Impatiens Fusion Glow. They are yellow. I needed some yellow for my shady north side of the house. My entry garden has lots of yellow flowers to complement the house colors. However, most of the yellow flowers are for sun. That was fine for the parts that faced east and south but the walkway passes the garage to the entry which is on the north side. I was worried I couldn't find flowers to plant there. I just happened upon the yellow impatiens in Walmart.

After reading this in more detail....I have more comments... I still love impatiens....but they do need a certain amount of sunlight. My deck is so shady that even impatiens won't bloom....not will begonias. I grow green plants ivies, wantering Jew...Tahitian bridal veil etc. I* have several pots of impatiens and begoina that I rotate in and out of the sunnier spot....and that gives me blooming plants on my deck. If I had that bench round a tree and the planters in the corners....I would fill them chock full of impatiens on the 2 sides with the most sun, and have a bit of bacopa trailing down...and maybe some heliochrysm in that lovely lime green. For the less bright spots I would fill the planter with more heliochrysm....and maybe some of that curry plant ( tall, gray soft pointy leaves) and get some red leaved coleus un there. As for the oval bed that had the rock on top....I would think of perennials....hosta, astilbe, thalactrim, pulmoneria, browalia, brunera....and impatiens for a bit of color.... Linda C

They've never bothered my vinca or melampodium. Nor profusion zinnias. Check out some lists on the internet, but keep in mind that if the deer are really hungry, they'll eat anything. I have had good luck with the electric deer fence (battery powered stakes).

I planted Osteospermum in my front garden last year (morning sunlight only), and (surprisingly) it did well enough, though I'm sure it would have preferred a sunnier spot. I also had great success with Morning Glory in the same spot, though it didn't grow as high as I'd hoped. Finally, I'd certainly suggest that you try some Scizanthus if you haven't considered these plants -- they're just spectacular, thrive in cool, moist, and shady locations, and provide beautiful colour for me from May to September in my Peace River, AB garden.