Flowering Annuals That Can Grow in Partial Shade

Below you will find a list of flowering annuals from our plant database that can grow in partial shade. If you click on any of the photos, you will see a Virtual Plant Tag that may contain plant descriptions, usage suggestions and a link to where you can buy that plant.

Uses for these annuals that flower vary by variety, and may also thrive in full shade, partial sun or even full sun. Flowering bedding plants that flourish in shady areas may do equally well in wet soil, average moisture or dry conditions. 

Some of the bedding plants for use in partial shade or partial sun are native plants.  With increased awareness of the value that native plants add to the natural landscape, this information will help the American consumer make better informed choices about which plants can best handle the extremes of changing weather patterns.  This list includes some less well-known native annuals that deserve to be included in today's lower maintenance gardens: Allegheny Fringe Vine or Mountain Fringe, Blue Sage, Drummond's Phlox, Prairie Gentian or Texas Bluebell, Mealy-cup Sage and Texas Sage.

Extensive breeding in several plant families is resulting in some exciting, new and very interesting flowers for inclusion in a partially shady garden.  Known as either African or Cape Daisy, the Osteospermum hybrids now have huge flowers for the spoon shape; bloom colors that range from white & cream, lavender and lilac, yellow, orange and pink; and grow in compact and regular plant heights. Angelonia or Summer Snapdragon has seen many new introductions that extend the colors from purple, lavender, lilac and blue to pink, white and a Bi-color with blue and white on the same flowers. A delicate, beautifully flowering plant gaining popularity in America is Twinspur or Diascia.  Blooming profusely all season, the Twinspur flowers have a 'face' like Pansies.  The light, airy texture and complete range of bloom color from Apricot, Coral, Lilac, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Ruby offers endless possibilities of ways to incorporate Twinspur in window boxes, hanging baskets and planters. Similar in appearance with fine textured flowers and foliage is Nemesia, but with much stronger, brighter colors than Twinspur. Nemesia's colors range from bright yellow and white to peach, pink, rose, blue, lavender, plum, raspberry and rose, all the way to bright scarlet and cranberry.  Shade, with its cooler temperatures, help Nemesia flower longer. New Guinea Impatiens has seen as much change as any plant, now tolerating full shade to full sun too in certain varieties. Bi-color and shockingly bright colors offer delight to the eyes.

 

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Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Blush Bedding Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Blush Busy Lizzie
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Bright Eyes Bedding Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Bright Eyes Busy Lizzie
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Burgundy Star Bedding Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Burgundy Star Busy Lizzie
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Carmine Bedding Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Carmine Busy Lizzie
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Lilac/Violet Bedding Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent Lilac/Violet Busy Lizzie
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Accent™ Bright Eye Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Aconite Buttercup
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Aglia New Guinea Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Alba Love-in-a-Mist
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Alba Wild Fennel Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Album Ca
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Album Cat’s Whiskers Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Album Hardy Geranium
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Album Herb Robert Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade All-Round Rose Wax Begonia
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Allegheny Fringe Vine Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Alonsoa
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Alonsoa
(Alonsoa meridionalis)		 Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Ambra Salmon Wax Begonia
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Ambrosia New Guinea Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Angelica
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Angelonia Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade annabelle Fuchsia
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Annual Phlox Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Annual Pinks
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Apple Blossom Bloody Sage Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Apple Blossom Scarlet Sage
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Apple Blossom Texas Sage Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Apricot Twinspur
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Archangel Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Argent Blue Sage
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Argent Mealy-cup Sage Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Athens Gem Oregano Plectranthus
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Athens Gem Swedish Ivy Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Athens Red Giant Coleus
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Atlanta Light Pink Wax Begonia Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Atlanta Rose Wax Begonia
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Aurea Nana Joyweed Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Aurea Nana Shoo-Fly
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Aurora New Guinea Impatiens Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Aussie Blue Morning Glory
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Autumn Mist Martha Washington Geranium Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Autumn Mist Regal Geranium
Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Autumnalis Fuchsia Growing Flowering Annuals in Partial Shade Aztec Coleus
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