Shade Loving Flowers and Plants

Shade does a wonderful job of keeping a home cool and protected from the hot summer sun, and sitting under the shade of a big tree on a carpet of cool green grass is comforting on a hot summer the cover of big shade trees, but sometimes those with too much shade find it difficult to grow specific plants in their yards. There are beautiful plants that grow very well in shade, and many of these plants actually require shade in order to thrive. If your yard is shrouded in shade, consider the following shade loving plants, and create a colorful shady haven that you’ll love and appreciate all year long.

Bleeding Hearts

These old-fashioned flowers can often be seen growing wild along roadsides in certain areas of the United States, but anyone with a shady yard in zones two through nine can enjoy these shade loving perennial flowers. These flowers are called bleeding hearts because their flowers resemble hearts with flowing white tears that hang in rows from narrow stems. Bleeding hearts are simply beautiful, and they look stunning when paired with lacy green ferns or hostas. Bleeding hearts reach a maximum height of approximately three feet, and they make wonderful cut flowers. Those will full shade will enjoy these colorful pink and white flowers.

Crested Lady Ferns

Ferns are beautiful lush green plants that thrive in the shade. Those with full shade will appreciate having lacy green ferns adorning their yard. The crested lady fern is especially beautiful. This shade loving plant has fonds that grow to a maximum height of approximately two ½ feet, and they spread to a width of about two feet. These beautiful ferns are great to use as a border or backdrop for lily-of-the-valley or other low-growing flowers, and they do very well in shady rock gardens. The crested lady fern can also be potted and placed in a shady location in zones two through nine.

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