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HGTV Home Page / Gardening / Flowers / Plants / Sun / Shade

Shady Gardens

by Marie Hofer, Gardening editor, HGTV.com

Impatiens, begonias, caladiums, azaleas, rhododendrons, coleus and the many varieties of hostas have usually been asked to carry most of the load in colorizing shade gardens. Here are more options:

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Golden bleeding heart
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Indian pink
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A Southern Indica azalea
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Wild sweet william
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Hosta 'Antioch'
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