is when it says full sun i don't think that means all day until the sun goes down. They get burnt up. Now i have many places to plant i just have to figure out where to place them.
    I like your lens and will go and check out your others.
  • theprintcenter Apr 22, 2011 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! Very interesting lens, we have a vegetable patch, and I think its worked out great for us. We always have fresh vegetables and don't need to go grocery shopping as often.
  • TheresaMarkham Apr 20, 2011 @ 1:30 am | delete
    Very nicely done! Bravo!
  • marymc Apr 14, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Glad I found this. I'm going to feature it on my Pot Gardens are Easy lens. Great job, I think all gardeners, from tiny windowsill herb gardens to acres of vegetables will benefit from reading this. Good job.
  • nukemdomis Apr 8, 2011 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    The first thing I wondered was about the colors of your opening picture. Then I saw the note. good job.
  • Momsbusy247 Mar 30, 2011 @ 12:11 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!!! Fantastic and well deserved!
  • SafetySteph Mar 28, 2011 @ 8:48 pm | delete
    Perfect timing, I'll be planting in a couple weeks can't wait!!
  • pacrapacma Mar 26, 2011 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    I'll be coming back to this lens when I'm ready to buy some more shade plants this Spring. Thanks for the warning about the poisonous plant. You had quite a reaction. I bet that was scary. Congrats on LOTD!!! I got one this March too.
  • ndasika Mar 26, 2011 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    Wow, this is a great lens. We need more of these types of lens if we are to fight global warming. Thanks alot for sharing this.
  • Frankster Mar 26, 2011 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Excellent lens. Thank you for the ideas for my yard. I have a lot of shade area under redwood trees so your suggestions are very helpful. Your recounting of your experience with HELLEBORE seeds is pretty scary. I'm so glad your fingers are okay now. I think I might just forgo them in my garden. :) Bear hugs, Frankster
  • GetSillyProductions Mar 25, 2011 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    Vinca Major looks beautiful. This is a really interesting topic, and lots of great information on it, well done :)
  • Rob3 Mar 25, 2011 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens. As a keen photographer, I love to take close ups of flowers and petals. Must have a look at you lens on trees - I too take seasonal pics of the same trees.
  • janices7 Mar 25, 2011 @ 11:56 am | delete
    Just wanted to stop back and say congrats on LOTD!
  • jmzeller Mar 25, 2011 @ 10:58 am | delete
    Really enjoyed your lens...great job!
  • AdriennePetersen Mar 25, 2011 @ 10:06 am | delete
    I have some bleeding hearts which did well at first but then we cut down a large tree so now I have to move them. Congrats on LOTD!
  • coffeebreakdesigns Mar 25, 2011 @ 8:11 am | delete
    I like hostas and coleus although I don't have much shady areas.
  • Rewards4life Mar 25, 2011 @ 3:04 am | delete
    Great advice, very useful. Well done!
  • Chelewrites Mar 24, 2011 @ 7:32 pm | delete
    Great information! I'm so glad your fingers are well - what a terrifying thing to happen! We live on a slope and have shady areas; I have lots of great ideas now. Thanks!
  • awelldressedbullet Mar 24, 2011 @ 7:27 pm | delete
    Had to return to leave my congratulations on your Lens of the Day!
  • Annamadagan Mar 24, 2011 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    Cool lens. We have a lot of shade, and want a garden, so this is cool!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Mar 24, 2011 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    I love Bleeding Hearts but I think my favorites are Lily of the Valley.

