Expect bright yellow flowers from fall through early spring and frosty indigo colored berries in the fall.
Patio flowers for shade.
When we think of shade plants we often picture lush plants with deep green foliage and very few flowers.
Here are 30 stunning shade plant garden combinations with.
Shade means the area does not receive direct sunlight at all or maybe only a tiny bit of early morning sun.
Get a mix of varieties with different bloom times for a parade of color all summer long.
Astilbes have feathery plume like blooms that will stand above ferny foliage making them the perfect thriller in a mixed container garden.
There are some very showy colorful and easy care shade loving plants that will add much needed vibrant colors and cheerfulness to a dark shady spot such as a covered patio or the north side of your house.
These are other flowers that love shade.
For dry shade soft caress has everything we love about mahonia without the pesky spines.
Compact enough to use in containers yet large enough for foundation plantings or borders they provide fabulous texture to the shade garden.
But don t choose these tropical plants just for their flowers the leaves provides brilliant exotic color as well.
Move over flowers and foliage because the brilliant fruits of ornamental peppers capsicum anuum shine as brightly as any blooms on a hot summer day ornamental peppers are ready to grow on your patio as soon as the weather is right for growing tomatoes although ornamental peppers are small plants with small root balls they grow well in large pots that don t dry.