Beginner Gardening: Ideas for shade alternative to portulaca? (My "moss rose"), 3 by sierra77

sierra77 wrote:
I use fibrous begonias, so many varieties of coleus (have them in shade and also this year have Red Head sun coleus and it's doing great in almost full sun), caladiums (love dwarf Miss Muffett, holds up to heat well), some daylilies, and yes, impatiens (although they may wilt in high summer temps --I've used the old fashioned impatiens- 'balsam', or 'Touch-Me-Not' with good results and reseeds), perennial blue plumbago (ceratostigma plumbaginoides), just a knock-out blue and spreads each year. Regarding rose moss, I use purslane moss, has single blooms in several colors, in hanging pots in almost full shade and it actually blooms pretty well. Good luck!