Most of us have some shade in their gardens, and for many shade is the rule rather than the exception.
Flowers by the Sea specializes in herbaceous perennials that grow in the shade. These are plants that dye back to the ground in the Winter, and grow up to their full potential each season. Some are true full shade lovers, and some will grow in part day sun. We include in this category a wide range of plants.
In other words, just the sort of plant a good gardener is thankful for during the busy/hot/tired part of the year.
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(Forysthia Sage) Another late blooming, high altitude (4,000-5,000ft.) perennial from the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico, this statuesque beauty is hardy to at least 20F and will come back from root stock if knocked down to the ground by short periods of colder temperatures.
Our price: $6.50
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(Variegated Bear's Breeches) Found in Tasmania, this gem is the first variegated Acanthus! 'Tasmanian Angel' offers striking, bold leaves with white margins and mottling.
Our price: $15.00
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(Lungwort) The abundant and attractive raspberry-pink blooms appear early, but the sharply-pointed, brilliant silver-spotted leaves and upright habit are what make this an exceptional Lungwort. They spread slowly from the initial clump to form an attractive ground cover.
Our price: $10.00
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(Silver Siberian Bugloss) Absolutely stunning in the garden from early spring to fall with sky-blue forget-me-not flowers and a netted silver overlay on each leaf.
Regular store price: $12.00
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(Bog Sage) This highly adaptive Salvia is ideal for the beginner as it is not at all fussy about soil type, sun exposure, drainage or frequency of watering.
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(Red Sage, Chinese Sage, Dan-shen) Salvia miltiorrhiza is a powerful and important herb in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. The remarkable blue flowers seem to glow in the shade. We are happy to be able to offer this plant on a very limited basis.
Regular store price: $10.00
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(Fruit Scented Sage) This plant has it all. Big, soft, fuzzy, light green leaves , large magenta-pink blooms and an almost intoxicating scent. One of the most
strongly (and deliciously) scented plants we have come across to date.
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(Pig squeak) A new mutation out of Bergenia 'Solar Flare', 'Lunar Glow' has the traditional bold, evergreen leaves of the Bergenia. Lovely magenta-pink bell-like flowers compliment the unique creamy yellow leaves produced in the spring.
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(Variegated Angel's Trumpet) Fragrant, peach-colored blooms in immense proportions emerge from some of the most broadly margined and brilliant foliage you've ever seen!
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(Balkan Sage) Another very fine and quite impressive hardy herbaceous Salvia from Southern Europe and Turkey. The leaves can reach 18" in length, assuring this sage a place in a lightly shaded woodland garden or border.
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(Divine Sage) Salvia divinorum’s mystic arises from it’s reputed hallucinogenic properties as well as it’s stubborn refusal to bloom in all but the most exacting of cultural conditions. When a gardener does get lucky, she is rewarded with velvety white flowers in whorls along lavender stems.
Our price: $25.00
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(Foam Flower) This splendid Tiarella doesn't just cover the ground, it transforms it into a dramatic maze of green and black! The bold veining on each leaf adds texture and presence to this low-growing, slow-spreading shade-lover. In late spring and early summer, big bottle brush flower spikes of white complete the effect!
This variety does well with morning sun or all day high, broken shade - or even full shade. Pair it with Berginia 'Lunar Glow' for a great contrast in textures.
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(Himalayan Sage or Kashmir Sage) Salvia hians is a hardy and spectacular Sage from the high elevations (8,000 to 13,000 ft.) of Pakistan and Bhutan. An easy to grow herbaceous perennial, the dusky violet flowers on tall scapes are a joy in the border.
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(Lungwort) This brightly silver-spotted beauty sends up profuse clusters of large true cobalt-blue flowers in spring. Simply stunning! One of the best dark-blues available, grows into a magnificent landscape specimen, providing over 8 months of color!
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(Scandent Mexican Sage) Found at altitudes of 3,000-10,000 ft. in the mountains of central Mexico, this herbaceous perennial is a spectacular winter-bloomer having 6 inch inflorescence with literally hundreds of cyclamen-purple flowers that are velvety in appearance.
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(Southern Mexican Sage) With it’s graceful, shrubby habit, purplish green, deltoid leaves and intense tomato-red blooms, this herbaceous perennial will make a delightful display in your garden. Southern Mexican Sage begins blooming in October and will continue, sporadically through the Winter in frost free areas.
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(Blue Vine Sage) Blooming from mid-Summer through late Autumn, this semi-hardy herbaceous perennial (to 20F) is adorned with a profusion of true blue flowers held 1’-2’ above it’s unusual deltoid, grass green leaves making a this plant a delightful addition to any garden.
In our mild coastal climate Salvia cacaliifolia blooms for 8 to 10 months and via it’s fleshy root stock, has become a 3.5’x 3’ patch of dazzling blue in our Salvia garden. For best performance, give this plant; high shade in hot areas, weekly water and remove spent flowers. After the threat of frost has passed, cut the stems almost down to the ground for a shapely patch.
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(Chiapas Sage) This plant blooms 12 months of the year for us! Its compact, free flowering, likes a bit of shade and isn't bothered by pests, large or small.
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(Giant Bolivian Sage) Hailing from Peru and Bolivia, this tender specimen is found at altitudes of 9,000 ft. in the wild. This multi-stemmed, woody based Salvia is scandent and needs some support to reach it’s full potential of 6‘-12‘.
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(Arrowleaf Sage) This unusual herbaceous perennial is found at high elevations (9,500ft.-10,000ft.) in the Cordillera de los Andes of Chile and Peru. It’s arrow-head shaped leaves (sagittata refers to this shape) are deeply textured, yellow-green and woolly on the undersides.
The blooms are a gorgeous, brilliant royal blue and rise 1’-2’ from the leafy stems starting in Summer and continuing through the Fall.
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(Pig squeak) Looking for multi-season color and interest? Then this is the Bergenia for you! 'Pink Dragonfly' forms low clumps of long, narrow leaves, which develop plum-red tones in the winter.
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