7 flowering plants that suit a shady yard, blooming with just a little scattered light

If your yard gets little sun and the light is not very plentiful, or you want to grow some flowering plants in the shaded spots on a balcony, then you should choose flowering plants that do not need that much light, such as the common African violet, lipstick plant, heartleaf ice plant and peace lily.

Below we introduce some shade-tolerant flowering plants that are suitable for growing in the yard.

1. Pansy

The pansy is a herbaceous flower with very charming colouring. Its plants are very short and compact, making them suitable for planting at the edges of flower beds, and it is a particularly easy plant to grow. It has a great many varieties, the most common being orange, purple, pink or yellow, and there are also some mixed-colour varieties. It grows well in both full sun and scattered light.

2. Camellia

The camellia is a shrubby flowering plant that produces bright, elegant blooms. It can flower brightly in cold weather, adding charming brilliance to the yard in winter, and it also has leaves that stay green all year round.

Camellias grow well in sunny spots, and in fact they also stay in good growing condition in partial shade; just be careful to choose a suitable variety.

3. Begonia

Begonias are very afraid of excessive scorching sun and like appropriate scattered light. They have a great many varieties, and their care is much the same; in spring and summer you can give them an organic liquid fertiliser every 1~2 weeks. Top up with water regularly when watering, and avoid watering onto the leaves or flowers.

Begonias have a great many varieties and flower colours, the most common being orange, white, pink, red and yellow.

4. Hydrangea

Hydrangeas can produce ball-shaped flowers in spring and summer. Their flower heads are very large and very ornamental, with the common colours being pink, blue, purple, white and green.

Hydrangeas need more water during the growing season, and the growing environment should avoid scorching sun; a suitable amount of scattered light each day is enough for them to grow well.

5. Banksian rose

The banksian rose is a flowering plant in the genus Rosa. It looks very much like a rose, but it does not need as much light, and it can climb upward in a scattered-light environment. It is fairly adaptable to its environment and can produce bright, elegant white or yellow flowers, and its flowers also carry a charming delicate fragrance.

6. Azalea

The azalea is a vibrant shrubby flowering plant. It grows well without much care, likes loose, well-drained soil, and does not need much light in its growing environment.

7. Hosta

The hosta is a very shade-tolerant plant, suitable for planting in the shaded corners of a yard. It has a great many varieties, some with charming markings on their leaves, and with proper care it can also produce very charming, fragrant flowers.

If your yard gets little sun and the light is not very plentiful, or you want to grow some flowering plants in the shaded spots on a balcony, then you should choose flowering plants that do not need that much light, such as the common African violet, lipstick plant, heartleaf ice plant and peace lily.

Below we introduce some shade-tolerant flowering plants that are suitable for growing in the yard.

1. Pansy

The pansy is a herbaceous flower with very charming colouring. Its plants are very short and compact, making them suitable for planting at the edges of flower beds, and it is a particularly easy plant to grow. It has a great many varieties, the most common being orange, purple, pink or yellow, and there are also some mixed-colour varieties. It grows well in both full sun and scattered light.

2. Camellia

The camellia is a shrubby flowering plant that produces bright, elegant blooms. It can flower brightly in cold weather, adding charming brilliance to the yard in winter, and it also has leaves that stay green all year round.

Camellias grow well in sunny spots, and in fact they also stay in good growing condition in partial shade; just be careful to choose a suitable variety.

3. Begonia

Begonias are very afraid of excessive scorching sun and like appropriate scattered light. They have a great many varieties, and their care is much the same; in spring and summer you can give them an organic liquid fertiliser every 1~2 weeks. Top up with water regularly when watering, and avoid watering onto the leaves or flowers.

Begonias have a great many varieties and flower colours, the most common being orange, white, pink, red and yellow.

4. Hydrangea

Hydrangeas can produce ball-shaped flowers in spring and summer. Their flower heads are very large and very ornamental, with the common colours being pink, blue, purple, white and green.

Hydrangeas need more water during the growing season, and the growing environment should avoid scorching sun; a suitable amount of scattered light each day is enough for them to grow well.

5. Banksian rose

The banksian rose is a flowering plant in the genus Rosa. It looks very much like a rose, but it does not need as much light, and it can climb upward in a scattered-light environment. It is fairly adaptable to its environment and can produce bright, elegant white or yellow flowers, and its flowers also carry a charming delicate fragrance.

6. Azalea

The azalea is a vibrant shrubby flowering plant. It grows well without much care, likes loose, well-drained soil, and does not need much light in its growing environment.

7. Hosta

The hosta is a very shade-tolerant plant, suitable for planting in the shaded corners of a yard. It has a great many varieties, some with charming markings on their leaves, and with proper care it can also produce very charming, fragrant flowers.