Shade Planter in Red

I have so much still to plant. The constant rain throughout May really put me behind, but I’ve got one planter finished. I have this one sitting under the maple tree where the dry shade is making it hard to keep plants alive.

I used a tall egg-shaped planter that holds a lot of soil. And it’s full, I do not use empty bottles or anything in my planters. They get soil from top to bottom because that large volume of soil makes it easier to keep up on the watering. The weight also prevents tip-overs.

The thriller in this planter is the upright fuchsia with tri-color leaves.

This Kimberley Queen or Australian Sword Fern gets a supporting role.

This next plant has the neatest looking leaves, white and green on the tops and red on the backs. It wasn’t labeled but I believe it is a Calathea, a tropical plant, taking the place of filler.

Then we’ve got this nice coleus. It wasn’t labeled either but the colors went with everything else and it’s also a ‘filler’. There’s also some asparagus fern, for the ‘spiller’. And finally, another ‘spiller’ some Calibrachoa Superbells – Watermelon Punch. I’m not positive on that though – I lost the tag.

So that’s one done! Now on to the rest.