Perennial Plants for Part Shade
Add Excitement and Year-Round Interest with Warm Colored Foliage and Flowers!
Perennial plants can add year-round interest and excitement to the landscape and these all have warm color tones in yellows, reds and oranges. Both flowers and foliage play a part in creating the stunning design of a garden island or large border bed.
Take into consideration not only how the plants combine with others around them, but also how each plant adds interest to the landscape through all the seasons - winter, spring, summer and fall. Be sure to take a look at Warm Color Toned Trees and Shrubs for larger plants that will compliment these bold perennials.
Tall Garden Bed Perennials in Warm Color Tones for Part Shade - all these perennial plants take part shade and will grow over 24" tall. With their bright colored flowers and foliage in warm color tones they add a vibrancy and excitement to shade that will make a yard come alive!
False Indigo 'Twilite Prairieblues' (Baptisia 'Twilite Prairieblues') - Zones 4-8. Grows 24-30" tall and wide. Beautiful summer flowers are deep bronze with yellow accents that are stunning for an upright accent in the garden border.Twilite Prairieblues' Contrasts nicely with 'Carolina Moonlight' or
'Screaming Yellow' Baptisia plants that are solid yellow colored.
Euonymous 'Emerald and Gold' - Zones 5-10. Grows 2' tall and 4-5' wide. Green and yellow variegated foliage is evergreen lending warm, exciting color even in shady spots and providing year-round interest to the landscape.
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Nandina 'Compacta' - Zones 6-9. Grows 2-3' tall and 24" wide. Bright green foliage turns fiery red each fall and still maintains a compact, easy to manage, growth habir.
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Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum') - Zones 3-10. Grows 30" tall and 15" wide. This rudbeckia blooms with gold, daisy-like flower appears each summer for weeks on end and was selected the 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. Tolerates afternoon shade and adds a bright warmth to any mixed border.
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Short Garden Bed Perennials in Warm Color Tones for Part Shade - all these perennial plants take part shade and will stay under 24" tall.
False Spirea 'Visions in Red' (Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Red') - Zones 3-8. Grows 18" tall and 15" wide. - Bright red blooms begin earlier in the spring than other Astilbes and last all the way through mid-summer. Bronze and red tinted foliage remains attractive until winter.
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Lenton Rose 'Yellow Lady' (Helleborus orientalis 'Yellow Lady') - Zones 4-9. Grows 14-18" tall and wide. Like most hellebores this plant is evergreen and produces winter flowers that add interest to the landscape at a much needed time. Unlike some other hellebores however, the 'Yellow Lady' blooms a creamy yellow color that stands out nicely against the dark mud and muck of late winter.
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Wormwood 'Oriental Limelight' (Artemesia vulgaris 'Oriental Limelight') - Zones 3-9. Grows 12" tall and wide. One of my favorite new introductions, this wormwood is variegated with bright green, almost lime and golden colored foliage that stands out against any bold leaved plant. A perfect accent piece I think every gardener should try this wormwood.
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Coral Bells 'Georgia Peach' (Heuchera 'Georgia Peach') - Zones 4-9. Grows 12" tall and 24" wide. Another great evergreen plant this coral bell is a stunning peach-rose color that turns to deep violet-red in the fall with stunning effect.
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Blanket Flower 'Arizona Sun' (Gaillarda grandiflora 'Arizona Sun') - Zones 3-10. Grows 10" tall and wide. This beautiful blanket flower is a rare treat since 'Arizona Sun' can tolerate part shade with ease which means gardeners can enjoy this long-blooming plant in a wider variety of landscape situations. The flowers are red-orange with bright yellow petal tips and the show begins in late spring and continues until winter frosts.
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These perennials all add warmth and excitement to a garden which can be especially important in an area with light, dappled or afternoon shade where sun-loving perennials won't always perform well. Combine just two or three of your favorites in large sweeping masses or create a more informal island bed by using several you just can't live without. Either way you'll be bringing energy and sparkle to your landscape that's sure to be eye-catching.
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