"Stacia" wrote in message
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Hello! I'm new to the group but new to gardening, too. I live in NE
Kansas and the front of my house is super shady - a little sun in the
morning and evening but otherwise shadowed by the house. I'm planning on
putting a little edging and some decorative gravel in the spot, but would
like to put some blooming flowers in pots in the area too. A Google
search wasn't very helpful - what sorts of flowers grow in the shade?
I don't care much about color, just something I could put in some nice
pots and sit out in the bed.
Thanks for any help you can give!

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Dicentra (bleeding heart) which comes in at least two different colors is
quite attractive and thrives in shade. Astilbe is good. Lilly of the Valley
is nice in front of others because it is usually very short. Most sorts of
hosta are great in shade and some of the newer cultivars have great flowers
along with pretty foliage. You might also consider some ferns -- I like
Japanese painted fern in among the others.
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