What are the best flowers/plants for a shady patio that faces north?

I recently moved and I want to try my hand at container gardening. I live in northeast Kansas.


Thanks!

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Reply:Impatients are still the king for shade. They come in such nice colors and are really tough. We have a lot of shade and put them everywhere in pots of various sizes.
Reply:almost all flowers can be grown in containers, impatients, begonia, hostas, just read the tags when you go to buy your plants, they will tell you, if not ask. the people their generally know a few things.
Reply:These are what I have that grow happily in the shade on a north facing patio.








Skimmia Japonica


Aucuba japonica


Viburnum tinus.


Hydrangea (but needs watering more often than others)


Chaenomoles


Choisya








Snowdrops,


leucojum,


aconite


cyclamen





hellebores


fuschias


ajuga
Reply:Coleus does well in shade and in containers and is low maintenance.
Reply:I would also go with impatiens. They have so many different colors to choose and they love the shade and bloom all summer.
Reply:Campanulas are good for moist shade and will grow in many wet soil types including clay soil. Small azaleas can be grown in pots and are quite tolerant of shade flowering in even dark parts of the garden, so are all types of rhodedendron. Many bulb grown plants are good in some shade such as lily of the valley (convallaria majalis). An interesting and beautiful creeping plant that can tolerate shade is lysimachia nummularia (or creeping jenny). It is good in hanging baskets and is very good for summer interest, however it dies back a lot in winter.affiliate reviews