    Thank you for the tips on planing shade loving plants. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • praise Mar 24, 2011 @ 11:51 am | delete
    I love the Bleeding Hearts, reminds me of my childhood in Wisc. Nice lens!
  • _Joan_ Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    The yard at the house where we used to live would get overrun with periwinkle if we weren't careful! It was pretty, but my tastes run toward edible plants.
  • cinstress Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:33 pm | delete
    good... I need these ideas
  • Asinka Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD!
  • NHgal Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I use several different colors of astillbe in my shade gardens. They come in pink, white, cranberry, and lavender. They have pretty lacy leaves, feathery flower fronds, can be divided, and best of all, they are perennials in NH.
  • newbizmau Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    Very lovely lens Ma'am!
  • TylaMac Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    I am trying to refurbish my woodland garden so I need all the ideas I can get for shade plants. Congrats on LOTD.

    *Squid Angel Blessed.*
  • happynutritionist Mar 23, 2011 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    I love this page, and am so happy to see you get LOTD:-) AND you have answered a question for me, I recently put a picture of ground cover that is already blooming (even though there is once again snow on the ground) on my facebook page and gardening blog and asked for help identifying it...it has crept over from my neighbors yard, and I love it. Now I know it's Vinca or Periwinkle. I have mostly shade, so these are my kind of plants. Lily of the Valley is one of my shade favorites...did a page about my Pink Lily of the Valley. Congrats again on getting LOTD.
  • lasertek Mar 23, 2011 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    What a wonderful lens! I noted your tips by the way. Thanks for sharing.
  • greenkat Mar 23, 2011 @ 6:54 pm | delete
    LOVE it! Been lookin' for something to plant in my shady areas! Great idea for a lens!
  • bjslapidary Mar 23, 2011 @ 6:34 pm | delete
    I love hostas. Wish I had more shade to plant them in.
  • quicpost Mar 23, 2011 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    Learned a lot about plants from your little article. Thanks and can't wait for new articles from you. I'l love to start a potted plant veggie garden at my apt. Just no time to start yet.
  • StriveDigital Mar 23, 2011 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    I particularly love maidenhair ferns! (but don't really have much shade to speak of at my house...sigh)
  • GonnaFly Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Fabulous lens and well worthy of the LotD! I'm definitely in the grow your own veggies group!
  • elyria Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD, great Lens!
  • rachsue Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your LOTD. Well deserved, great lens!
  • JackalyeYe Mar 23, 2011 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    Congrats LOTD
  • MarkUpshaw Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    I have been gardening and experimenting with plants and shade for a few years now. Great lens. Congrats on LotD!
  • Romaxx Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your LOTD!
  • DebMartin Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    Thanks for the taste of spring.
  • lilymom24 Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:23 pm | delete
    We have some of these shade loving plants....hostas, forget me nots, lily of the valley, solomons seal, and a few others. Very nice lens and congratulations on LOTD. =)
  • MissMerFaery Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    Congratulations on lens of the day! Have been looking for some more shade-loving plants to put under our oak trees, aside from the usual woodland ones like bluebells and snowdrops. I love bleeding hearts and didn't realise they were shade lovers! My old garden used to have lots of periwinkle, it is so pretty. Lovely and well-written lens!
  • Pastiche Mar 23, 2011 @ 2:42 pm | delete
    I have had good luck in shady areas by planting native woodland plants. I buy them in springtime from the local garden club. Columbine, trillium and Jack in the Pulpit thrive in our shady gardens in the US (northeastern PA).
  • Jodi_k Mar 23, 2011 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    Congratulations on lens of the day! I wish I could have a garden (shady or sunny). I guess I'll have to go visit my mom (she's got to fight both shade and hungry deer).
  • Positivevibestechnician Mar 23, 2011 @ 2:10 pm | delete
    I have a very shady backyard so i have dealt with this in all the growing season.
  • GoToGirl Mar 23, 2011 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. We have a particularly shady spot in our yard. Thank you for the suggestions!
  • beingasha Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. I do love gardening but have to be happy with just a balcony garden and it is shady most time of the year. Your lens helped me in identifying some more plants for my garden. Thanks :)
  • kare2share Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    What great timing! I'm planning out my spring planting and was wondering what to put in the shady spot next to the porch. I was thinking of hydrangeas, but now you've given me a few more ideas. Thanks for sharing and congrats on Lens of the Day!
  • fashionality Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:00 pm | delete
    Very cool!
  • Shar Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    I love ferns, the Matteuccia pensylvanica - Ostrich Fern is one of my favorites

