flowering potted plants for shade
Looking to add colour and life to shady spots around your home or garden? Flowering potted plants for shade are the perfect solution for those tricky, low-light areas where other blooms simply won’t thrive. Whether your patio, balcony, or shaded corner of the garden needs a vibrant lift, there are plenty of reliable and beautiful flowering options that will flourish in containers. On this page, we’ll explore the best flowering potted plants for shade, offer expert tips on selecting the right varieties, and show you how to create thriving shade-loving displays in New Zealand conditions.
Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant)
Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant) is a popular evergreen plant valued for its soft silver foliage and trailing growth habit. The attractive leaves provide year round colour and texture, making it a favourite for containers, hanging baskets, borders, and groundcover plantings. Its drought tolerance and easy care nature make it well suited to New Zealand gardens. Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant) delivers lasting visual appeal and combines beautifully with flowering plants and other foliage varieties.
From $24.77
Rhipsalis baccifera (Mistletoe Cactus)
Commonly known as the Mistletoe Cactus, this is a succulent grown for its slender and trailing stems. Masses of the dark green stems hang from the plant like braids of thick hair. They are complemented with small, yellow-green-white flowers in summer. It typically grows to 10 cm tall and the braids can reach 7-8 m in length, but are often trimmed to shorter lengths (i.e., 50 cm). It grows best when positioned in full sun or partial shade on a well-drained site that is frost free. The Mistletoe Cactus is commonly grown as a potted plant indoors or in an office. It can be grown outdoors in suitable environments.
From $30.29
