6 MUST-HAVE, SPRING-BLOOMING PERENNIALS FOR SHADE
Shade can be tricky. Especially if you’re looking for more than foliage. These pretty perennials really are made in the shade.
It’s nice to have a little diversity and color in shady spots. This list includes six perennials—and multiple varieties—that thrive in six hours or less of sun per day.
Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra)
- Alba
- Gold Heart
- Spectabilis
- Valentine
Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium)
- Purple Rain
- Stairway to Heaven
Lenten Rose (Helleborus)
- Blushing Bridesmaid
- French Kiss
- Maid of Honor
- Romantic Getaway
- Rome in Red
Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
- Pink-a-Blue
- Pretty in Pink
- Spot On
Spiderwort (Tradescantia)
- Amethyst Kiss
Woodland Phlox
- Blue Moon
- Woodlander Lilac
- Woodlander Rose
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- PHLOX WOODLANDER LILAC
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- PHLOX WOODLANDER ROSE
The people of Bedner’s Farm & Greenhouse are here to inspire future plant people. We care about the vast benefits to our environment, health and quality of life, and would love to share it all with you. Please ask if you have any questions on how to plant and care for your shade perennials. We’d be thrilled to help if you need us.
Melanie has been with the family garden center business since 1999, gaining hands-on experience in nearly every aspect–from cashiering and greenhouse production to bookkeeping, perennial buying, marketing, and store management. Now serving as Finance and Marketing Director, she combines her expertise with a passion for growing the business. She and her husband, Russ, have loved seeing how plants, gardening, and beautiful landscapes bring joy to our community.
