While talking to my friend Jayme, she mentioned that she really has a hard time with a few pots that live underneath the overhang of her home, and thus are in a very dry, shady spot. Inspired by Jayme’s dilemma, I thought I would come up with a few ideas for those of you who also have shady garden spots.
A. Foxglove (Digitalis) ‘Sliver Fox’ – Bred to be compact enough for containers, this foxglove has white to pale pink flowers and foliage tinted silver. Each plant sends up 3 or 4 flowering stems, laden with hooded 1- to 2-inch blooms. (24 inches tall; part shade; zone 4-8)
B. Dead Nettle (Lamium) ‘White Nancy’ – Lamiums are one of my favorite spillers. The form nice cascading clouds of of variegated foliage that spills gracefully over the side of the pot.
C. Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla) ‘Thriller’ – Billowing heads of soft yellow green star-shaped flowers and soft, light green, fuzzy leaves that hold droplets of dew that glisten in the sun. (12 inch mounds; part shade; zones 3-8)
I’m going to post some more ideas later this week, but in the meantime, check out out these previous posts on container gardening in the shade:
- Indoor/Shade Container Featuring Foxtail Ferns
- Step-By-Step Tips for Creating a Container Garden on a Shady Balcony
- Made in the Shade – A Container Idea for Bright Shade
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Fern, great choices! I think they’d look lovely together and you are right that they’d do well in dry (-ish) shade.
I planted some lamium under my hibiscus, and it is like the caterpillar buffet. Pretty chewed up. Have you had any pests in your lamium? I sprayed it once, and it controlled the problem for a time, but I haven’t kept up regular maintenance against the caterpillars (which are small, green, look like what apppears on my basil also) — I’m sort of not into high maintenance underplantings, and a little disappointed that the lamium appears to need regular pest control.
combining plants is so inspiring and creative iespesialy like your combinations fern
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