Question
I'm working on my landscaping around my front yard and side.  I had a difficulty to choose the perennials at both side.  My house face southwest, so one side has sun from morning to almost 3:00pm, the other side won't have sun until 2:00pm, and have afternoon sun after.  The area of side are narrow.  I planted some Lilly, but looks really boring.  I also plant Azelea, and it died.  I tried hosta, and didn't go well either.  I'd like have some easy maintain preennials with followers around the side.  It is better have them blooming in diff time.  Also, looks diff, for eg, diff color of leaves.  Would you please give me some recommandation for both side?

Thanks
Evelyn

Answer
Hello:

The following flowering perennials will tolerate conditions up to light shade:


Rudbeckia (black eyed susan)

Aquilegia (columbine)

Belamcanda chinensis (blackberry lily)

Foeniculum vulgare (bronze fennel)

Campanula americana (american bellflower)

Cheiranthus allionii (siberian wallflower)

Digitalis (foxglove)

Dracocephalum tanguticum  (dragonhead)

Echinacea

Euphorbia polychroma (Cushion Spurge)

Hesperis

Lobelia

Lupine

Lychnis

Malva sylvestris

Myosotis sylvatica (forget-me-not)

Platycodon (balloon flower)

Polemonium

Sidalcea malviflora (prairie mallow)

Thalictrum



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