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Low growing shade tolerant flowering perennials.

MisterBoyMisterBoy Posts: 52
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I planted this new border last year with Bellis and aubretia. You can see fairly clearly where the shade line is towards the far (top) end. A couple of things hanging on but clearly not well suited.

It's decent soil but gets very little direct sun. Any recommendations for something that will tolerate it? Ideally flowering but crucially to fill the space.



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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    If you can work some organic matter into the soil you could try hardy geraniums such as Russell Prichard or Mavis Simpson with pulmonaria and/or brunnera for earlier flowers in spring.  
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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    edited July 2020
    Geranium cantabrigiense, Geranium nodosum 'Silverwood' (can cope with very dry shade). Polypodium vulgare and Asplenium scolopendrium are very pretty little evergreen ferns that look nice with hardy geraniums (and are extremely tough).
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  • TackTack Posts: 1,367
    edited July 2020
    The things I have doing well in pretty deep shade are Ajuga reptans, Pulmonaria, Acanthus Mollis, various primulas, vinca minor, hellebore and ferns
  • HelixHelix Posts: 631
    Geranium macrorhizum is my favorite for those sorts of spots.  Neat and relaible. 
  • PianoplayerPianoplayer Posts: 624
    Another vote for geranium and evergreen ferns. I have Tiarella (Spring Symphony) in a very shaded spot and it is doing really well - masses of flowers for months now.
  • copaji9056copaji9056 Posts: 4
    Polystichum polyblepharum is a great evergreen fern for shade.

    For (admittedly tiny, but captivating) flowers in early spring, you could try an epimedium.

    https://www.edrom-nurseries.co.uk/shop/pc/Epimedium-c20.htm


  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Heuchera.
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  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    I have fuchsia that flower very well and how about shrubby clematis. Valerie 
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    Epimediums are great for shade dainty pretty flowers.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    Another vote here for Epimediums, also Pachysandra.  Geranium nodosum Svelte Lilac is beautiful and Clos du Coudray is another lovely cultivar.  Cyclamens too, and perhaps some Winter Aconites.

    Dryopteris erythrosora and Cyrtomium fortunei are two more wonderful evergreen ferns.
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