Planting in less-than-suitable garden areas can be difficult, but fortunately there are plants for shade and hard soils. If you plan to grow plants in shady areas with dry garden soil, such plant varieties can tolerate a lack of water and sunlight. These are good options for problem areas such as under trees and under the eaves of north-facing walls. So here are some useful information and tips that are suitable for home gardeners and can help you with your gardening.
Before you decide to choose plants for shade
When planting under trees, the most important thing to remember is that tree roots provide much of theavailable water in the soilsoak up and provide quite a bit of shade once the leaves have filled out. Meanwhile, eaves often protect plants from rain, and not in a good way. So what are the options?dry, shady plants? Tolerating dry shade is not the same as thriving in it. The fact is that most shade plants only grow better when they are provided with average amounts of moisture. Some bloom better in partial shade than in full shade, at least.
Additionally, before growing in dry, shaded areas, you can improve your chances by mixing organic material, such as compost, into the soil. In this natural way you can increase the water retention of the soil. Sandy garden soils are like sieves and are notorious for quickly losing any water that comes their way. Mixing compost into such soil is therefore more like adding sponge. Below you will find plants suitable for such conditions that you could choose for your garden or terrace.
Sweetheart lilies for shady and dry garden areas
The so-called hostas are characterized by the fact that they have a lot of mass and are hardy. Even an average-sized plant type stands 30cm tall or taller, with a slightly wider spread. Some of the larger species grow even larger (60 cm high and 90 cm wide). Additionally, sweetheart lilies create a blanket of green that is dense enough to smother weeds. Additionally, if you plant these in rows, they are impressive enough to serve as a border or edging. This group of plants offers many different colors and shapes, including colorful leaves.
Grow grape lilies in shade and dry soil
The grape lily looks like a grass and as such is suitable for lawns, but it is actually a member of the lily family. This plant has a spiky flower that ranges in color from white to lavender. In autumn it produces a dark berry. Be aware, however, that lilywort, sometimes called “monkey grass,” is a potentially invasiveGround cover for the gardenis. The grape lilies grow to a height of 20 to 50 cm and a width of 30 to 60 cm.
The charm of the daylily
The daylily is so named because its individual blooms only last a day, but don't let that fool you into thinking you won't get a great display of blooms from this shade perennial. Another bloom will soon appear to replace yesterday's past beauty. In fact, this 30cm x 30cm plant's ability to produce repeat blooms over a long period of time makes it perhaps the most popular of this plant variety. Their popularity is also due to their ability to adapt to a variety of harsh conditions including dry shade.
Choose plants for shade such as foxglove
Foxwort (Foxglove) is a plant variety that is very popular for its flowers. This is also one of the tallest plants for dry shade, ranging from 1 to 2 meters tall and 30 to 60 cm wide. However, do not let foxglove grow around small children as it is quite poisonous. The plant tolerates light shade, although partial shade is best. However, you can also grow these in full sun in cooler climates. Most species of foxglove are biennial.
Creeping Günsel for shady garden areas
This plant variety is not quite as hated as ivy because of its invasive behavior, but should be grown with great care. Such a ground cover spreads by sending out runners. This is a wonderful feature if you want to grow a crop that will fill a bare area. However, this is a bad trait for a plant that is side by sidegrows with other neighboring plants. You will forever be uprooting the shoots produced by all those runners if you grow this invasive species anywhere near a flower bed. The creeping Günsel reaches 15 to 20 cm in height and width and, in addition to flowers, also has pretty, dark leaves.
Japanese Ysander as a choice of plants for shade and dry soils
The fat man, also called Japanese ysander, produces white flowers in spring but is primarily grown for its sturdy green foliage. It will be 15 cm high and 30 cm wide. Additionally, you can grow this plant variety in cooler climates. However, do not confuse the common name for this ground cover with garden spurge (Euphorbia purpurea).
Small evergreen for the garden
If you want more than green from a short ground cover, a small evergreen may be the answer for you. This plant develops delightful blue flowers that it produces in spring. However, the plant also has the potential to become invasive if not consistently cared for. A small evergreen grows 7 to 15 cm tall and its individual vines can reach 45 cm.
Heart-leaved foam blossom
This is a wild plant that you can find while hiking through the forests. It is not a particularly showy specimen, but there are showier varieties and other species that are suitable as shade and dry ground plants. Plant developers have paired it with purple bells to create foam bells. Such a small perennial grows about 30 cm high and 60 cm wide. Along with some of the other perennials for shade, this is really one of the better choices if your priority is growing plants that you can stick in the ground and forget about. Such native plant varieties are adapted to the region and are very capable of fending for themselves.
Growing spring roses as shade plants
This is not a true rose, although its flower buds look like rosebuds. Even the first part of the name can be misleading. In warm climates, the plant may bloom around Lent in the Christian calendar. But in colder regions, for example, it flowers much later. This perennial grows 45 to 60 cm high and 45 cm wide.
Ranunculus bush in the shady garden area
For a larger specimen that tolerates dry shade, you can choose the so-called golden rose or ranunculus bush. This plant is a shrub that can grow 1 to 3 meters tall and wide. However, it can be kept smaller by pruning. A bonus feature of this plant variety is the yellow-green bark that is noticeable in winter. This helps offset their tendency to spread where you don't want the growth.