    These Stately, upright 3 ? 4 feet fronds resembling ostrich feathers. They grow by underground runners, die back in winter and reappear vigorously the in the spring. The native Ostrich Fern tolerates wet soil conditions so give it room in moist, rich soil and it will provide erosion control as well as a dramatic effect. While it prefers open shade, it will tolerate sun in swampy areas.
    Great lens ... Shar
  • prosperity66 Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Ah gardening, plants, flowers, vegetables, anyone who does enjoy this hobby attracts me! What a healthy pass time, is it? I loved your lens and would like to congratule you on your LOTD! It's well deserved!
  • cjbart Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    How do you feel about Cyclamen. We have a mostly shady back yard and the cyclamen are a joy. Even have withstood our freezes in Northern California
  • modz Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!
  • kimmanleyort Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    I am always looking for shade plants for my yard, and I love the selection here. Congrats on LOTD!
  • joycetmann Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    I love my pink azalea bush. Thanks for a super lens!
  • NHgal Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:12 pm | delete
    Great lens. Your experience with the Christmas Rose poisoning is scary. Where do you live? Or at least what zone are you in? Elephant Ears are tropical, and won't last from year to year in NH. But at least azaleas do, and I look forward to seeing them in bloom each spring.
  • poutine Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    Very timely as the spring is only a few days old.
    I love my bleeding hearts and periwinkle and forget me not.
  • nightcats Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    I have only a balcony garden, and my challenge is the opposite. It is so hot on the balcony that almost everything dies. I wish for a little shade! LOL
  • rms Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:01 pm | delete
    Congrats on LotD!
  • mahimattphoto Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:59 am | delete
    Nice lens something I knew nothing about but have learned very mcuh from the lens. Thanks
  • Morganific Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:57 am | delete
    Very Nice. My sisters will certainly enjoy and use your lens. Congrats.
  • myfairladyah Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:50 am | delete
    We do have both vinca minor and vinca major
    The other selections would do well, I'll wager

    Ouch on the skin reaction - Nice resource - congrats on LOTD
  • karanta Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:48 am | delete
    I always try something new on our balcony. It's warm, with a lot of shadow and no direct sun. Very difficult. This year I'll try Sempervivum (Hauswurz). They look really nice and I hope they will grow. Most flowers don't grow will in really warm shadow areas *sigh*
  • kathysart Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:44 am | delete
    How TIMELY! I need to get some shade loving plants and you have offered wonderful direction! Yay. Happy day to you, Kathy
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:40 am | delete
    Well, azalias. I love trees but it makes it hard to grow flowers, but they exist and look great around rock gardens which I really love
  • puerdycat Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:36 am | delete
    Thank goodness Lens-of-the-Day brought you to light! So happy to discover you! Lens-rolling to my little G is for Garden,
  • TheWhistler Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:55 am | delete
    Congratulations of LOD. Colourful lens.
  • Jerry_David Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete
    wonderful lens, congrats on the LotD
  • dustytoes Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    I forgot that Azaleas will grow in the shade. Your story about the poisonous plant was frightening. I guess we need to be very careful around plants we don't know much about. Congrats to you on LotD.
  • d-artist Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:37 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! I have actually added some plants suggested here to my Moss Garden, hopefully they will come up this Spring...check out my Moss Garden lens! your lens lensrolled to mine.
  • libysquid Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete
    this lens is gorgeous...LOTD well deserved.
  • PeteSchultz Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:03 am | delete
    nice lotd....after reading of the harrowing seed experience, I'm not sure I want to grow anything!
  • ljm63 Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:03 am | delete
    Love this list of plants! We have lots of shade but are also in the south, so very different than when I lived up north. Congrats on LOTD!
  • LensbyLisa Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:37 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! It was a pleasure reading this lens!
  • renaye Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:30 am | delete
    i think the problem my family and i have is we don't have the 'touch' in planting life. many plants we have died except for cacti. they flourish in my home.
  • ludys Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:27 am | delete
    I love azalea. Congratulations! this is a great lens
  • Ladymermaid Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:23 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. I love your photos they are absolutely gorgeous.
  • eccles1 Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:19 am | delete
    this lens is going to help me.. thank you!
  • lovelylashes Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Ouch! Your experience with the hellbores sounds really painful! Thanks for the heads up.

