Shade Gardening: Shade garden ideas please! , 1 by fernfarmer

fernfarmer wrote:
Perennial Impatiens omeiana will thrive under those conditions and give some interesting color. Its leaves are forest green with a light green center stripe and a touch of burgundy at the base, stems are burgundy. The foliage is the reason to grow this plant, but it does get nice butter yellow flowers in the early fall. It dies back after the temperatures dip into the 30s, but springs up quickly again in the spring. Height can vary quite a bit depending on moisture and shade levels. I have some in a drier, sunnier area that stays about 8" tall and some in a wetter, shadier area that gets to be about 30" tall. Vancouveria planipetala and dwarf London's Pride, both of which would be evergreen for you, also would be happy there.