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Plants to give colour in a very shady place

Graham BlowersGraham Blowers Posts: 4
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I have a wall on my patio which faces North so it doesn't get much sun. Maybe first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening during the summer months.

I have some ornaments, but I would like to have some wall pots or baskets to give it more colour.

Which plants, flowers etc. would be good to use

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546

    There are a few evergreen things - try small types of ivy or euonymus that have variegated foliage for both colour and lightness. I have a similar situation and have found that Nicotiana does well (and adds perfume) and for wall baskets mimulus will trail over the edges and give some colour.  There are various seed mixes available for both or you may find some at garden centres. I also had success with a nemesia (caerulea, with blue flowers) but haven't tried other varieties to see if they will be the same. For this time of year there are primroses, polyanthus or other kinds of primula in all shades of colour.

  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190

    I have hellebores and anemones against the North wall of my house, and they are both happy there. The only sun is on summer evenings.

  • A FuchsiaA Fuchsia Posts: 18

    I've grown trailing fuchsias, trailing begonias and busy lizzies in hanging baskets on my north facing wall of the back of my house. They seem to be plants which are happy in some shade.

  • 4390evans4390evans Posts: 34

    Foxgloves, corn flowers, begonia, ivy, perriwinkle, varigated hostas, choysia, clematis montana, camelias, gentina, muscari, galanthus, bleeding heart.....

     

    There is quite a few but its more what your soil is like I think, it must have good drainage image

  • 4390evans4390evans Posts: 34

    Oh yeah and tulips... apparently they last longer hen planted in a bit shade. I am trying this out this year 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I think the OP is looking for plants suitable for  planters and  baskets on the wall as opposed to a north facing border with a wall behind image

     

    I've used Carexes in those wall baskets  - oshimensis Evergold is particularly good. I teamed it with a small variegated ivy which I wove through the wires to give better coverage. Just don't let them get dried out - wind can be more drying than sun so always keep an eye on them Graham image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Graham BlowersGraham Blowers Posts: 4

    Thanks for all your responses

     

    Graham

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