Shade Gardening: Suggestions please for what to plant in dense shade, 1 by bagby039

bagby039 wrote:
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Do you have wild hydrangea bushes in the woods up there in NY? We have them here in Alabama and i have gotten several out of the woods. I have mine in some sun but they grow in shade in the woods here in Alabama. I think you would love them. Mine have huge white flowers on them and are absolutely beautiful. I have posted a picture here of this bush. It gets morning shade and afternoon sun for the most part. There is another bush just like it to the left of the dahlia on the left of the picture that doesnt do nearly so well. I have no idea why but this one does much better than the one next to it. I am anxiously waiting on it to bloom again this year. It is budding out now. I do believe this bush would do well in the shady part of your yard. In the fall and winter months it will shed its leaves and just look woody but will come out and bloom again in the spring. Robbie