    Here in Montana too much shade isn't the problem, we have too much sun. Our desert-like summers are not kind to plants and flowers.

    Congratulations on Lens of the Day. I had it yesterday and I know what a thrill it is! Hope you are bathing in all the glory.
  • WordCustard Mar 23, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    What a useful lens and a worthy LOTD, congratulations!
  • Ladymermaid Mar 23, 2011 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD
  • Tia2 Mar 23, 2011 @ 8:36 am | delete
    I love vines - they lovingly embrace everything in their path - I love to see the way they wrap around old brick houses. The Golden Pothos or Devil's Ivy is one of my favorites.
  • brandonsgirl Mar 23, 2011 @ 8:32 am | delete
    nice
  • WildFacesGallery Mar 23, 2011 @ 8:00 am | delete
    Congrats on LotD. This is an excellent resource.
  • Jhangora Mar 23, 2011 @ 7:59 am | delete
    Not really aware about different varieties of plants which grow well in shade. Liked your Lens a lot, congrats on LOTD!
  • mentorforyouth Mar 23, 2011 @ 7:45 am | delete
    bleeding heart are such beautiful flowers! :)
  • ohcaroline Mar 23, 2011 @ 7:32 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. Azaleas are my all-time favorite.
  • Trina Sonnenberg Mar 23, 2011 @ 7:32 am | delete
    Thank you for this. It is planting time and I have a whole new place to landscape.
  • distancelearningcourses Mar 23, 2011 @ 6:24 am | delete
    Hi Writer, I love your Lens so much and I successfully favorited your lens, so that next time I will come and visit to get more information on Horticulture. I even grow plants on Shades on my rooftop and it is really giving fruitful results and more than this satisfaction that aprt from all busy schedule I am also doing something which really thrilled me from inside...
  • ShirlW Mar 23, 2011 @ 6:16 am | delete
    Congratulations on LotD!
  • TopMovieSoundtracks Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:50 am | delete
    Who knew hellebores were so poisonous. Thanks for the heads up.
  • leiconau Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:41 am | delete
    We had good luck with azaleas when we had our own house a little while back. I think we used to put some of that smelly fish fertilizer stuff on it. Stunk to high heavens but the plants seemed to love it.
  • Irenemaria Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:23 am | delete
    First I must have a little garden to cultivate. Then I will go back to this lens and get your lovely suggestions. THanks
  • ariedwibudiawati Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:13 am | delete
    hmm....
  • ariedwibudiawati Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:13 am | delete
    hmm....
  • WindyWinters Mar 23, 2011 @ 5:00 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! We also have a few hostas that grow well in the shade. :)
  • MicheleWebber Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:36 am | delete
    I love Hosta's, if only the slugs and snails would leave them alone! Excellent lens, and a really scary and useful story about the poisonous plant, I have one of these, so that's really helpful info!
