Salvia splendens grow well in partial shade, the dwarf varieties are a better option, here is mine blooming in a shadier location:

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I have grown Salsa series successfully, this one is Salsa Scarlet Bicolor.

Izhat

hey again al ...

with your legal background.. you should appreciate that the words mean everything ....

as such.. PARTIAL SHADE really gives us no info ...

if you were to more specifically define said sun .. then we would be in a better position to make suggestions ...

part shade ... can be a dark grotto with 10 minutes of sun.. to 4 hours of sun.. since 8 hours is usually considered full sun ...

that plus what hours of sun actually hit the plant .... sun at noon is much more intense than the hours of dawn or dusk ..

sooooo your honor.. please define.. the situation ...

the standard list of impatiens ... some begonia ... rose champion [lynchis] .... johnny jump ups ... some sedum ... columbine [perenial/bienniel] ... and a bunch of woodland natives..

ken

Hi Ken. To be honest, I'm not sure exactly how much sun it does get. I have a privacy fence, and I landscape on the other side of it. Knowing how the sun does rise each morning there, I'd estimate it gets approximately one to two hours of early morning sun. What grows there already are some that you mentioned; Shasta Daisies, Rudbeckia lacinata, Hostas, Ferns, Rose of Sharon, Bearded Irises, Bleeding Heart, Sedum, Candytuft, Flag Irises, Daylilies, Zinnias, Sundrops, and Columbines.

I never would have thought the Zinnias would do as well as they did back there, but they do. That's why when they say "full sun" for some things, I was curious as to what others have grown that really don't get full sun. Now, my Black-eyed Susans hated it back there, so I had to move them. I'm just not thrilled with the Sedum (plus a few others) and want to get rid of it, but I'd like to replace it with an annual(s), as they provide more color throughout the summer. I have a lot of green back there and need more color. :) Thank you for your help. Sorry for the vagueness, but it wasn't intentional. I just wasn't sure of how much shade versus sun it got. :)

Izhat - I do have a few Salvias I plan on starting indoors, so perhaps one of those I could place back there. Maybe even my Yvonne's Salvia since it gets tall. Thanks!

This picture was taken around noon or so....

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Part-shade: The following do well in at least 4 hours sun:
* Impatiens
* New Guinea impatiens (more sun is better, but not scorching hot sun)
* Browallia
* Heliotrope
* Torenia
* Begonia
* Tuberous begonia
* Geranium (possibly - but need at least 4 hours, more is better)

I'm sure there's more but I'm blanking out.

Keep in mind that even though you may THINK that there isn't a lot of light reaching the plants because of the fence, the light may be reflected light (and is still light) - so there may be more than you think. If the zinnias are doing that well in that location, it is definitely not "shady", although it is obviously shady enough that the fern isn't frying/plants are shielded from hot, scorching sun.

Part-shade is great because often can grow sun plants as well as shade plants, as evidenced by the photo above. :0)

Yes, it must get some sun. And as you can see, the Lacinata is getting sun from being so tall. Now, being that it's in my alleyway, I don't stand out there all day, or different parts of the day, to analyze how much sun it does get and what plants are getting more sun than others. I was just amazed that my Zinnias did so well while my Black-eyed Susans didn't, which both require full sun. Or so I thought. Which is why I wanted to see what others had actually grown in part shade and not full sun, to see what actually will work with those lighting conditions.

I'm hoping to have more "scientific" results someday without camping out back there. My neighbors will think I've flipped my lid if I do that. But they do all compliment me on how nice it looks compared to what everyone else does, which is nothing. So I like to keep it looking tidy and pretty.

Thanks so much for the list you gave. I'm going to be growing some Geraniums, so I think I'll plant two back there and see how they do. I forgot about the Impatiens. I did grow the Touch Me Nots back there, but they re-seed profusely and tend to take over. :)

Now, here's the other end of the fence, and you can see the grass gets sun up high and even the Daylilies have a bit of sun. So it must reach the plants somewhat, like you said.
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I do appreciate everyone's help. Thank you so much!
Alicia

personally .. i would not call that fence shade at all ...
and would not choose my plants based on such ...

if you have to stand there.. at noon.. and squint.. then there is enough ambient light .... to support just about anything ....

the daylily, pink sedum would support this theory ...

but.. there is just enough shade.. to support the fern ... which is usually a water issue .... as it will toast in full sun ...

try anything your little heart desires.. and i will bet.. a shiny penny .. that you will be hard pressed to find 1 in a hundred plants that will not perform due to lack of sun .....

i would also .. get rid of the grass .. dig down.. at the driveway .. about 3 inches.. and then add a nice mulch cover all the way to the fence .... you dig.. to keep the mulch off the drive ....

here is another way to think of it ... a greenhouse is covered with plastic .... that plastic.. in effect.. reduces the impact of direct sun ... so babe seedlings ... can survive ... and that is how they start all seeds.. shade or sun .... it is bright as heck in there.. but still muted... i see little difference in your situation.. it is incredibly bright yet its impact reduced ..

knock yourself out.. experiment with whatever excites you .... i suspect that whatever fails.. will be due to lack of light .... i will wait for you report back and blame me .. i will keep that shiny penny handy .... lol ...

ken

Thanks, Ken. I'm going to do just that; try anything my heart desires! :) I'd love to add more color back there, which the annuals offer that all summer. I love my perennials, but they have their own bloom time and then call it quits.

I will experiment this summer and see what works there. I won't make you give up that shiny penny, though, if some things don't work out. There's always the next summer to try something else in its place. :)

Thanks so much for your help.
Alicia

You can tell I have been kept home by bad roads for a couple of days. I have time to respond to posts all over the place!

How about Tinantia erecta? It is a lovely and refined annual option (actually tender perennial) for partial shade. I have it on the periphery of the canopy of a very large White Pine where it gets glancing sun for a couple of hours a day.
I tried to post a link to a photo from my garden that I posted on another site, but GW rejected it as spam.

If you look it up and decide you want to try it I did save a few seeds you can have.
Alana