Partial Shade

Ok, so where do I plant this really cool flower I found at the nursery that I just gotta have? I'm reading the label, it says sun to partial-shade.
Wait, this next one says partial-shade to shade. Lots of words, but no information. What, pray tell, is partial shade?

Really depends on which country and which part of the country you call home. I live in The South and so this is what I have found, through
numerous withdrawls from my bank account deposited to my local nursery.

So here folks, is the list - inspired by Jeff Foxworthy:

If you get sun in the morning, up until 11:00 am - you may have partial shade.
If you have a tree that lets through dappled light - you may have partial shade.
If you have a flower bed at the very edge of a heavily shaded area - you may have partial shade.

The main ingredient here to avoid: afternoon sun. Anything that is a shade plant and needs lots of water will not do well with even 2 hours of
southern sun. Hydrangeas top this list, followed by hostas as plants that are allergic to southern afternoon sun. I have lentin roses growing in a
few hours of afternoon sun but they are looking a little yellow. Acubas can tolerate about a few hours of direct sun in the morning or an hour in
the afternoon. They can tolerate more, but then they are not very acuba looking - they get all spindly and yellow looking.

If you live north of the 48th parallel (north or south), you probably have found that there is very little that won't grow in full sun. I remember
my mother's garden - she had hostas and bleeding hearts in full sun and we lived north of the 49th parallel.

Shasta daisies grow well in partial shade, but if you want bragging rights, then put them in the full sun.

Hey, if you have any questions, please drop me a line. You can reach me at the email below.

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