What are shade-loving plants? These are just right to grow in summer

In summer's scorching sun, people fear the heat, and plants are no exception. If you're afraid your plants will get sunburned, you might as well grow some shade-loving plants that need no direct sunlight at all and can survive indoors. What's more, these shade-loving plants can also bring coolness to summer.

1. Daylily

Everyone must know the daylily. Whether used for making soup or simply stir-fried, it is a good choice, and it can thrive in sunlight or in shady places, making it a fairly popular ornamental plant nowadays.

Growing conditions:The aboveground part of the daylily is not cold-tolerant, and it dislikes overly wet or waterlogged soil. When the ten-day average temperature is above 5°C, the seedlings begin to emerge. The flowering period requires relatively high temperatures, with 20°C to 25°C being more suitable.

2. Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart is also a relatively cold-tolerant plant. In the north it is planted in shady courtyards, where its survival rate is relatively high. Given diffused light, it can produce flowers that look like little pouches.

Growing conditions:It is cold-tolerant but not high-temperature-tolerant, prefers a semi-shaded habitat, and goes dormant in hot summers. It is not drought-tolerant and prefers moist, well-drained, fertile sandy loam.

3. Winter Aconite

Winter Aconite is a flower that blooms in winter and spring. Its year-round glossy green leaves produce bright flowers, and when fully open they look like little elves among the green leaves. Planting it under tree shade is even more conducive to its growth.

Growing conditions:It likes loose, well-drained soil and a shady environment.

4. Boston Fern

The Boston Fern is a relatively common ornamental fern. It has no flowers or seeds and will not cause allergies in people, making it a very safe plant suitable for indoor care.

Growing conditions:It likes loose, well-drained soil and a shady environment. Avoid freezing, and keep the minimum care temperature above five degrees.

5. Hosta

Hosta is a perennial herbaceous plant with a very strong tolerance for shade. It has many varieties and is very easy to care for. It generally blooms in summer, with flowers as white as jade, and some also have light purple flowers.

Growing conditions:It likes shady, moist conditions, is cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant, and fears direct sunlight. If exposed to strong light, the leaves turn yellow, and in severe cases the entire plant's leaves dry up. It is not very demanding about soil, and fertile, moist sandy loam is suitable.

6. Astilbe

Astilbe is a very easy-to-grow plant. Generally, as long as it is planted, it can survive. Not only that, its flowers are dense and often bloom in large clusters, and the flower colors are also fairly rich: yellow, pink, and red, with red being the most commonly seen.

Growing conditions:It likes semi-shade and grows well in moist environments. It is robust, cold-tolerant, and highly adaptable to soil. It likes slightly acidic, neutral, well-drained sandy loam, and also tolerates mildly alkaline soil.