Pakistan Gardening Forum

AoA. Kayari on one side of my lawn remains without sun in winters and gets 3-4 hours sun in summers. 2nd problem with this kayari is that its drainage is not good and during rainy seasons and in winters it remains wet.
My questions is what sorts of plants (preferably with flowers) can I grow in this kayari?
In winters I grow cineraria but due to poor drainage results are not good. Moreover I want to grow permanent plants here. Please guide.

JD Ashraf regardless of the location of your bed first you have to improve the drainage of your bed, for that you can raise your bed and add some bajri, grit or paind that will improve the drainage of your bed because whatever you will plant even if its good for shade but eventually it will get rotted because of poor drainage and most plants for shady location are foliage plants like Ferns and there is a good variety available at peshawar more, you can also grow elephant ear plant, Caladium, Coleus plant and if I m not mistaken then the only flower that may survive with little sun will be buzzy lizzy.

above suggestion was according to my limited knowledge, I hope this would help a little

Happy Gardening and good luck

Hamad

Aoa Javed sb such location is best for Monkey flower.So go for Monkey Flower.Remember it loves poor drainage & shade.It will reward you with so many flowers. You can get F-1 Mystic from Pak Flora nursery & F-1 Magic from Fateh Muhammad nursery, PWR mod. In summer if the location recieves good sun you can go for others.

Umar Bhai I think you are talking about Mimulus but I think it's flowering time is Summer and planting time will be Spring
indeed it's a nice flower

Hamad

No its planting time is winter & flowering time is early spring.Mostly people plant it along cool annuals but some like me will plant it in first week of Jan when all danger of frost is past.
I,l plant both the Magic & Mystic varieties this year.I am planting Mimulus for the last 15 years.

So, Are monkey flowers and mimuls same?

yes