Most shade tolerant of my shrubs for the border?

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Hi all I'm a keen but not experienced gardener making lots of mistakes! Anyway I've managed to get Poundland bare root shrubs to grow (half were mislabelled 🙄) Plus a couple of Homebase things over the years and now have too many pots and a big gap in a border that gets morning sun but nothing after about 11. So of the following which should I put in the border as being in a pot might also be less than ideal..
deutzia (flowered well in sun so not sure)
Escallonia rubra
Hypericum inodorum
Philadelphus (if I've got one! All mislabelled!)
Choiysa Aztec pearl
Hebe gloriosa (too big for pot I think)
Hebe pink pixie ditto
Hibiscus

If none I've got a fuschia hawkshead that could go in but it's a bit tatty.

I've also got a huge phlox in a pot but it's not flowered yet and I'd hate to stop it!

Well hebes prefer full sun, but I have hibiscus and phlox growing in semi shade and they both seem to do well. I'm not sure about the others as I'm not familiar with hyphen but I'm sure someone else will help you out with the. X

That's great - it's a process of elimination. So not the hebes. I have very little full sun but might have to move them to a better spot.

It's a pain in the arse because I'm trying to also put colours together (that border has a lot of pink/blue/purple) But at the end of the day it's whatever going to grow there.

I know hydrangea prefer only morning sun and they come in a wide variety of colours, most hardy geraniums are quite shade tolerant, not the bedding type geraniums though. I guess if you do a quick search on the internet you can normally figure out suitable plants for your growing conditions x

Choisya and hypericum are pretty shade tolerant, although you might get fewer flowers. Also the escallonia would grow but may be less floriferous than in a sunnier spot.

If you've got a blue/pink colour thing going on, I'd probably choose the choisya.

But I prefer fuchsia hawkshead over all the above because it is such an elegant plant and would probably become less tatty if it had a cosy spot to grow in!

How big is the space, have you looked at the potential size of the shrubs you have?

I’ve got a choisya in that type of position and it’s grown huge and gets loads of flowers on it. I need to cut it back really as it’s so happy there it’s hanging right over the front of the border now and was only supposed to be for the middle of it.

Anyway, I digress. Choisya is what I’d go for.

Ok that's great advice. I had my choiysa in a sunny spot and it was great in April/earlier in May but seems to not be flowering any more but think it's just the season? Maybe it should stay in a pot then I can move it when in flower next year. Now I know it will live in part shade - everything has to pay its way in my garden. In flowers!

So I think I'll put my fuschia in the border and show it some love and see if I can get it looking good. Not a big fuschia fan but hawkeshead is different. I inherited it, it was half dead in full shade. They can just look a bit twiggy though. Any tips for trimming and watering? Feeding? It's in London clay.

The hypericum is currently in a sunny spot and looking a bit wilty. So hard to know but I don't think it's long enough flowering today warrant a prime spot. There's a half shady area I'll try it in.

I've got hardy geraniums (Rozanne, this year I finally caved!) and a hydrangea (pot) plus a shed load of other shade plants but the difficulty is getting a long flowering plant. Those are two good ones though. There's some really pretty hydrangeas coming out now too.

This is what lockdown does. Turns a perfectly lovely hobby into an obsession

Choicya or fuchsia would be my thoughts

And best to move when not in flower I think

You can hard prune fuchsia to get it back into shape. They grow well in damp climates so make sure its well watered and or mulched if its under a tree.

Choisya and Fuschia would be fine in a shady border but as with most of your list would flower better with more sun.
Phlox do best with soil which doesnt dry out (and flower in later summer not now) so would also be fine in semi shade.
Would try to have Escallonia and Hebe in sunnier spots.
But it really isnt a good time to be moving things around.
Why not take pics of your plants over the summer and save them onto a pinterest board so you can see how things do and move them around in the autumn?
Or pay a trained gardener to come and help you. I have helped loads of customers with border planting/renovation. You would get a better result with some professional help, it neednt cost much.