How Do You Select Perennials For Semi-Shade?
Selecting perennials for semi-shade areas can bring color and excitement to tree-filled gardens. Semi-shade perennials are perfect for filling in unproductive sections of your yard or for creating a layer of color underneath taller plants. A number of perennials are also tolerant of a wide range of exposure to the sun and can work in a variety of applications. Select semi-shade perennials according to their bloom schedule. Some semi-shade perennials, such as European ginger and day lilies, bloom in early spring. Others, such as astilbe, plumbago and loosestrife, bloom later in the summer and even into the fall. By coordinating your plantings, you can create color in your garden throughout the year. Choose perennials for semi-shade areas based upon their ability to act as ground cover and to obscure bare areas in your garden. European ginger, plumbago, bergenia, barrenwort, sweet woodruff and marsh blue violets are all spreading pants that are especially effective at the bases of shrubb
