Annuals for Shade Gardens and Pots
Add color to gardens outside of full sun with these pretty annuals for shade.
It's easy to find annual plants for sunny gardens and planters, but the options are fewer when we move into the shade. Happily, there are options! Here are flowering and foliage annuals that can take part or full shade.
Part shade is defined as receiving four to six hours of sun. In full shade, the space gets fewer than four hours of sun.
Annual flowers for part shade:
- Flowering begonias
- Twinspur (Diascia)
- Salvia
- Pansy (Viola)
- Baby blue eyes (Nemophila)
- Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana)
- Snapdragons
Annual flowers for part to full shade:
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.
Meghan ShinnAuthor
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