Flower Garden Seed Selections for Shady Areas

New Planter for Shady Areas




SBAG Shady Saddlebag Planter
Beautify your fence, porch, balcony or deck with our shade loving Mixed Annual Saddle Bag Kit. The specially designed saddlebag straddles any railing to create a beautiful hanging flower display on both sides. For whimsical summer color without a garden, our bright mixed Annual Saddlebag kit is ideal. Kit includes mixed annual seeds, reusable Saddlebag, and easy to follow planting instructions.
  SBAG Saddlebag Kit only $9.95

Flower Garden Plants for Shady Areas


8SOR003 Purple Knight Alternanthera
Striking dark purple foliage accent plant, spreads 30", for large pots or beds, sun to light shade, heat tolerant. 16 inches tall.
  Nursery Trade Packet 100 Seeds $32.95




SF015 Aquilegia "McKana Giants Aquilegia caerulea
Perennial. Columbines are one of the most beautiful and elegant of perennials. 'McKana Giants' are a long spurred variety, growing up to 3 ft with large blooms in a very bright range of single and bi-colours. Seen in a group these flowers look almost unreal or other-worldly. Very dramatic. The hummgbird loves this perennial which can be easily grown in sun to part shade in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Long flowering from early summer and onward.
Color: Wide Range   Zone: 2-9   Spacing: 24"   Height:36"   Start Seeds: Late Winter, for transplanting outside in Spring.
  1/32 Teaspoon Package ( 50+ seeds ) $2.15




RHC209 Goat's Beard ( Aruncus dioicus )
Perennial. Tall, graceful, robust plant with creamy white plumes for shade, summer bloom. Plant in rich, moist soil in full sun to partial shade. Grows 4-5' tall. Flowers in summer. Hardy in Zones 3-8.
  100 Seed Package $6.95




D9549 Tussock Bellflower ( Campanula carpatica )
Perennial. An upright perennial growing about 16 inches tall with delightful lavender blue bell flowers all summer long. Grows in most soils and tolerates full sun or partial shade.
Color: Lavender Blue   Zone: 3-8   Spacing:Close   Height:16 inches   Start Seeds: Anytime of year inside, for transplanting outside in Spring.
  1/8 teaspoon package of seeds ( several hundred seeds ) $2.50




2570 Coleus Rainbow Mix Coleus blumei
Annual. Easy to grow from seed. Looking for something unusual for a shady area? Rich-colored leaves in a variety of glowing shades bring a rainbow of light to partial and full shade. Try it with, or instead of, impatiens. Old-fashioned favorite is fun to grow indoors, too. 12 in. tall. Annual. Shade. Containers.
  Package of 100+ seeds $2.45




2239 Echinacea Magnus Echinacea purpurea
Perennial. 1998 Perennial Plant Winner. Blooms All Summer Long! Extra-large, hot-pink blooms up to 7 inches across, with petals held out flat (instead of recurved), plus easy-care and drought-tolerant. Magnus reaches 31/2 feet tall in full sun to light shade, blooms from June through September!
Color: Hot Pink   Zone:2-9   Spacing: 12"   Height:3-4 feet.   Start Seeds: Anytime of year inside, for transplanting outside in Spring.
  15 seeds $2.15




RHC112 Coral Bells Heuchera Purple Palace ( Heuchera x. micrantha )
Perennial. Beautiful red-purple foliage. Superb textures and colours,excellent in containers or borders, best if planted in groups with other Heucheras, Tiarellas and foliage plants. Prefers full sun or partial shade, in well drained soil or compost. Flowering time: April - July. Height and Spread: 45 x 45cm. Fully Hardy in Sheltered Gardens. Zones 3-9
  1,000 Seed Package $29.95




FS495 Bright Blue Forget-Me-Nots ( Myosotis )
A great companion plant for tulip beds that thrives in moist, shaded areas. Bright blue flowers on 10" plants. Biennial Plant.
  Package of 20 seeds $1.95




2488 Marbleseed Onosmodium molle
Perennial. New - Veined leaf, greenish white flower clusters in spring, likes dry area sun/shade. Grows 24 inches tall, hardy to zone 4.
  Package of 10 seeds $2.95




RHC239 Rodger's Flower ( Rodgersia Henrici Hybrids )
Perennial. Slowly gaining popularity as a unique plant in the shade garden, used primarily as a specimen, foliage is has a coarse texture unlike many other shady perennials, does not like heavy clay soil. Bold, hardy, large fingered leaf with puffy bright pink blooms for moist areas as well. Grows 30 inches tall, hardy for 3 and higher.
  Package of 250 seeds $12.95









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