Episode 159: Plants That Take Sun and Shade

Chances are , you ’ve got mixed conditions in your garden . One area might be in full Sunday , while another topographic point a bit farther off is in full tad . Even beds that have the same exposure on newspaper may have big plants that shade out the ground below them . This presents a challenge for develop a cohesive flavor within a landscape . As gardeners , we ’ve been taught that repeat is one of the tenets of good garden design . But how can one recapitulate grouping of a plant throughout a border that stretches from bright light to dappled nicety ? The solvent is by use plants that are extremely adaptable and will thrive in both Dominicus and shade . In today ’s installment we ’re blab out the praises of these flexible species . They are priceless asset to the landscape and , as a incentive , will prevail their own when the light conditions of a garden of necessity commute over metre .

Amy Galloway is a horticulturist at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin , Texas .

This episode is shop by New England Botanic Garden .

Danielle ’s industrial plant

‘ Karmina ’ hardy geranium ( Geranium×cantabrigiense‘Karmina ’ , zone 5–8 )

Spotted widow ’s tears ( Tinantia pringlei , Zones 6b–11 )

‘ Cora Louise ’ Itoh paeony ( Paeonia‘Cora Louise ’ , Zones 4–9 )

‘ All atomic number 79 ’ Nipponese wood grass ( Hakonechloa macra‘All Gold ’ , Zones 5–9 )

Carol ’s Plants

‘ Pretoria ’ canna ( Canna indica‘Pretoria ’ , zone 8–11 )

Russian arborvitae ( Microbiota decussata , Zones 3–7 )

‘ Sum and Substance ’ Funka ( Hosta‘Sum and Substance , Zones 3–9 )

Fragrant abelia ( Abelia mosanensis , syn . Zabelia tyaihyonii , zone 5–8 )

Expert ’s Plants

Twistleaf yucca ( Yucca rupicola , Zones 7–10 )

Plateau goldeneye ( Viguiera dentata , Zones 7–9 )

Turk ’s cap , or sleeping hibiscus ( Malvaviscus arboreusvar.drummondii , Zones 7–10 )

‘ Karmina ’ hardy geranium

Spotted widow woman ’s tears

‘ Cora Louise ’ Itoh paeony

‘ Cora Louise ’ Itoh paeony , new spring emergence

Episode 159: Plants That Take Sun and Shade

‘ All Au ’ Nipponese wood grass

‘ Pretoria ’ canna

Russian arborvitae , featured in Joanne Vieira ’s articleProblem - work out Ground covering

Fragrant abelia

Twistleaf yucca . exposure : millettephotomedia.com

Plateau whistler . pic : Amy Galloway

Turk ’s cap , or slumber hibiscus . picture : Amy Galloway

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