Thrive 2.0 - Made In The Shade

Made in the Shade

Aid for the Shade

It’s challenging to find shade plant components that tolerate the variability of shade to sun to shade. Ask a client if they have “sun” or “shade” and many might not be able to tell you, especially commercial property managers in cities and most homeowners. Why? Most aren’t there during the day to really see what’s happening! Most urban centers are in shade for much or most of the day. The buildings themselves create “canyons of variable shade.” What to do?!

Ball has a great selection of varieties that provide superior color and performance in shady areas.

Made in the Shade

Aid for the Shade

Ball has a great selection of varieties that provide superior color and performance in shady areas.

Made in the Shade

Aid for the Shade

Ball has a great selection of varieties that provide superior color and performance in shady areas.

Bounce Pink Flame Interspecific Impatiens

Big Bounce Cherry Interspecific Impatiens

Bounce Pink Flame Interspecific Impatiens

Big Bounce White and Violet Interspecific Impatiens

Big Bounce Interspecific Impatiens in mixed landscape

Bounce™ Interspecific Impatiens

With great branching, low maintenance and fast flowering, Bounce offers proven performance in shade and stays in flower in high night temperatures. In addition to downy mildew resistance, Bounce has a ball-shaped habit that makes an excellent choice for landscapes, large containers, or street containers. This vegetative plant selection maintains the habit over the summer without falling over like traditional impatiens can do when planted too closely.

Height: 14 to 20 in. (36 to 51 cm)
Spread: 14 to 20 in. (36 to 51 cm)
Exposure: Shade

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Kong Jr.™ Premium Seed Shade Coleus

Kong is known for its extremely large leaves and unique patterns. Kong Jr. boasts heart-shaped leaves that are 30% smaller than Kong’s, and will not break off during installation. Kong Jr. is matched for plant habit in the landscape creating a much more uniform look, and typically has very few or no flowers, eliminating the need to dead-head.

Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 20 to 35 in. (51 to 89 cm)
Exposure: Shade/Part Sun

Kong Jr. Lime Vein Coleus

Kong Jr. Green Halo Coleus

Kong Jr. Scarlet Coleus

Kong Jr. Lime Vein Coleus

Kong Jr. Coleus Mixed Container

Kong Jr. in mixed Coleus bed.

Kong Jr. bed

Premium Sun Pineapple Surprise Coleus

Pineapple Surprise Premium Seed Coleus

For shade to part-sun, Pineapple Surprise works well in mixed and mono containers, landscape plantings, and in beds and borders. Pineapple Surprise boasts an iridescent chartreuse and deep burgundy heart coloration splashed with chartreuse and green. The “surprise” is that up to 3% of plants show a darker green and burgundy bicolor instead of chartreuse. Pineapple Surprise holds up well with late to very late flowering.

Height: 18 to 26 in. (46 to 66 cm)
Spread: 18 to 22 in. (46 to 56 cm)
Exposure: Shade

Jurassic™ Rex Begonia

The Jurassic series is THE begonia for hard-to-plant full shade containers. The brighter silvery colors match well with the newest predominantly red and green Red Splash. Jurassic is low maintenance, requiring very low supplemental watering after initial establishment, and can take cooler, but not frost conditions.

Height: 10 to 16 in. (25 to 41 cm)
Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Exposure: Shade

Jurassic Red Splash Begonia

Jurassic Rex Green Streak Begonia

Jurassic Rex Begonia mix

Jurassic Rex Begonia mix wall

Jurassic Rex Begonia containers

Gryphon Begonia

Gryphon bed

Gryphon Foliage Begonia From Seed

A MONSTER of a plant, Gryphon shines in deep shade. An aggressive grower in pots, Gryphon can make a dramatic statement in mixed or solo containers. This easy-care foliage variety thrives in shade or partial sun and is tolerant of stressful conditions.

Height: 14 to 16 in. (36 to 41 cm) in shade; 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm) in partial sun; may grow to 30 in. (76 cm) tall in hot/humid conditions
Spread: 16 to 18 in. (41 to 46 cm)
Exposure: Shade

Combinations

for customers who look for plants that are “Made in the Shade”

Gryphon Begonia, Silver Falls Dichondra, Celebration Orange New Guinea Impatiens, Celebrette Frost New Guinea Impatiens

Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia, Red Threads Alternanthera, Big Bounce Lilac Impatiens, Silver Falls Dichondra, Gryphon Begonia

Jurassic Rex Begonia combination