Perennial Recommendations for Narrow Side Yards with Varying Sun Exposure

A homeowner with a southwest-facing house has narrow side yards: one gets morning to 3 PM sun, the other gets sun only after 2 PM. Lilies look boring; Azaleas and Hostas failed. They want easy-care perennials with staggered blooms and varied foliage.

A list of perennials tolerating up to light shade includes: Rudbeckia, Aquilegia, Belamcanda, Foeniculum, Campanula, Cheiranthus, Digitalis, Dracocephalum, Echinacea, Euphorbia, Hesperis, Lobelia, Lupine, Lychnis, Malva, Myosotis, Platycodon, Polemonium, Sidalcea, Thalictrum. These offer diverse colors, bloom times, and textures for both sides.