What plant will grow in both full winter shade and look good in summer getting several hours of sun?
I live in Perth metro and want to mass plant in a garden bed that gets full winter sun (plenty of light but no direct sun for several months), but then will look fabulous getting several hours of sun at the hottest part of the day in summer. Someone mentioned Agapanthus as one option but this may go bit yellow in the winter. Anyone with any other ideas?
Packisandra will work if your summers aren’t to hot. It tollerates sun, but 90 days in full sun will wilt it some. It stays green all winter and also likes the shade.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Packisandra will work if your summers aren’t to hot. It tollerates sun, but 90 days in full sun will wilt it some. It stays green all winter and also likes the shade.
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June 29th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Spider plant is very forgiving. I have some variegated spider plant which NEVER get sun on the north side of my house and they grow where I couldn’t get anything else to grow. They also grow well in full sun, as long as they aren’t allowed to dry out. Once they are established, they may freeze during the winter, but if you just cut the dead foliage down to just above the ground, they will come back all fresh and new in the spring. They will spread very easily and fill in in no time.
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June 29th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
crocus, blooms while it snows thrives through summer.
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my front lawn’s garden