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Hanging baskets that aren’t protected from the heat and brightness of the sun can quickly dry up and wilt. Shade can provide protection and help hanging baskets retain moisture. We have seen it before, that once beautiful hanging basket that was lush and colorful that has been overexposed to the sun, wind, and weather. Using hanging baskets in the shade can be a huge advantage. When you are a plant addict like I am, being able to hang plants up in baskets not only creates interest in the backyard, but also makes extra special areas for more plants when all the ground and patio planters are full. Pennsylvania.Growing plants and flowers in hanging baskets can brighten up an area and create more structure to the garden by lifting plants up off the ground. Shade Tolerant Trees, Shrubs, and Groundcovers.
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Utah State University Extension compiled a list of plants that grow in dry shade. In spite of the challenges of dry shade, there are a number of plants that can perform well in such an environment. The challenge to gardeners is to find plants that are tolerant of both shade and drought. The end result is a paradox where the adaptations which make a plant shade tolerant may also make it drought intolerant and the adaptations that make a plant drought tolerant may also make it shade intolerant.
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On the other hand, adaptive traits of most drought tolerant plants to full sun, such as small pubescent or thick succulent leaves, reduce their ability to grow in a shaded environment. Typically, shade plants have developed certain traits such as thin, shade adapted leaves that are less adapted to resist water loss. This is especially true in Utah where high elevation and low humidity increases solar radiation and transpiration from the very canopy that may be creating the shade (Mee, et al., 2003). For example, the soil beneath the canopy of a mature blue spruce is heavily shaded however, between the canopy’s ability to shed snow and water to the drip zone and the water demand of the tree itself, the soil immediately underneath the tree can be very dry. Often the very conditions that create shade can reduce soil moisture. In spite of the common perception that shade gardens are always cool and moist, often there is not ample soil moisture. Shade produces a microclimate with unique cooling effects, reduced soil evaporation and reduced plant transpiration (Lin & Lin, 2010). Therefore, these plants do not grow well in shaded environments. Most of the drought tolerant plants used in Utah’s residential and commercial landscapes come from dry environments and are adapted to full sun. Finding the right landscape plants for dry areas that are also shady can be challenging.