Flowers For Shade

Shade-tolerant flowers offer several benefits for the home gardener. They make use of low-light areas where sun-loving plants may struggle, helping to fill the garden with beauty from edge to edge. These varieties also tend to prefer cooler, moist environments, reducing the need for frequent watering during hot spells.

Our Shade Tolerant Flowers Seed Collection is the perfect solution for home gardeners seeking to bring colour and life to the shadier corners of their outdoor space. This thoughtfully curated mix includes aquilegia (columbine), forget-me-not, polemonium (Jacob’s ladder), viola and foxglove—all known for their ability to thrive in partial to full shade.

Aquilegia produces delicate, nodding flowers in a range of colours, blooming in late spring and attracting bees and other insects. Its lacy foliage adds texture even after flowering. Forget-me-not bring a soft splash of sky-blue blooms in early spring, forming a gentle carpet beneath taller plants or trees. Polemonium, or Jacob’s ladder, features fern-like foliage and clusters of blue or purple flowers, ideal for brightening up cool, shady borders.

Violas are compact, cheerful flowers that bloom prolifically in cooler weather and shady areas, perfect for edging paths or filling in gaps between larger plants. Foxgloves, with their tall spires of bell-shaped flowers, add dramatic height and charm to shaded spots and are highly attractive to pollinators.

Our Seed Collections have been created to contain some of our most well-loved varieties and to take the guesswork out of making seed selections yourself. Also fabulous as a gift for the gardeners in your life or those new to growing. For individual growing requirements for each of the varieties that make up this Seed Collection, please refer to the specific product information given for that variety.