This corner of our house faces east, it gets some morning sun but then it’s shaded the rest of the day.
I’d like to start planting something in the area I outlined, but I need suggestions of some good shade-tolerant natives.
by fileknotfound
This corner of our house faces east, it gets some morning sun but then it’s shaded the rest of the day.
I’d like to start planting something in the area I outlined, but I need suggestions of some good shade-tolerant natives.
by fileknotfound
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Cornus sericea would look dope.
Rhododendrons like some shade. So do hostas. Some daylillies and iris can handle some shade.
Those windows in the corner making me crosseyed
Whitewood aster, brown eyed Susan, purple mistflower, cardinal flower and great blue lobelia if you get enough moisture
Zone 7b really doesn’t help with native plants. 7b where?
Is this an area you spend time in? If not, I’d focus on shrubs and ferns, things that don’t require any maintenance. Missouri Botanical Garden has a great plant finder for natives.
If you’re in CT consider
phlox divericata (blue woodland phlox) near downspouts
tiarella cordifolia (foam flower)
Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)
solidago caesia (blue goldenrod)
And some woodland sedges mixed in
7b in what state?
Make it bigger and you can have some different height layers like taller shrubs, ferns, and some groundcover/flowers surrounding
ETA: sorry I’m only familiar with PNW natives so that’s all I can suggest
7b is my zone too and a morning sun afternoon shade spot near my foundation I have oak leaf hydrangea and blue false indigo doing really nicely. Also have a trellis with a native coral honeysuckle