  • IndependentEuroTravel Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:18 am | delete
    First of all I want to congratulate on your LOTD, second great lens :)
  • Mujjen Mar 23, 2011 @ 2:53 am | delete
    We have just started sowing seeds for our balcony. I think I will try to get hold of some Forget-me-nots! Very well presented information! Congratulations on LOTD!
  • Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:57 am | delete
    I love the MYASOTIS or Forget Me Not flowers. They are beautiful and don't require much care. Excellent lens on shade loving plants. Thanks for sharing! - andycool
  • KimGiancaterino Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:39 am | delete
    I'll have to try some of these plants, though I've never had luck with hostas. Congratulations on LOTD!
  • ChrisDay Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:35 am | delete
    Great news that you have been given the Lens of the Day accolade. Well-deserved.
  • ChrisDay Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:35 am | delete
    Hostas do well in the shade for us, along with snowdrops, bluebells, aconites and ground elder.
  • Airinka Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:31 am | delete
    very ver very interesting lens
  • GrowWear Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:20 am | delete
    Congratulations on your LOTD for "10 Plants that will grow in the shade." Lots of azaleas in this area. If they are growing in just the right spot, full bloom is breathtaking.
  • SereneSea Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:16 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD
  • Glenn619 Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:35 am | delete
    Really beautiful and informative lens deserves being a LOTD Congrats
  • Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:27 am | delete
    This was useful information. Thanks for sharing. Greenery around has a soothing effect on nerves and calms the mind.
  • Tipi Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:07 am | delete
    I remember loving this a year or so ago and have snuck back for a peek a couple time. I am so pleased to be able to return to congratulate you on this lovely LOTD!
  • tiff0315 Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:02 am | delete
    Thanks for the great information. Congrats on LotD!
  • tealmermaid Mar 22, 2011 @ 11:54 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD!
  • Retro_Loco Mar 22, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!! Great lens on shade tolerant plants! I started a shade garden a few years ago. It is supposed to be an old-fashioned, gothic Victorian garden, but I haven't finished it. I have ivy growing on a fence and on the posts that hold a swing, and small trees that I pruned into arches. It's a really nice, peaceful area where I spent many hours at night sitting and thinking (and swinging). I want to plant some bleeding hearts, some spiky plants and moon flowers. If I ever finish I will make a lens & have lots of pictures on it.
  • JeremiahStanghini Mar 22, 2011 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    Wow! Great lens topic! Never really considered plants growing in the shade.

