10 Plants & Flowers For a Shade Container Garden

Do you have a balcony or garden in the shade and you don’t know what to plant there? I’ve got you coverd! In this video I will show you 10 plants that do well in the shade and partial shade, i.e. with less than 4 hours of sun. I will show you ideas for trees, shrubs, climbing plants, perennials and some seasonal flowers!
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Hello everyone! Recently I shared with you  a list of 10 fruits and vegetables that you   can successfully grow even if your container garden is in the shade. Today I have another   list of ideas for you, but this time we  are going to talk about ornamental plants.

I want to share with you a list of  my top 10 favorite plants that I   grow in my own shady container garden  including: trees, shrubs, climbers,   herbaceous perennials, and some seasonal flowers. For each plant I’m going to tell you  what’s their suitable growing zone and  

A couple additional informations. But that  being said I do have specific video guides   on how to grow many of these plants  I’m about to mention in today’s video,   so if you need any additional informations  or specific care tips on how to grow them  

In pots don’t hesitate to check out my plant care guide playlist right after this video. Okay let’s start with some trees and shrubs first.  Number one Japanese maples. They are one of the   best trees for container gardens, cause they are short, slow growing and they are quite adaptable  

As well. They can be grown in zones 5 through 8 so that means the coldest winters this plant   can support outdoors in the ground are in zone 5 and then that upper limit that zone 8 means that   in warmer climates above zone 8 winters are just not cold enough for that plant to enter dormancy.

So if you have a shady garden, let’s say north facing, zero direct sunlight, I would opt for   green Japanese maples or variegated or something pale in color for example in my balcony I have   ‘Orange Dream” which is a green Japanese Maple and it does really well in full shade. And then  

If you have a couple of hours of sunlight I  would opt for those reds and purples because   they will color up better if they are exposed  to at least a little bit of sunlight. I have   a full guide on how to grow Japanese maples in containers so you know where to find it!

Number two Clematis. Clematis can  be grown in zone 4 through 9 and   they are climbing vines and they are  just such a beautiful diverse group   of plants. There’s Clematis for every  season and for every garden. Some can   be as small as 90cm others are as large as 8m there are even non-climbing Clematises,  

So more of a bush or shrub type climatis,  that are perfect for patio or balcony pots. Their flowers vary in size, in shape, in color  so I think that anyone can find a Clematis   that they like. If you have a full shade  garden north facing, zero direct sunlight,  

I would opt for cultivars of Clematis montana. I myself have a Clematis montana ‘Mayleen’. Then   also cultivars of Clematis macropetala would be suitable. And then if you have a couple   of hours of sunlight even a couple of hours of morning sunlight you can grow pretty much  

Any Clematis that you want. If you’re going to grow them in containers I would pick a container   that is at least 45 cm tall and wide and plant it in a water-retentive and rich poting mix. Number three, Hydrangeas. Hardiness zones for Hydrangeas range anywhere between Zone 4 and 9  

But it’s really important to just check the exact hydrangea that you want to buy, cause sometimes   that hardiness can vary depending on the type of the hydrangea. So for full shade gardens I   would recommend Hydrangea arborescense, which is the Annabelle type hydrangea and Annabelle  

And Incrediball, the improved Annabelle, they are pretty large shrubs. They can be grown in   containers but they’re pretty large so if you’re searching for something smaller then there’s a   beautiful series called Bellaragazza, it’s the smallest hydrangea arborescense in the world,  

They only grow 50 to 60 cm tall and wide.  I just picked one for my balcony last fall.   Then if you have a couple of hours of sunlight Hydrangea macrophylla, Hydrangea paniculata,   will grow really well as well. And there’s also that climbing Hydrangea that is a great option for  

North facing walls although I think it’s a little bit too large for containers because this is a   very large vine so maybe not the best option for containers but why not for a small urban garden. Number four Hellebore. Hellebores are beautiful evergreen perennials that bloom between winter  

And spring, some like Helleborus niger are very winter hardy down to zone 3 they bloom around   Christmas time, they have beautiful white flowers. Others like Helleborous orientalis or Helleborus   x hybridus they bloom more towards Spring. So if you need to add some winter interest to your  

Garden these are absolutely perfect. They can be grown in full shade and in partial shade. They go   dormant in summer but because they are evergreen you can still enjoy their beautiful foliage. They   grow really well in containers in my experience they don’t even like to be repotted and I’ve  

