Evergreen Shrubs For Pots In Shade
11 great shade plants for container gardens.
Evergreen shrubs for pots in shade. Green mountain buxus golden creeping jenny lysimachia nummularia. Evergreen shrubs for shade different plants tolerate shade to varying degrees so you want to avoid planting sun loving plants in sheltered cold spots as they will not thrive can become stretched elongated and limp and even die as they struggle to find light. The spruce catherine song shrubs that grow in shade are a diverse lot. Golden sword yucca filamentosa low maintenance container shrub.
Its leaves have white margins and grayish green centers and the bright red stems shine in winter particularly if given an evergreen backdrop. Rice cactus rhipsalis cereuscula with lushly drooping pencil thin stems in delicate segments this tropical succulent is a wonderful and. These gorgeous shade plants will invigorate your container garden. Low maintenance shade plants for pots new guinea impatiens impatiens hawkeri beautiful shade plant english ivy hedera helix asparagus fern asparagus densiflorus gorgeous container plant sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas tuberous begonias begonia plant for shade coral bells heuchera.
Fuchsia fuchsia spp torenia torenia fournieri coral bells heuchera species and hybrids begonias. Silver falls dichondra dichondra argentea silver falls coleus solenostemon. Some evergreens for shade include. Box buxus sempervirens is a bushy upright shrub or small tree with small glossy dark.
Aucuba boxwood hemlock canada and carolina varieties leucothoe coast and drooping species dwarf bamboo dwarf chinese holly dwarf nandina arborvitae emerald globe and techny varieties fetterbush yew hicks japanese and taunton types indian hawthorn. Coleus plectranthus scutellarioides milan krstic getty images. Place this shrub in full sun to half shade and watch out for an attack by japanese beetles in summer another shrub that performs nicely in a container is variegated red twig dogwood cornus alba elegantissima zones 2 8. Skimmia japonica rubella brazilian fuchsia daphne x transatlantica pink fragrance choisya ternata nandina.
Coleus is one of the best known of all shade plants for good reason almost. These bushes can provide color and interest to a drab nook in your yard. Ranging from short bushes to tall hedges these include both evergreen and deciduous plants. Five evergreen plants for shade.
Strawberry tree arbutus unedo is a small attractive evergreen tree with bell shaped flowers and pretty red fruits in autumn.