#Plants that grow in shade full
If your garden isn’t completely out of the sun, there’s a lot to be hopeful about in terms of plants you can grow, including certain hydrangea varieties.Ī garden with light shade (there are several areas that get over 5 hours of full sun) or partial shade (areas that get less than 5 hours of direct sun) work great for several hydrangea types.Īs I mentioned at the beginning of this article, the climbing hydrangea is the only type of hydrangea that will grow in full shade. If this is not the case with your garden, you may try your hands at growing certain hydrangea varieties.įull shade, on the other hand, means the absence of direct sunlight, but it does not exclude some level of filtered light.
Deep, complete shade would mean that the rays of the sun don’t ever touch the ground. There are degrees to how much light reaches the plants in a garden. I cover these and their growing requirements below. If your garden gets partial shade with a few hours of light per day, there are other shade-loving hydrangeas that you can grow in your garden. The climbing hydrangea is the only variety that can grow in full shade, all other hydrangea types need a few hours of sunlight.
If your garden gets very little to no sun exposure, growing hydrangeas may be all effort and no reward.Įxcept for one hydrangea variety - the climbing hydrangea. Depending on the hydrangea type, the light exposure needed can range from full sun to partial shade.