In the gardens of any summer cottage or house, there is no definite hit of sunlight. It so happens that the whole garden or vegetable garden is in the shade, or vice versa - in the sun. Large fruit trees such as apple trees, pears, plums, vineyards, etc. can create shade in the garden. They mainly create shade in the lower tier. And any gardener wants beautiful greens to grow in these places too - and there practically nothing grows.
In such cases, only shade-loving flowers or plants, be they perennial or annual, can help out. They can grow even in places with a lack of sunlight.
Shade-tolerant flowers and plants for the garden are those that also love the sunshine color, but they only need about six hours in the morning or afternoon. But long flowering can not be expected.
Shade-loving plants love grow in nookswhere the sun is practically absent. They differ from other plants in the rich green color of the leaves.
Shade-loving flowers for the garden
There are many varieties of shade-loving flowers that can be safely planted in a shady area of a garden or vegetable garden. In hot weather, it will be very pleasant to relax in the shade, where shade-loving flowers have blossomed.
For nature, any weather is a manifestation of love for the earth, therefore there are many colors, including shade-loving and shade-tolerant ones. Thanks to these colors, the garden area can be decorated under any tree, near the house on the north side or under the crown of a large tree.
Shade-loving flowers - species
Several types popular shade-loving colors for garden:
- anemone oak (anemone) - "messenger of spring". It blooms for 20 days - from April to the end of May (depending on planting it in the ground);
- lily of the valley (goes well in planting with anemones);
- large astrantia - perennial plant (its height is from 40 cm to 1 m, flower up to 5 cm);
- crested hollow - flowering occurs from the beginning of spring;
- the dicenter - they reach up to 1 m in height, flowering begins in May and ends in early June;
- foxglove - a two-year-old flower, beautiful from June to August, plant height reaches one and a half meters;
- geranium (geranium bloom occurs from one to one and a half months);
- liverwort - a low plant (from 5 cm to 15 cm), in the form of flowering it resembles a human liver, hence the name;
- hosta is a long-liver in the garden, can grow up to 25 years old, grows slowly, and blooms in August;
- fern.
Also in any shade they bloom perfectly and for a long time all primroses grow... They can be sown directly under the tree, and if there are seedlings, they can be planted immediately.
Shade-tolerant types of flowers
They love the shadow of the violet. Violet is a low fragrant flower that blooms twice a year (April-May) and in autumn.
Shade-tolerant beauty — bought (fragrant, graceful) a very rare plant in our gardens and vegetable gardens, but she did not deserve it. This is a very beautiful flower that blooms with white bells in the first half of summer. And no flower can interrupt his smell. Its advantage: it can grow and reproduce in full shade. Reproduction takes place by seeds or roots. Moisture-loving plant. Propagated in spring by root cuttings. As soon as the flower fades, the aerial part dies off.
Astilbe is suitable for shady corners. It blooms first and until the end of summer with small inflorescences of different colors - cream, white, pink and all red shades. A moisture-loving plant, in dry weather it requires abundant watering. For the winter, the stems are trimmed, and the roots are covered with dry foliage. Its growth buds are located close to the soil surface, and therefore it should be protected from frost.
Daylilies and hemerocalis can withstand a little shade; they love fertile soil and moisture. Currently, hybrids have been bred with their multi-colored color - from white to almost black.
Annual shade-tolerant plants
From annual shade-loving plants, they feel full - scented tobacco, nasturtium, lobelia.
Greens and herbs
- Fern... The most shade-tolerant plant. More than 50 species of this ancient plant grow on the territory of Russia. They have been growing since the days of the dinosaurs. In the garden, gardeners usually use common fern, in which leaves resembling feathers can reach up to 1.5 m in height. They cannot stand drought, so they should be watered more often.
- Lianas are shade-tolerant... It - actinidia- kolomikta, Chinese lemongrass. They always bloom well, even in heavy shade. Also very popular with gardeners is girlish grapes (triangular and five-leaf ornamental culture). An excellent climbing annual plant is impomoea, which has large bell-shaped flowers of different colors.
Conifers and shrubs
A lot of shrubs, including conifers, are adapted to the lack of sun. The most popular of this type are rhododendrons... In the wild, they grow on forest edges. In the shade, you can plant a creeping form of evergreen box trees - they will add shine to the shade. It will look very beautiful in the shade mahonia holly and will bloom and bear fruit beautifully with blue berries.
Feels great in the shade hydrangea. it the most luxurious shrub, which can spend the winter with us.
Feels very good with northern exposure yew berry. Its colors range from yellow to almost black. There are quite a few varieties of this plant, there are even those that do not grow large.
There are many more shade-tolerant conifers - these are larch, fir and a huge number of juniper varieties.
When fruit trees grow large in the garden, flowers and shrubs should not be neglected. Nowadays there are a lot of them: shade-loving and shade-tolerant. And this is just salvation from dull desolation. And you should never bury your dream of blooming flower beds.
Tamara Parygina (Ilko)
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