Edibles and unusual flowers for the shade garden
Lilian Ho shared image from her Vancouver , BC , Canada garden with us several times , and today she spell , “ Inspired by your post ' Get Out of the Shady Rut ' here is some of my shade plants – two are edible ; all herbaceous perennial and all grow in tincture in my very small city garden . ”
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Anemone nemorosa ‘Vestal’ (Double wood anomone zones 4 – 8) is a wonderful spring blooming perennial for shade. Skip crocuses and daffodils that really prefer sunny conditions, and plant these in your dark spots for some early spring color.
Cardamine trifolia (Zones 5 – 8) is evergreen in zone 7, and has beautiful white flowers in April.
Melittis melissophyllum (Zone 5-9) is very compact with small showy white-rose bicolored flower and, best of all, is slug resistant.
Edibles aren’t just for people with sun! Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium zone 2-10) is a delicate, parsley-like plant which has a taste like parsley, cilantro, and celery.
Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum, zone 7-8) has small white flowers in April. It is very easy to grow and I keep dividing it & now have a patch. Native to Japanese mountains, it prefers cool summer climates and, of course, is the essential complement to sushi.
