Outdoor Low Light Potted Plants

Spruce up your front yards and flower beds with these sun shy plants.

Outdoor low light potted plants.

Both kinds prefer low light and well drained soil. These plants have delicate shamrock shaped leaves and tubular flowers that open and close as light exposure changes. Low light or indirect light. Appletini offers ruby red flowers on dark red stems from early to midsummer.

Both perennials are hardy in zones 4 9 preferring part shade but accepting full shade. If possible periodically rotate the pot to balance the plant s exposure to light and to avoid the development of bare sides. 14 98 per bare root plant. Up to 12 inches tall.

Try these 17 different low light outdoor plants in your garden including bluebells and peace lily. It looks lovely combined with fuchsia or torenia. Lowlight outdoor plants shade. A slow grower with a potentially wide spread at maturity the zz plant can handle low light indoors like a champ.

Available in dark green and variegated forms spider plant chlorophytum comosum makes a great tabletop or basket plant in low light conditions. In the warmer climates plant in dappled to full shade. Spider plants native to tropics around the globe and the first houseplant for innumerable people probably owes its popularity to its unique growth habit and for its ease of growth as a low light houseplant the mother plant a clump of curving leaves that resemble long broad grass blades sends out long stems with baby plants at their ends. Place the pot into a non freezing cool dark location for winter.

When the soil is dry to the touch. Many tubers can easily overwinter in a pot. Plant in light shade for early spring blooms. Yellows blues and purples on tall two to four feet spikes bring lots of colors.

For the look and maintenance level of wildflowers use baptisia to fill spaces in the garden or edible landscape. Tuberous begonias will bloom all summer long in the right conditions. Its light green foliage is decorated with an intriguing silver overlay for added appeal. If you grow it outdoors be sure to keep it out of direct sunlight.

Barely water once a month. Green mountain boxwood buxus green mountain zones 4 9 is a slow growing shrub that unlike many other boxwoods retains a dark green color throughout the winter. The plant s low water needs make it a great option for forgetful gardeners its leaves will yellow if you water it too much. During the winter mist the plants frequently to help prevent the leaf tips from turning brown.

Satisfyingly easy to grow this exotic looking perennial shade plant stands out from the rest in low light garden beds. Available wherever proven winners plants are sold or from walters gardens. This is an easy to grow plant that plays well with others or looks good all by itself in a beautiful pot. Available from the home depot.

Hardy to zones 3 through 9.