Annual Garden for Full Shade

A Impatiens “Rockapulco Red” (16)
Deep crimson flowers are 2” across, deep green foliage, blooms all
summer until frost in full to partial shade, keep watered, 12” tall.

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Wax Begonia (Begonia sempervirens)
White, shades of red or pink, dense rounded form, blooms May to
October, 8-12” tall.

B Alternanthera (Alternanthera “Purple Knight”)(8)
Grown for its showy deep purple foliage, 16-18” tall.

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Dragon Wing Begonia (Begonia x hy. “Dragon Wing”)
No-fuss, fast-growing plant with either red or pink blooms, 12-18” tall.

C Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata “Sensation Mix”) (12)
Fragrant tubular flowers in white, lavender, pink, and maroon, sweetly
scented. Does best in part shade, 30” tall.

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Coleus hybrids
Profusion of colorful foliage in chartreuse, pink, red, burgundy, and
greens, nip off flowers, 10-24” tall.

D Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri) (16)
Winged flowers in blue and white, rounded habit, prefers moist soil,
12” tall.

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Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Deep blue and free flowering, rounded to spreading form, deep green
foliage, best in part shade, 5” tall.

E Fancy-Leaved Caladium (Caladium x hortulanum) (6)
Leaves are variously variegated with red, rose, white, salmon, and green,
leaves are 8-18” long, needs moisture during growing season, tender
tuber needs to be dug in fall and stored dry in winter, 12 - 24” tall.

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Hakone Grass (Hakonechloa macra “Aureola”)
Lime green foliage cascades into a 1-foot mound, winter hardy in Zones
6b to 8.

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