Outdoor Low Light Potted Plants

Place the pot into a non freezing cool dark location for winter.

Outdoor low light potted plants.

Satisfyingly easy to grow this exotic looking perennial shade plant stands out from the rest in low light garden beds. Green mountain boxwood buxus green mountain zones 4 9 is a slow growing shrub that unlike many other boxwoods retains a dark green color throughout the winter. Available in dark green and variegated forms spider plant chlorophytum comosum makes a great tabletop or basket plant in low light conditions. Both perennials are hardy in zones 4 9 preferring part shade but accepting full shade.

In the warmer climates plant in dappled to full shade. 14 98 per bare root plant. Hardy to zones 3 through 9. Try these 17 different low light outdoor plants in your garden including bluebells and peace lily.

Barely water once a month. Tuberous begonias will bloom all summer long in the right conditions. Spruce up your front yards and flower beds with these sun shy plants. When the soil is dry to the touch.

A slow grower with a potentially wide spread at maturity the zz plant can handle low light indoors like a champ. Up to 12 inches tall. Available from the home depot. The flowers are pretty but this plant is all about color and texture.

For the look and maintenance level of wildflowers use baptisia to fill spaces in the garden or edible landscape. If possible periodically rotate the pot to balance the plant s exposure to light and to avoid the development of bare sides. During the winter mist the plants frequently to help prevent the leaf tips from turning brown. Its light green foliage is decorated with an intriguing silver overlay for added appeal.

Available wherever proven winners plants are sold or from walters gardens. Plant in light shade for early spring blooms. If you grow it outdoors be sure to keep it out of direct sunlight. Learn how to use ornamental grasses flowers and ferns for landscaping ideas and curb appeal.

Both kinds prefer low light and well drained soil. Yellows blues and purples on tall two to four feet spikes bring lots of colors. Many tubers can easily overwinter in a pot. These plants have delicate shamrock shaped leaves and tubular flowers that open and close as light exposure changes.

Appletini offers ruby red flowers on dark red stems from early to midsummer. Spider plants native to tropics around the globe and the first houseplant for innumerable people probably owes its popularity to its unique growth habit and for its ease of growth as a low light houseplant the mother plant a clump of curving leaves that resemble long broad grass blades sends out long stems with baby plants at their ends. The plant s low water needs make it a great option for forgetful gardeners its leaves will yellow if you water it too much. It looks lovely combined with fuchsia or torenia.

Up north give it some more sun.