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I need to know what kind of plants will grow on the westside of the house that gets morning shade and then around 3:30 or 4:00 gets the sun? I love all plants so flowers,trees anything that is colorful? I got plants that are green but none that has color?lily of the valley is planted,dragon blood,autumn joy which when I looked today is setting yellow flowers? did plant two peat pots of lavender and it is not dead yet? It will be in the front so hope someone can give me some ideas?Thank you

Bleeding hearts,lupines and certain varieties of columbine. I also have a weigela, I am defying the odds with it. It is growing and blooming (not as well as if it got more sun)but growing none the less. You could also try hydrangeas.

Azaelea
ferns(not so colorful huh?)
Helebore/lentenrose

Lungworts *Pulmanaria*,
Elephant Ears and Caladiums could be fun,
*(those you'd have to pull up every fall time)*
Coleus,
Impatiens....

I have never tried caladiums before but had seen some pictures of them and they are so pretty think I may try some of them?Thank you all for the ideas and please keep them coming it helps me out here to decide.bye for now Rita

I have a shady side to a fence I have between
my mom's and me and I am doing all Coleus this year..
I want to see if the differnt varieties show up better than tryin' to do some flowers ~ that struggle..

If it works, some day I may invest in a bunch of different Caladiums....

Columbines and Lupines are very easy, and self sow, so there is not much to them once planted..