12 Colorful Shade Plants From Proven Winners (Sponsor Content)
Gear up and meet the growing demand for plants that add color to the shade. Here are a dozen varieties from Proven Winners that will brighten up containers under a tree, or dark corners of the landscape.
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NEW FOR 2015! Pegasus™ Begonia
This tough and durable begonia exhibits excellent vigor in production and in the garden. It’s able to compete with Snow Princess® Lobularia in combos where it makes a magnificent thriller, but also finishes beautifully in mono pots.
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NEW FOR 2015! Ruffles™ New Guinea Impatiens
The popularity of New Guinea Impatiens has skyrocketed since issues with Impatiens walleriana began. The new Ruffles line offers a new twist, bearing flowers with ruffled petals that maintain their curl from start to finish. Winter flowering occurs in Sunbelt states, making it great for winter through spring sales in the south.
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ColorBlaze® Keystone Kopper™ Coleus
A favorite low maintenance plant for shade, Keystone Kopper maintains its rich rust coloration whether it’s planted in sun or shade. Since it is very late flowering, it holds its form well all season. Try it as a thriller in combination with Luscious® Berry Blend™ Lantana.
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Rockapulco® Appleblossom Double Impatiens
An essential component in shade containers and combos, the gorgeous double blossoms of Rockapulco Appleblossom help this plant sell out quickly. Rockapulcos have the biggest and most abundant flowers you’ll find in double impatiens, plus excellent branching and uniformity too.
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NEW FOR 2015! Artful™ Heartfire™ Caladium
Trialed in both far north and far south locations, the new Artful Caladiums have proven to be extremely heat tolerant and versatile enough to grow in sun or shade. Heartfire is a full, multi-stemmed plant with gorgeous saturated red and green foliage. It works well as a thriller in combos and also as a mono pot.
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NEW FOR 2015! ‘Leapfrog’ Heucherella
This villosa hybrid can handle the heat and humidity with ease, growing vigorously in partial to full shade. It’s dynamite in combination with Dolce® Cinnamon Curls™ Heuchera. ‘Leapfrog’ is so easy to grow that you can start it in spring and finish it in just 7-9 weeks in a gallon from 72ct plugs.
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Surefire® Rose Begonia benariensis
For all season color in sun and shade, nothing beats Surefire Begonias. With larger flowers born on sturdier stems and a strongly upright habit, these tough beauties have become the favorite of retailers and gardeners alike. Available in Rose and Red.
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Catalina® Grape-O-Licious Torenia
One of few annuals that will bloom in full shade, Torenia thrives in a wide range of light conditions from almost full sun to full shade. It prefers warmer production temperatures, as cold, wet conditions can slow its growth. Catalina varieties have excellent heat tolerance and larger than average flowers.
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ColorBlaze® Alligator Tears™ Coleus
The cool green and creamy yellow tones of Alligator Tears make it easy to combine with all kinds of colorful companions in sun and shade. It is easy to grow and very low maintenance, naturally keeping its well-branched shape all season. Be sure to grow it in a warm environment, as chilling may result in stunting.
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‘Bottle Rocket’ Ligularia
This stunning perennial for partial shade greatly improves with age, so start your plugs in late summer or fall the year prior to sale. Doing so will result in plants that are double the size with greatly increased flower production. Mature plants in bloom sell out quickly.
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NEW FOR 2015! ‘Coast to Coast’ Hosta
Like most giant hostas, this new giant solid gold takes time to show its mature size but is worth the wait. Large 2-gal sized specimens garner a high price. ‘Coast to Coast’ emerges light chartreuse and turns lighter gold through the season, forming an upright vase-shaped mound.
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Dolce® Key Lime Pie Heuchera
A very popular color for the shade, the radiant chartreuse and slightly ruffled foliage of Dolce Key Lime Pie brightens up shade combos and landscapes all season. It is very easy to produce in spring for late spring through fall sales in quarts and gallons.
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NEW FOR 2015! Pegasus™ Begonia
NEW FOR 2015! Ruffles™ New Guinea Impatiens
ColorBlaze® Keystone Kopper™ Coleus
Rockapulco® Appleblossom Double Impatiens
NEW FOR 2015! Artful™ Heartfire™ Caladium
NEW FOR 2015! ‘Leapfrog’ Heucherella
Surefire® Rose Begonia benariensis
Catalina® Grape-O-Licious Torenia
ColorBlaze® Alligator Tears™ Coleus
‘Bottle Rocket’ Ligularia
NEW FOR 2015! ‘Coast to Coast’ Hosta
Dolce® Key Lime Pie Heuchera