Shade-tolerant plants

Sunlight is one of the most important factors for the life of indoor plants, which absorb it for the synthesis of primary organic substances. But today, few residents of apartments can boast of rooms whose windows are "successfully" oriented to the south or east. Almost every one of us in the house has a corner that is far from the world, but he really wants to decorate with flowers.

Of course, not one of our "green friends" can do without the sun, but there are shade-tolerant plants that can be grown under low light conditions. Let's try to figure out which species to choose, so that they will not perish from lack of sun.

The most shade-tolerant houseplants are representatives of two families: the Marant and the Aroid. The first include those who prefer a light penumbra or a little scattered light. Some maranthus can be grown even with full artificial illumination, while all the aroids still require a certain amount of sunlight, preferring only a slight shade.

To those who carry a strong shading and do not require almost no additional artificial lighting include such species as aspidistra, palisota, pellium. Due to the peculiarities of growing, they are considered to be rather rare indoor crops and in flower shops are a big deficit. And shade tolerant, but still requiring additional light, are considered shade-tolerant plants, such as alocasia, anthurium, aglaonema, asplenium, which are cultivated in warm and humid rooms.

Not bad feel in the penumbra and many varieties of such a common begonia. These shade-tolerant plants do not like a lot of sun, and on the windowsill can easily get burned. Therefore, they usually get along well on the northern windows.

Many summer residents are faced with such a situation, when the sunny areas of their gardens abound in multi-colored flowering plantations, and the shady places look empty and abandoned, there the weeds are developing in full swing. However, experienced gardeners know how to grow a lush flowerbed, planting there shade-tolerant plants that will feel good in such conditions.

Some of the most popular inhabitants of the shady garden are the hosts whose spectacular leaves retain their color until autumn frosts, and while providing the necessary moistening of the soil, these shade-tolerant plants will please their masters with fragrant white flowers.

The first place in the nomination "shade-tolerant perennials" is occupied by astilba, which is also quite unpretentious and resistant to various pests.

If a part of the garden that the sun almost does not hit is adjacent to the house, then it's possible to plant giraffe or ivy calmly on its walls, which, if necessary, quickly take root, and then do not require any care.

In the flowerbed, located in the shade of the garden of the garden, you can successfully grow primroses, which blossom before the formation of foliage. This hellebore, hyacinth, primrose, crocus. They look great against the backdrop of just waking from the winter of nature. No less successfully can grow well-known lilies of the valley and forget-me-nots, who are also considered permanent residents of shady gardens. Their white and with a variety of shades of blue flowers turn the flower bed into a solid carpet that resembles the sky and clouds.

Do not be afraid to show imagination when setting up a garden. The main thing is to choose the right assortment of planted plants, and then the shady areas will become no less attractive for rest than the sunny mottled flower beds, especially since in the shade you can perfectly relax in the summer heat.