Grown the same Hellebores in the same pot for like 5 years and they are still going strong! Number five, Heucheras, Zone 4 -9 . Heucheras are semi-evergreen so that means they keep their   foliage during winter but in very cold climates or when winters are exceptionally harsh they can  

Indeed drop their leaves but they always grow back in the spring. I cannot imagine my shady   garden without colorful Heuchera leaves. We mostly grow them for their foliage and they   come in so many beautiful colors but they  also produce flowers early summer and those  

Tiny bell-shaped flowers attract pollinators in the shade. Which is really awesome because most   nectar rich plants grow in full sun and so it’s nice to have something that attracts pollinators   to a shady garden as well. Heucheras grow really well on their own but they also complement other  

Plants really well in compositions. And they grow pretty fast so every couple of years you   can divide them to have more plants. Also they are suitable for full shade, partial shade and   even for full sun. But for full sun I would  pick those that have darker colored leaves.

Number six, Brunnera zone 3 – 8. Brunneras are herbaceous perennials so that means they   diey down to the ground level in winter and  then they come back in the spring. And they   produce the most beautiful heart-shaped leaves and those cute forget-me-not like flowers that  

Are actually great as cut flowers and you can use them in small bouquets. There are many great   varieties to choose from if you like variegated foliage then Brunnera macrophylla ‘Variegata’   is a great option, it’s the one that I have. If  you prefer more silvery foliage than Jack Frost  

Or Looking Glass are great picks. Brunneras can be grown in full shade or in partial sun. Number seven are Ferns. What would  a shady garden be without a fern,   right? So there are so many beautiful options out there. Although their botanical names can  

Be a little bit tricky so please bear with me!  Some of my favorites are Dryopteris erythrosora,   which is a beautiful small fern with kind of  like orange-bronze leaves that turn more green   as they mature. Then another one Athyrium niponicum pictum, which is a silvery fern  

Also a great option or an evergreen fern called Polystichum polyblepharum hardy down to zone 6.   These are some of my favorites that I grow in my container garden but many more options out   there and outdoor, garden ferns are not  nearly as high maintenance as those that  

We grow indoors as house plants. As long as you plant them in water-retentive poting mix   that’s rich in organic matter, so add a whole bunch of compost or a whole bunch of humus,   a layer of mulch on top of that and then  there are pretty much no maintenance at all!

Okay so now let’s talk a little bit about  some flowers, some summer flowers. Bulous   lilies need as little as two to three hours of  morning sunlight in order to bloom. My terrace   is North-east facing and I grew all kinds of  Lilies. Lilium regale, speciosum, Oriental,  

Asiatic, martagon, all… and they all grow really well with only two to three hours of morning   sunlight. They are also pretty winter hardy so you can overwinter them in your containers outdoors   if you want to keep them as perennials which I highly recommend that you do because then each  

Year they come back even more beautiful than the year before. So many varieties to choose from,   if you want to enjoy their blooms this summer make sure to plant them right now in the spring! Number nine Begonias, bulbous Begonias are also great perennial options and unlike  

Lilies that bloom for only couple of weeks  Begonias, if you plant them early spring   you will be able to enjoy their blooms from  early summer all the way until first frost,   they bloom non-stop throughout summer. There are so many gorgeous ones to choose from and  

They don’t need a lot of space to grow, so  you can plant them in a small balcony or   patio container or you can plant them in some summer compositions. And then again you can   keep them from year to year, if you live in a  warmer climate you can overwinter them outside,  

If you live in a colder climate you can dig  them up and store the bulbs over winter. And number 10 Caladiums. If you want to add some little extra exotic touch to your garden plant   some Caladiums. Their foliage is absolutely stunning, they grow really well in full shade  

And in partial shade and they are also great as house plants. And depending on where you live   they can get a little bit pricey so I always  recommend growing them yourself from tubers,   so you will start the tubers early indoors  sometime in March or at the beginning of April,  

The tubers are prone to rot so water them  sparingly and then once the temperatures are   consistently above 10° C you can transplant them into your garden and enjoy them during   the summer season and then by the end of the season you can keep the corms store them over  

Winter and plant them again next year. Okay so here it is my list of 10 beautiful and colorful   plants for shady container gardens please share in the comment section what do you grow in your   shady container garden I’m really curious to know! So hope that you found some new ideas in  

Today’s video thanks so much for watching  and we’ll see each other in the next one!