Question: It seems there are many annuals for full sun. What are some shade annuals?
Answer: Although the choices in annuals for shade are much more limited that annuals for sun, there are annuals that will grow in part shade (four to six hours of sun) or shade (less than four hours of sun).
Annual flowers for part shade include:
Flowering begonias (shown)
Twinspur (Diascia)
Salvia
Pansy (Viola)
Baby blue eyes (Nemophila)
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana)
Snapdragons
Annuals for part to full shade include:
Silver bells or bush violet (Browallia)
Fuchsia
Impatiens
Lobelia
Wishbone (Torenia)
The choices of shade annuals increase when you consider plants grown for their foliage instead of their flowers. Foliage annuals for part shade or shade include:
Coleus
Polka-dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
Elephant ears (Caladium bicolor)
Rex begonia
Joseph's coat (Alternanthera ficoidea)
Read about growing annuals.
See more annuals for specific situations.
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