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Bushes and perennials for shady areas
Posted on 2/13/19 at 10:54 am
Posted on 2/13/19 at 10:54 am
I'll be pulling up the existing crap and starting from scratch on the landscaping in the front of my home soon but it's quite shady from nearby trees for most of each day.
I'm not sure what's there now but the bushes don't flower and their leaves are sort of greenish purple. They're ugly and my wife and I want them gone and replaced with something else that will provide more color.
What can I replace them with? I need something that I can plant once and just maintain. We don't want anything that we'll have to replant every year.
We love knockout roses, azaleas, gardenias, and magnolia trees but obviously none of those will thrive well in a shady environment.
What should we look at?
I'm not sure what's there now but the bushes don't flower and their leaves are sort of greenish purple. They're ugly and my wife and I want them gone and replaced with something else that will provide more color.
What can I replace them with? I need something that I can plant once and just maintain. We don't want anything that we'll have to replant every year.
We love knockout roses, azaleas, gardenias, and magnolia trees but obviously none of those will thrive well in a shady environment.
What should we look at?
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Posted on 2/13/19 at 10:59 am to TDsngumbo
wax myrtle
Posted on 2/13/19 at 11:02 am to cgrand
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wax myrtle
I don't want to be destroyed by wasps (am I doing it right, AlxTiger?).
Seriously though, we have lots of that in the back yard and those grow too fast to maintain in the front of the house. Plus, we want something with more color.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 11:05 am to TDsngumbo
I'm waiting replies for this same concern. I have building shade on the front of my house and need something that looks good, not just hostas and ferns.
I have 2 blue hydrangeas that have done wonderful. I staggered them with white hydrangeas for a color effect and they have struggled. May just have to go all blue.
I have 2 blue hydrangeas that have done wonderful. I staggered them with white hydrangeas for a color effect and they have struggled. May just have to go all blue.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 11:50 am to cgrand
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cgrand
This guy gets it!
Posted on 2/13/19 at 11:52 am to TDsngumbo
Privet
but really look at a Pineapple Guava
but really look at a Pineapple Guava
Posted on 2/13/19 at 11:54 am to sodcutterjones
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I have 2 blue hydrangeas that have done wonderful. I staggered them with white hydrangeas for a color effect and they have struggled. May just have to go all blue.
the color of the flower is determined by the PH of the soil, you can change it by adding iron (rusty nails) or sulpher to the soil
Posted on 2/13/19 at 12:04 pm to Tigerpaw123
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color of the flower is determined by the PH of the soil
That is normally only true for the blue or pink ones. White stay white no matter the PH.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 12:17 pm to TDsngumbo
Look up Brunfelsia commonly called Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Also look at Mahonia- Soft Caress. Where are you at? What planting zone?
Posted on 2/13/19 at 12:37 pm to TDsngumbo
Holly
Japanese Fatsia
Carolina Rhododendron
Japanese Fatsia
Carolina Rhododendron
Posted on 2/13/19 at 12:47 pm to TDsngumbo
If you are going for a tropical look, there are a couple varieties of dwarf Philodendron that should work as well.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 12:59 pm to convertedtiger
I'm in zone 9. South LA
Posted on 2/13/19 at 1:12 pm to TDsngumbo
Hostas do well in the shade.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 4:33 pm to TDsngumbo
camellia sasanqua
Posted on 2/13/19 at 6:44 pm to TDsngumbo
Azaleas will grow ok in partial shade. Sasanqua camellias do well in the shade as well as hydrangeas. All are very low maintenance.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 7:25 pm to TDsngumbo
barbados cherry
Posted on 2/13/19 at 10:13 pm to TDsngumbo
Camellia Sasanqua, (shi shis are a dwarf variety and will get about 3' tall, pink snow and snow on the mountain are upright growers and will get about 8' tall if you let them).
George Tabor and GG Gerbing azaleas grow fast and tolerate the shade well
Ligularia (leopard plant) offers a cool texture and a yellow flower
Dwarf variegated ginger has a cool flower and leaves provides color even when its not flowering
Soft Caress Mahonia - cool texture and nice yellow flower
Holly Fern - looks good in a mass, dark green
Autumn Fern - looks good in a mass, light green
Liriope - nice purple flowers occasionally and hardy as f*ck
Hope this helps
George Tabor and GG Gerbing azaleas grow fast and tolerate the shade well
Ligularia (leopard plant) offers a cool texture and a yellow flower
Dwarf variegated ginger has a cool flower and leaves provides color even when its not flowering
Soft Caress Mahonia - cool texture and nice yellow flower
Holly Fern - looks good in a mass, dark green
Autumn Fern - looks good in a mass, light green
Liriope - nice purple flowers occasionally and hardy as f*ck
Hope this helps
Posted on 2/14/19 at 12:19 pm to THE Q BOI
Thanks. What do y'all think about japanese boxwood? I am seeing mixed info online about its shade tolerance. Can I get away with planting it in more shade than sun? There are trees overhead providing the shade but to be fair, it's not pure shade as there are peeks of sun here and there.
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