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Tender tropical plants for shade...... overwinter etc. ........

flowersandthings

22 years ago

Alright well..... getting desperate for some interest in the shade garden..... sun garden is laughing at it...... :) :0 :) ....... I don't normally fuss with tender plants but are there any tender plants I could overwinter bulb etc. that would thrive in shade..... to my mind lots of tropical jungle plants thrive in shade...... I know caladiums do well and begonias...... not hardy ones I mean...... the begonias...... anything else ??????

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mark_pasadena
22 years ago
flowersandthings,

Assuming you've the space to overwinter large plants, brugmansia (angel's trumpet) and datura (devil's trumpet) would work and look nice. Check the brug forum for information on how to do this and for more information on these plants. Also, don't forget that house plants such as spider plants, crotons and dracena are tropicals as well.

Other plants that perform well for me in the shade are hydrangeas, heliotrope and aaaleas. Also impatiens and coleus like shade.

Supposedly birds of paradise are a shade plant, I've three in the backyard that are in full-sun and that do well.

There are several books out on shade gardening, browse the gardening of your local bookstores for them, and I'm sure you find lots of ideas.

Hope this helps,
Mark
flowersandthings
Original Author
22 years ago
I was thinking of bird of paradise .......
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