Looking for a long flowering shade perennial next to ech.

mayhem69

14 years ago

Hi, i am looking for a long blooming flowering perennial to plant next to my echinacea. Any ideas?

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mayhem69
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14 years ago
Sorry, must be shade liking
vtandrea
14 years ago
How about cimicifuga? The dark leaved kinds are gorgeous.
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mayhem69
Original Author
14 years ago
thanks vtandrea, the dark purple are very nice! I also forgot to mention the bed is next to my sidewalk and only about 2 ft. wide. Will these do good there?
countrycarolyn
14 years ago
What zone are you in?? Does your spot get any sun??
mayhem69
Original Author
14 years ago
zone 6, only 2 hrs. sun where i need to plant
countrycarolyn
14 years ago
I love shasta daisies with echinachea, they still bloom in partial shade in hotter zones. Zone 6 should be fine to try this with. I have several varities of shasta in my flower beds some are in part shade and some are in full sun. Some of my varities have been blooming now for over a month and will continue to bloom till frost.

Another thing to think of concerning the sun is morning sun is different than afternoon sun. 2 hours of afternoon sun is like 4 hours of morning sun. If your getting 2 hours of afternoon sun I would consider your spot part shade not shade.
mayhem69
Original Author
14 years ago
thanks countrycarolyn, it is early afternoon sun. i will definitely consider shasta daisies. Now if i could only find someone with some seeds to get rid of.
countrycarolyn
14 years ago
I have actually been saving seeds of my little shasta daisy silver princess but its small mounded. The taller ones are very common I dont save the seeds of those I usually cut them and put them in a vase. They last me about a week or so as a cut flower.
terrene
14 years ago
You could try Rudbeckia hirta. Some of the cultivars are gorgeous and I usually grow them in mostly sun, but the wild type seeds around my back yard and some of them are growing in pretty shady spots. It's a short-lived perennial at best, but self sows and blooms abundantly the first year from seed.

Another perennial that looks really pretty with Echinacea, and will tolerate shade is Monarda, especially the purple or raspberry cultivars.
Donna
14 years ago
How about a pink or purple flowering daylily? They will love those conditions and look very nice with coneflowers.
mayhem69
Original Author
14 years ago
now we're talking. My sister in law has a lot of Black Eyed Susans i can get some seed from. Maybe i'll try some of them and some Shasta Daisy. I just hope 2 hrs. of early afternoon sun will be enough.

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