Do you look every spring and summer for neighbors who have windows and a balcony to the south or west doused with waterfalls of flowers, but you don't succeed on the north side of traditional summer? Never mind. We have for you tips on plants that will thrive not only on the north side, but also in the shade.
Alpha and omega successful cultivation of anything is that you choose the right kind of plant. Each has its own specific requirements. If you don't, at best, he'll suffer all season. If you have a garden, windows or balcony to the south, this is a win. But such apartments and plots are a limited number. But neither the north side nor the slight shadow is a disaster. You just have to choose such plants that absolutely do not need full sun. And don't worry, some will bloom. When you plant plants with an ornamental leaf, they will decorate the whole year.
Fuchsia
Richly flowering plants that like half shade to shadow. Because they're fragile, they need to be protected from the wind. Watch out for root wetness, too. They are perennials, which after the season can be wintered similarly to geraniums.
Beautiful Heart (Dicentra)
Another flowering beauty originally comes from Japan and China. From April to May form beautiful cascades of heart-shaped flowers in white and pink. It grows to a height of 80 cm. It needs a permeable and humous substrate and regular watering. But it's sensitive to wetness, it could burn its roots. Interestingly, after flowering, the above-ground part completely reapes. Therefore, it is better to bet it among other perennials.
Dye
Very nice soil covering evergreen plant, which forms decorative overhanes. Nicely covers the surface of the soil in containers. It blooms with small blue and purple flowers. An unpretentious plant survives almost anywhere, you can plant it even under trees.
Begonia
There are a lot of species with flowers of different colors. They look pretty overhanging on the balconies. They need to be in the lee so the wind doesn't break them. Most tuber species need to be put in the heat for the winter, because only new species are frost-resistant.
Hydrangea
Beautiful smaller bushes can also decorate a hospitable corner. Just make up for the fact that without light, the flowers will have faded colors. Requires regular watering and a dose of fertilizer. If you want blue hydrangeas, you need a special acid fertilizer, otherwise it will change color.
Goddess (Guest)
A very decorative perennial is ornamental, first of all, with a distinctive large leaf. There are a number of shapes and colors. Just be careful, because species with pansy leaves (annealed) need a daily dose of sunshine after all. Otherwise, it is a very unpretentious plant.
Chekhov Garden
Get lower, miniature species in your chest that are about twenty centimeters tall. They bloom with white, pink to red flowers.
Ferns
In a shady place they will prosper beautifully and decorate the lower ferns. They have a decorative green color. They require an acidic and moist substrate.
Ivy
Very grateful, unpretentious and durable. He willingly crawls on the walls without support and the roots are seeded. You can tame him well with a cut. Just make sure it's poisonous.
Other plants that fit into the semi-shade are oměj, scorpion, deafness, some grasses, mochnička, monumental, some primness, bergenia, lung, hussite