Plants for Creating the Easy-Care, Summer-Blooming Shade Garden Plan
6 Hydrangea (Light-O-Day): Zones 5-9 8 Hydrangea (Endless Summer Blushing Bride): Zones 5-9 4 Shrub rose (Rosa Little Mischief): Zones 4-9 2 Dwarf mock orange (Philadelphus ‘Miniature Snowflake’): Zones 4-8 9 Perennial geranium (Rozanne): Zones 4-8 6 Siberian iris (Iris sibirica ‘Sky Wings’): Zones 3-9 4 Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’): Zones 4-9 2 Lilac (Syringa Tinkerbelle): Zones 3-7 1 Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’): Zones 5-9 5 Hydrangea (Endless Summer): Zones 4-9 3 Astilbe (‘Snowdrift’): Zones 3-9
If you aren’t able to find the exact cultivars listed above, substitute others that have similar colors, shapes, and sizes. And because some plants can become overly aggressive and spread out of control in certain climates, always check which species are considered invasive in your area before planting.
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