Shade Loving Evergreens For Containers

They make a perfect addition to cottage style gardens.

Shade loving evergreens for containers. As a rule of thumb shade tolerant species include most abies fir taxus yew thuja arborvitae and tsuga hemlock. They can grow up to 15 feet and are equally wide. For dense shade areas you ll definitely want to consider yews taxus spp as shade loving conifers. These flowering shrubs bloom with clusters of flowers in spring and they produce both red fall foliage and blue berries in fall.

Fuchsias are readily identifiable by their drooping brightly colored flowers that bloom. Plants are evergreen in most of their range but may lose their leaves in winter in the coldest areas. The vokel s upright hinoki cypress are great evergreen shrubs for any landscape. Perfect for small spaces asian zen and rock gardens and containers.

This dwarf pyramidal evergreen doesn t require pruning to maintain its natural shape. Growing plants in containers in the shade part i trees and shrubs acer palmatum japanese maple bloodgood. It flowers in warm temperatures during spring and summer. Slowly growing into graceful mounds shade loving japanese maples are naturally small to medium size trees that can thrive in containers one of the reasons they re great for bonsai.

Select a species that fits your needs from groundcover to full size tree. You can find lots of variety in yew heights and growth habits but most have very dark green needles. Coleus is one of the best known of all shade plants for good reason almost. Known for changing its color from pink to blue hydrangea is one of the best flowering shade loving shrubs.

Some evergreens for shade include. Disease resistant beautiful and low maintenance you ll love this miniature tree. Do not choose cedrus cedar and juniperus juniper for the shady garden as they usually require good levels of light. 11 great shade plants for container gardens coleus plectranthus scutellarioides.

Junipers range in all shapes sizes and needle colors from chartreuse to blue green and the smaller varieties make wonderful container plants. Pair them japanese forest grass or add blue flowered creeping turkish speedwell veronica liwanensis to cover bare soil in the pot. Female yews grow red fleshy aril fruits. These shrubs will spread by suckers unless you remove them.

This deciduous tree can grow in full shade or full sun it seems not to. Another shrub which is perfectly happy to be grown in full sun or the shade. The arrowwood type is an excellent choice for shade. In the fall cover your plant with bark mulch pine needles or straw.