What is a Good Shrub For Shade?
Shade is very important to landscape gardening. When you are landscaping your yard or planting your flower garden you want everything to be in the right place and easy to see. We do not want our beautiful flower garden to be surrounded by an overgrown shrub with sharp leaves and a deep rind. This is a great place for the birds to roost and lay their eggs. But if you do not have a shade option in your landscape design plans, here are some of the many types of flowers that will make a nice replacement.
We have already mentioned native flowers such as the Shasta Daisy. These native flowers also come in many colors, form several cultivars and are low maintenance. There are many different shrubs that can be used as a substitute for the Shasta Daisy. The Red Clover is another great plant that is low maintenance and will fill the same function that the Daisy does. Other flowers such as the Blue Chrysanthemum or the Bulrush will give the same type of blooms that the Blue Chrysanthemum gives, but they are a bit more tropical in their colors.
The most popular flower garden plant that is used as a shade tolerant plant is the California Poppy. There are a lot of different kinds of poppies, but the Shasta Poppy is the most popular of them. They are low maintenance and you can easily grow them from cuttings. Most of the time you can just give them water, and they should live for two years. The flowers are amazing. And if you get the plant from a nursery you can expect to pay around seven dollars for a pot.
If you are looking for a shade tolerant plant that is not a poppy, there are a few plants that will do the job. The most popular one today is the Bulrush. It is a pretty dark green plant, but it blooms in the spring and has wonderful flowers. The plant needs full sunlight to bloom, so you need to move it in a shady spot during the day, or give it some shading during the night.
One of the easiest plants to care for is theagus. The acacia tree is also shade tolerant and the rootstock can be planted from cuttings. Both of these plants are very easy to grow and there are actually quite a few varieties to choose from. The thing to remember is to make sure that the soil is well rotted before planting. Once the soil is rotted, the acacias and theagus have a tendency to break down. This is why it is important to make sure that the soil is ready before planting.
Of course, for shade loving plants you need to find something that will not grow too fast. Most flowering shrubs will grow quite quickly once they are established. However, there are some plants that are much more shade tolerant than the majority of the flowering plants. These are the plants that you want to look for. If the plant is listed as being hardy, it will tolerate some shade.
Some shade tolerant plants include the orchid, the cactus, the crabapple, the gladiolus, and the salvia. Some flowers will do well and some won’t, depending on the type of flower. For example, the orchid needs lots of sun, but if you try to grow it in the shade, it will die out. Many shade tolerant plants also come in a variety of colors.
When choosing what is a good plant for shade, keep in mind that you will need to give the plant plenty of nutrients to grow. Most flowering plants need nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium to grow. You will also need to feed the plant. Most often, organic fertilizers will work well, as long as you follow the fertilizer instructions on the container.