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jeremiah
  • hotbrain Mar 22, 2011 @ 11:18 pm | delete
    Congrats on lens of the day! This is a great lens! I tried to grow herbs and learned the hard way that I didn't have enough sunlight on my porch.
  • chaynn03 Mar 22, 2011 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    I love plants..specially indoor plants.^_^
  • SudokuNut Mar 21, 2011 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    We tried a Hosta in dappled shade last summer and here in Nevada those little spots of sunlight just burned through the leaves anyway *sigh*. I'll check out the local garden center for some of those others you mention. Good info. thanks!
  • WeddingZazzle Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:56 am | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • Russ-and-Toni Mar 5, 2011 @ 8:09 pm | delete
    I really enjoy hostas. There are so many varieties. Mine have actually grown well in shade or a little sun too.
  • SereneSea Mar 2, 2011 @ 11:00 am | delete
    I love "Forget me not" flowers and they really require very little care. You have highlighted an important repository of shade tolerant plants from your practical experience that really counts.
  • howtocurecancer Mar 2, 2011 @ 7:58 am | delete
    I prefer forget-me-not.
  • BarbaraCasey Feb 15, 2011 @ 10:37 am | delete
    Azaleas work well, even under the eaves here in Florida. I'll have to check the others on your list, too. I have a few bare spots to fill in.
  • Hairdresser007 Feb 10, 2011 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    I love bleeding heart!!! I bought one but I live in LA and it just won't come up. I think it needs to winter. I grew up in N. Dakota so we had them every spring.
  • awakeningwellness Jan 19, 2011 @ 10:41 am | delete
    I only have room for shade plants so I am always looking for new plants to try out, I have several of the ones listed here but some of them are new to me so i am looking forward to planting some new types of flowers...thanks! Oh the flower I always have the best luck with is impatients, they love total shade.
  • fanfreluche Dec 16, 2010 @ 6:58 am | delete
    The bleeding heart are beautiful flowers, didn't know you could have them in shady spots. I knew hellebore was kinda toxic, but I thought it was only when ingested! Scary, you did well to rush to the doctor:(
  • janices7 Nov 9, 2010 @ 11:55 am | delete
    Great shade suggestions. I have also had great luck with astilbes here in my zone 4 climate. Have tons of hostas and bleeding hearts (in both pink and white) throughout the shaded areas in my garden and they have also always done well. Thanks for sharing!
  • awelldressedbullet Nov 7, 2010 @ 7:31 am | delete
    The back of our home is all shade, so I planted Lily of the Valley one year, along with some Hosta, the Lilly did well but overtook the Hosta. Of course, me being me, about 3 or 4 years later, I ripped it all out LOL - Kathy
  • lizziebeth Sep 29, 2010 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    I think you are very smart and definitely NOT a birdbrain. That was a really scary story about the Hellebore plant. My favorites here are the Forget-me-not and the Periwinkle. Thanks for sharing these with us! And glad you are now OK after the Hellebore scare.
  • Gloriousconfusion Sep 30, 2010 @ 6:14 pm | delete
    Yes, I still grow posonous plants or plants with poisonous parts, but I am a lot more careful about skin contact now - the hellebore "burning" was caused by prolonged contact with the sap within the seed heads, about twenty minutes or more, when I was popping the pods and gathering the seeds, taking my time and dreaming about other tings.
  • Contrice Jul 11, 2010 @ 7:11 am | delete
    My mom really needs this lens...so I told her to take a look! lol
  • james Jul 10, 2010 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    oops my comment disapeared! I love bleeding hearts
  • LKW31 Jul 5, 2010 @ 11:38 am | delete
    I have a small garden in almost constant deep shade (thank's to nest doors tree, the bane of my life) so this was really interesting reading as I have a few more ideas on what to plant for next year. The Hellebore story is scary, I have a Christmas Rose and will wear gloves when I collect the seeds!! Great lens!
  • Gloriousconfusion Jun 3, 2010 @ 7:52 am | delete
    Thank you for all your nice comments, including lensrolling, blessing with stardust, tweeting, and useful hints about other plants which grow in the shade
  • burgessvillian May 8, 2010 @ 4:11 am | delete
    Great lens. I lensrolled it.
  • JenniferAkers Apr 19, 2010 @ 7:42 am | delete
    My mom had a green thumb, which I didn't inherit. I love plants, flowers, and have considered starting a vegetable garden. I love your advice on this lens - complete with beginner's help warnings, photos, and recommendations. Thank you! I tweeted your poll, too. :)
  • skiesgreen Apr 15, 2010 @ 11:41 pm | delete
    I have returned to bless this lens and to feature it on Sprinkled with Stardust. Well done

