GreenlyFlowers for shade
Astilbe, Bleeding heart, Busy Lizzie, Columbine, Foxglove, Fuchsia, Hellebore, Heuchera, Hosta, Hydrangea, Pansy, Primrose, Snowdrop and Tuberous Begonia: their cards give partial shade or shade as their light.
Astilbeperennial · Flowering lasts: 30 days
Bleeding heartperennial · Flowering lasts: 30 days
Busy Lizziegrown for one season · Flowering lasts: 120 days
Columbineperennial · Flowering lasts: 45 days
Foxglovegrown for one season · Flowering lasts: 45 days
Fuchsiaperennial · Flowering lasts: 120 days
Helleboreperennial · Flowering lasts: 63 days
Heucheraperennial · Flowering lasts: 60 days
Hostaperennial · Flowering lasts: 30 days
Hydrangeaperennial · Flowering lasts: 60 days
Pansygrown for one season · Flowering lasts: 90 days.jpg/330px-Primrose_(Primula_vulgaris).jpg)
Primroseperennial · Flowering lasts: 60 days
Snowdropperennial · Flowering lasts: 28 days
Tuberous Begoniagrown for one season · Flowering lasts: 90 days
Care at a glance
| Plant | Life span | Started as | Planting season | First flowers | Flowering lasts | Frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astilbe | perennial | divisions | spring | 78 days after growth starts | 30 days | tolerates light frost |
| Bleeding heart | perennial | divisions | spring | 31 days after growth starts | 30 days | tolerates light frost |
| Busy Lizzie | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 76 days after the shoots appear | 120 days | does not tolerate frost |
| Columbine | perennial | young plants from a nursery | spring | 61 days after growth starts | 45 days | tolerates light frost |
| Foxglove | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 440 days after the shoots appear | 45 days | tolerates light frost |
| Fuchsia | perennial | young plants from a nursery | spring | 49 days after growth starts | 120 days | does not tolerate frost |
| Hellebore | perennial | young plants from a nursery | autumn | 151 days after growth starts | 63 days | tolerates light frost |
| Heuchera | perennial | divisions | spring | 78 days after growth starts | 60 days | tolerates light frost |
| Hosta | perennial | divisions | spring | 108 days after growth starts | 30 days | tolerates light frost |
| Hydrangea | perennial | young plants from a nursery | spring | 80 days after growth starts | 60 days | tolerates light frost |
| Pansy | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 56 days after the shoots appear | 90 days | tolerates light frost |
| Primrose | perennial | young plants from a nursery | spring | 7 days after growth starts | 60 days | tolerates light frost |
| Snowdrop | perennial | bulbs | autumn | 7 days after growth starts | 28 days | tolerates light frost |
| Tuberous Begonia | grown for one season | tubers | spring | 70 days after growth starts | 90 days | does not tolerate frost |
How this list is made
Chosen by the light in the card: partial shade or shade. Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.
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