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It is easy to design for full or partial sun/partial shade, but for shade and especially deep shade, it gets increasingly difficult to find many plants to do the job. Besides having little sun to help plants survive, shady areas are often very dry to boot! So a designer should be looking for drought tolerant shade plants. We have many of them are native to the northwest. One obvious stalwart is sword fern which looks good planted in masses. Salal will also grow under such conditions. Vine maple can also grow in deep shade as well and its light leaf color will add some color. The mosses too, do better in deep shade with a bit of moisture. Ground covers of low Oregon grape, vanilla leaf, bleeding heart, fringecup and foam flower can tolerate dry shade but with a little more moisture you can also try piggyback plant, wild ginger, false Solomons seal, and false lily of the valley. With good forest duff, you can be successful with trillium.
LLily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is a deciduous, herbaceous perennial plant with a creeping growth habit. The plant thrives in areas of deep shade, growing to a mature height of 9 inches with a 1-foot spread. Lily of the valley is often used as a flowering ground cover and blooms with spikes of fragrant, small white flowers in late spring and early summer. Plant in a moist soil well amended with humus. Apply mulch to the plants in fall after the leaves have died.
Landscaping a beautiful garden takes time and a little creativity, especially if you want to incorporate a variety of different plant types. Planning your garden according to the amount of light it receives can make a variety of plants available, especially if you're looking for plants that grow in the deeply shaded parts of your yard. There are plenty of deep-shade plants, from flowers and herbs to trees and edibles, that will flourish and transform your yard into a botanical nirvana.
Barrenwort is a deciduous perennial that thrives in deeply shaded areas, especially if planted beneath rose bushes or within the vines of morning glory plants. It can grow in a variety of soils as long as it receives no direct sunlight, and humus-rich soil seems to improves the plant's luster. The foliage of the barrenwort begins as light green with a pinkish tint that forms into a deep, dark green. It produces small blooms that range in color from white to pale pink and yellow. Growing barrenwort from seed is an easy process that only requires direct sewing beneath other plants in moist soil. The seed germinates within a week if the growing conditions are ideal. Plant barrenwort during early spring.
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