    Norma
  • Irenemaria Apr 14, 2010 @ 3:19 am | delete
    Such a lovely lens! I apreciate all the names too since I did not know them before. Swedish has other names for most of these flowers.
  • BarbRad Mar 28, 2010 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    I've always loved primroses, which were recommended when I lived in Ventura County, CA, for the shade. I don't have mush shade where I live now. I understand the begonias do well in shade.
  • BigGirlBlue Mar 10, 2010 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    I absolutely love the the bleeding hearts in the shade and have had such wonderful luck with them. Numerous times I've accidentally broken off a branch and just stuck it in the ground and forgotten about only to have a new plant come up the next year.

    I've really gotten into hostas the last few years too.
  • Tipi Mar 1, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    Wonderful plants to grow in the shade. I love gardening and am always looking for new idea. This lens has been very helpful and is a great reference. ~ Thanks so much for sending a friend over to my orbs lens, nice site maya has. ~ Best wishes to you Wendy!
    Susie
  • greenspirit Mar 1, 2010 @ 5:13 am | delete
    I agree with your choices. As a garden designer I am always being asked for plants that do well in dry shade...I also use Box, Dryopteris erythrosora and Asplenium scolopendrium, Iris foetidissima and various Epimediums.
  • TheGreenerMe Feb 28, 2010 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    Thank you sharing this knowledge, this is really helpful! I don't have all that many plants right now because we have little space to grow, but this lens will definitely come in useful down the road. The area I live in has dense pine tree cover, so it's largely shade.
  • Mickie_G Feb 17, 2010 @ 9:49 am | delete
    I love impatiens. I used to try and plant just one color, but found that I love mixing shades. It is so joyous to see those blooms in the shady recesses of my yard!
  • Gloriousconfusion Feb 16, 2010 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    Two of you have mentioned hosta. I really ought to add that one, as I love them, but firstly it will then no longer be "ten plants" (not much of a problem really, as I'm not a conformist); and secondly although I am successfully now growing some in giant flower pots, in the past I have spent lots of money on them, only to have them eaten by slugs within a couple of days. I even somewhat hesitantly bought some which the mail order catalogue stated were "slug resistant" - all I can say is: well they didn't resist my slugs.

    Thanks for all your lovely comments.
  • partybuzz Feb 16, 2010 @ 10:20 am | delete
    Thanks for some new ideas. Since I live in the woods, I need shade loving plants! Another one is the Hosta. It grows well in shade. I'm lensrolling you to my Watch My Hosta Grow lens. :-)
  • skiesgreen Feb 13, 2010 @ 3:45 pm | delete
    Very informative lens and lots of good advice. I am always careful in the garden and wear gloves at all times, unless I am sure there is danger. That was a horrendous experience with your fingers. Well done and top marks. Have lensrolled it to Save Planet Earth

    Norma
  • AppalachianCountry Feb 1, 2010 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    Informative and interesting lens. 5*
  • whitemoss Jan 29, 2010 @ 7:37 am | delete
    A very useful lens, and beautiful too! I find Hosta do well in the shade, but slugs love them too! 5* lens.
  • ---Chazz Jan 26, 2010 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    Hi. Returning the visit and so glad I did. This is a Great lens - as someone who has a mostly-shade garden I can relate! A great site for info on shade and all other plants is DavesGarden.com. I already grow all of the ones you mentioned plus shade-loving ferns and hostas too. 5 star lens!
  • ottoblotto Jan 25, 2010 @ 8:11 am | delete
    I have good results with Nandinas in shade. I will have to try some of your suggestions!!!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jan 14, 2010 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    I'm expanding my hummingbird garden to include a nearby tree. I want to plant some bleeding hearts but I wasn't sure what else. Thanks for the tips.
  • susannaduffy Jan 7, 2010 @ 5:54 am | delete
    If I had any shade in my back garden I would love to grow some hydrangeas but it's far too sunny to do so. As for digging up the lawn, we can't afford to waste the water on grass - it's all vegetables, cassava, corn, yams and lots of salad greens.
  • d-artist Jan 1, 2010 @ 10:30 am | delete
    I have a shade yard, where the grass won't grow but the moss does...actually very pretty...I have most of the plants mentioned and a couple I will try...thanks for sharing...5*
  • EverythingMouse Dec 7, 2009 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    I am looking for shade tolerant plants at the moment as I am changing over to a garden which needs a lot less water.
  • sandralynnsparks Nov 24, 2009 @ 5:50 pm | delete
    Ummm....your Solomon's Seal looks like a magic plant from Hogwarts! ;)

    The Amazon module is not working. Let us know if you need any help!
  • Gloriousconfusion Dec 7, 2009 @ 5:14 pm | delete
    Ha;; Sandra

    Thanks for your comments. I think the Amazon module is OK now, don't know what happened there.
    Diana
  • lakshyaa Nov 24, 2009 @ 2:35 am | delete
    Nice lens. It was an interesting read!

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