What are some good flowering plants that will thrive in shady areas?

In my front garden i have alot of open space that gets some sun in one area in the morning and another area during the midday, and plants that need alot of sunlight don't do well, any suggestions or ideas as to different flowering plants i can put in that will be ok without a lot of sun?

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersA great one for shade is Polemonium or Jacob's Ladder. Most of the varieties have upright stalks of purple flowers, which smell slightly of grape. Brise D' Anjou is a wonderful variety that has varigated leaves with purple flower stalks rising out of the foliage. Dicentera, or Bleeding heart is another great one for interesting flowers. If you want one with interesting foilage, "Baccanal" has almost a fine feather leaf structure. Heuchera is another, many people commonly miss call all heuchera Coral Bells but that is only one variety that is technically called "Coral Bells". Heuchera has flowers as well as there has been much work done on breeding and hybridization of it so many of the leaf colors come in a spread from a lime green one "Lime Rickee" or deep purplish to a salmon colored one. Another wonderful option is Digitalis, or Foxglove. If you live in a really cold environ (zone 4 or 3) "Foxy" is a great variety. Aconitum, or Monkshood is another great flowering shade plant. This has deep green cutleaf type foliage with tall stalks of flowers. The type I am familiar with has deep purple flowers although I am sure there are more. Astilbe is yet another plant that has many different colors of flowers. The flowers are again on stalks above the foilage and are rather "feathery." Hellborus, or Hellbore, or Lenten Rose is one that makes for some conversation as it is a late winter to early spring bloomer depending on your climate, and it's flowers, while many are beautiful in color, are leathery. Have fun... the choices are many...
Reply:These are good shade plants:


Bugleweed


English Ivy


Foam Flower


Foamy Bells


Japanese Painted Fern


Lungwort


Red Barronwort


Sweet Woodruff


Wishbone Flower


Yellow Archangel
Reply:Amaryllis, it has two varieties of flowers the pink and red, the red is better, they have bulbs and blooms even under the shade, can be planted in pots too, It will bloom every 3 months when bulbs are refrigerated.
Reply:begonia,vinca,marigold,tulips,daffodils
Reply:Columbines %26amp; periwinkle are great for little to no sunlight.





For morning sun and afternoon shade, try bellflowers, shasta daisies, hyssop, pincushion flowers, coral bells, pansies, goldenrod, dianthus, coneflowers, soapwort, candytuft, asters, foxglove, poppy mallow, butterfly bushes, gladiolas, sugarbowl clematis, and rockrose...to name a few!





Good luck!
Reply:impatients like shade and you can get lots of colors....hosta, is


also a shade loving plant...good luck
Reply:sweet william, nasturtums, Hosta, wood violets, Johnny Jump ups, Violas, forget me nots %26amp; echinacea. I have had success with these in shade. Another answerer mentioned sweet woodruff which has tiny white flowers in the beginning of May, but it is more of a ground cover than anything else. Irish moss has a tiny white flower that thrives in shade is also an excellent ground cover. Matsuki toad lilies (and some other asiatic lillies) will also do well in shade. For beautiful foliage I like coleus it has gorgeous reds, yellows, greeens, even purples %26amp; almost blacks are available...Sun may not be the only issue your plants are having... have you had your soil tested for pH? does it have alot of organic matter? good luck %26amp; happy gardening!!!
Reply:Hostas are great for shady areas, elephant ears, ferns, lobelia, coleus are also colorful.Shoes