What to Plant in the Shade on the Dacha? 10 Garden Plants and Tips

We are used to the fact that plants need a lot of light for normal growth. But what to do if the garden is in shadow? This happens due to improper zoning of the plot. Experts from Derevo Park compiled a list of ten plants that are not afraid of such conditions.

All varieties of rhododendrons

These evergreen plants will love the partial shade of a forest clearing. In nature, they grow on moist forest soils — an excellent habitat for mushrooms that help rhododendrons absorb nutrients. By the way, direct sunlight can burn tender young leaves.

All fir varieties

For example, Inversa, Nidiformis, Akrocona will decorate any composition.

Berberis in varieties and species

Nature has endowed berberis with light foliage and an elegant trunk. This attractive plant will decorate your garden throughout all seasons.

Mountain ash (Viburnum opulus)

This plant has velvety round leaves, white flower clusters, and fruits that ripen unevenly and can be green, red, or almost black at the same time.

How to Properly Zone the Plot?

Experts explain how to properly place the house and gazebo so that the garden does not end up in the shade.

Ferns

There are many varieties of these plants. For example, sensitive fern — a member of tropical ferns — lives peacefully in our region. Its leaves can reach up to 1 meter in length, pink in spring and light green at the beginning of summer.

Another fern species is brown osmund, whose leaves turn bright brown in autumn.

All varieties of lungwort

Including medicinal lungwort. In May, these low-maintenance plants delight with bright purple flowers, and then form a dense cover in the shade of forest trees.

May Lily-of-the-Valley

An ideal plant for shaded gardens. When lily-of-the-valley grows, it forms dense thickets, and its scent will definitely not leave you indifferent.

Polypodium (Commonly Known as Wood Fern)

Looks like lily-of-the-valley but has a completely different character. Long arching stems in June are covered with elongated white bells. The plant forms a dense forest cover. Perfect for partial shade.

European Bleeding Heart (Lamium album)

Distinguished by small height and low maintenance. Leaves in the shape of a hoof winter under snow, then gradually change into young ones.

Shadow Sedum (Sedum spectabile)

The name already speaks volumes about the preferences of this plant. Sedum spreads via short underground stems — stolons, on which new rosettes form. The plant has small white-pink flowers. Perfect for shaded areas.