Best Thriller plants for partial shaded area

GardenInspiration

What is your go-to for a Thriller plant to be used in container pots placed in a shaded area?

Also, what would you plant in a slender chimney pot?

Nanny Beach

Heucheras,they do better in semi shade, amazing colours, flowers band evergreen,slender chimney pot,creeper like vinca

Fire

trailing begonias

SophieK

For a chimney pot, I'd go for a trailing plant (lobelia or calibrachoa, for example).

For shady areas, there are so many options including some dazzling hydrangea, but it all depends on the sizes of the pots. I have a large container in the shade which has hellebores, a dark leafed euphorbia, bergenias, and epimedium. When the weather warms up, I'll have pots with Coleus, Colocasia, and Caladium.

GardenInspiration

Great suggestions.  Thank you!

Nanny Beach

OK Fire I bow to you, I was thinking perennials, but they would be fantastic,on their own, but for once I didn't think to ask size of pot!

carletonexotic

I'd go for a young tree fern such as Dicksonia Antarctica or Cyathea Cooperii. Both throw out huge fronds, even on young plants, and using a chimney pot for height would mean you could buy a cheaper, young plant and not lose out of the height of a more mature plant.

Loxley

Actaea simplex like Pink Spike or Brunette would be nice as you get the dark foliage then the scented pink/white flower spikes in late summer/autumn

Fire

For a slender chimney pot, I would put a pot on top and put in a trailing plant.

Euphorbia Diamond Frost is also lovely, but not hardy.

neilsuzukisv2-Rq-DOX

My Brunnera Siberian bugloss seems to be happy in the shade. Gets about ane hour or two sun in the summer months 

KeenOnGreen

Astelia.  It's the one in the middle pot.  This variety is Astelia nervosa Westland, which has a bronze tint to the silver foliage.



In our current garden we have Astelia chathamica Silver Spear, which is more Silver, but just as lovely.  Needs minimal watering and maintenance.  Slow growing, can be divided.