I have 6 inch deep dirt trough that i would like to plant flowers.The sight is shady.what type should i buy.?

I would like flowers that would come up every year. Perhaps something that would at track butterflies.

I have 6 inch deep dirt trough that i would like to plant flowers.The sight is shady.what type should i buy.?
6 inches of soil isn't much to work with ...you will have to water quite a bit. Perennials would have hard time surviving.


I would go with annuals in that size of pot.


Here are some options....besides impatiens...


Begonia's


Browalia


Lobelia


Torenia


Fuschia
Reply:Liriope is bulletproof, a lot of woods sited wildflowers like shade,phlox, jack-in-the-pulpit, celandine poppy. Hostas do well in shade. As for annual fillers, coleus and impatiens
Reply:Doesn't sound like much dirt to work with. Many plants will require more. You could try Mona lavender, cosmos, and buttercups. You might have better luck with impatiens. They are annuals but if you leave them alone every year instead up pulling them up they are proliferate re-seeders. And you will get a lot more color.
Reply:This site lists ground-cover plants that grow in shady areas %26amp; zones.Full shade plants:


Sweet Woodruff, Galium odoratum


Lungwort, Pulmonaria


Bunchberry, Cornus canadensis


Dead Nettle, Lamium maculatum


Periwinkle, Vinca,


Redwood sorrel, Oxalis oregana,


Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repans,


http://www.thegardenhelper.com/shadecove...





Adult butterflies are attracted to sweet, sharp and fragrant smells and the colors orange, yellow, pink, purple and red. All varieties love wild flowers %26amp; need both nectar plants and larval food plants to keep their life cycle going. http://www.ccenassau.org/hort/html/butte...





A variety of blossoms offer nectar to adult butterflies, while leafy food sources, such as parsley, nourish the larvae. Rocks are convenient perches for butterflies to sun themselves, and a birdbath provides water.





Common butterfly attracting plants %26amp; caterpillars food plants:


http://www.butterfliesbirdsandblooms.com...


Butterfly catterpillar host plant, %26amp; butterfly nectar source:


http://www.butterfliesbirdsandblooms.com...





The best plants for the more heavily shaded areas are those found in the woods in their native habitat, such as evergreen groundcovers like Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis) and Periwinkle, %26amp; other groundcovers such as wild Violets, Lilly of the Valley, %26amp; Wild Ginger.


http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/gard...


http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/G...


http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/asarum.h...


Bloodroot (Sanguisorba canadensis):


http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...


False Solomon's seal (Smilacina racemosa):


http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...


Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria):


http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...


Variegated Solomon's seal, Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' has foliage with an airbrushed variegation that is irresistible.


http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplant...


The Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) 'Gravetye Giant' is tolerant of moist soils and often referred to as "moisture loving," but will grow in any type of soil, wet or dry, sand or clay, acid or alkaline. It will thrive in most light conditions %26amp; are commonly grown in dense shade as well.


http://www.plantanswers.com/arcadia_page...


http://www.virginiagarden.com/leucojum.h...


Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) is decorative %26amp; has more than one color of leaves, flowers %26amp; has different types of leaf shapes such as heartleaf %26amp; oakleaf shapes.


http://www.gardencrossings.com/index.cfm...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/loonlover/1...


http://www.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/a...


http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...


Scroll down to see the variegated leaf foamflowers:


http://www.sunlightgardens.com/latin/T.h...





You can incorporate a thick layer of compost %26amp; leaf mulch into your existing soil... to raise your area up to provide more "leg-room" for plants with deeper root systems than the ground cover type plants. This will also nourish your plants %26amp; help keep them from drying out too quickly.





Good luck! Hope this helps.
Reply:Dang... I can't believe you got answers without asking which ZONE you live in...!! or SOIL TYPE you have....????... dense shade or partial shade??????....





UUGGHHH...!!!!!





ok....butterflies are most attrated to 1) red 2)deep pink 3) orange 4) dark purple ..... in that order.





Guessing here, Hostas are no#1 for shade......zones 3-9...some are quite drought tolerant but most like moist rich organic soil...they come in a variety of sizes from 3"x3" to 36"x36"... with leaves varying in color from green/blue green and varigated green/white and green/yellow....not a butterfly magnet...but will flower in late summer (white or lavender).





asiatic lilys do well in DAPPLED shade and come in a variety of colors.............but what what is your soil type............zone...???





Astilbes like shade and flower in spring to early summer....many colors....24" to 48"....moist rich organic soil....zone 4 - 9





Vinca, a ground cover....deep lavender flowers, early summer...tolerates poor soil....zone 4 - 9








really need more info....................
Reply:it would be hard to pick flowers too put in a shady area your best bet would be to go too the nursery and ask the manager or whom ever runs it what would be the best anuals they come up every year that would do well in a shady area they can help you out the most.