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shadenut Charlotte, NC(Zone 7b) Apr 24, 2015

Looking for suggestions for a low area garden that gets very little sun and stays damp most of the time.
I want flowering perennials or colorful foliage or small to medium shrubs. Very new at this. Can you help?

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pepper23 KC Metro area, MO(Zone 6a) Apr 24, 2015

Here is a list of plants that like shade from Penn State University. They really have it listed well so it's easy to see what plants like what in your zone.

http://extension.psu.edu/plants/gardening/fact-sheets/trees-shrubs/shade-tolerant-trees-shrubs-and-groundcovers

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) Apr 24, 2015

Somewhat nearer to you-Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh has a reputation of being excellent, and they have lots of unusual things. They are a bit expensive though. Here is a link to their list of moist shade plants. Other than that I can't help you much, Seattle is so different, and I have dry shade.
http://www.plantdelights.com/Wet-Shade-Plants-for-sale/

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nutsaboutnature Algonquin, IL(Zone 5a) Apr 25, 2015

Hi shadenut ~ Welcome to Dave's Garden!

One of my favorite places to get ideas for different parts of my yard is Bluestone Perennials "Plant Finder". There's no obligation to buy anything. You just input the info you want and they'll show lots of different plants. By clicking on each variety you'll get an entire page of info with larger pictures.

The varieties shown are only the ones they have in stock, but you can always look for other varieties of plants that interest you.

The first link is where I added info based on your planting zone, shade and damp soil. The second link is the Plant Finder main page where you can put in your own preferences.

I think you'll have a lot of fun with it.

http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/results_2014.html

http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/n_search.html

By-the-way, any day now Bluestone will start having 50% off specials and sometime around mid-to-late May they have a big clearance sale and everything is 50% off!


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