Suggestions for a potted outside plant in complete shade

[Anne75D]

Hello, I'm looking to decorate the bottom of a very shady outdoor stair with a potted plant (any kind, really) that will last throughout the year and won't need any sunlight. Is there such a thing?

A hydrangea might work, lots of them love shade and do fine in pots

I forgot to add, the height would be up to about 3ft/90cm.

@alphaechokiwi

A hydrangea might work, lots of them love shade and do fine in pots

Thanks for the suggestion, a hydrangea might be slightly too bulky for that particular corner. It's at the entrance to our basement and we walk by there frequently so would need the plant to be less wide and perhaps a bit taller.

Ferns , grasses and Japanese maple like shade and are easy to keep in pots. I have done this in a shady corner.

Fatsia Japonica will grow in shade, in a container.

If you want tall but narrow, how about ivy growing up an obelisk or spiral?

You could have 2 and swap them from shaded spot to not so shaded.