What would you grow in this chimney pot?

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Bearing in mind it is in a shady spot. It gets a little dappled sun but not much. Is there anything tall and flowering that would grow?

MIL has a solomon's seal in a chimney pot - she put it in a deep pot inside the pot - splits it every couple of years. It looks good.

I'm going to google that - thank you 😊

I have the same question, so I googled Solomon’s Seal. It is indeed a stunning plant, but also poisonous. So that rules it out for me with a visiting grandchild.
My own search continues…

Begonias?

A skimmia would give you colour twice a year once the flower and once the berries if you choose a hermaphrodite variety. A shrub sized mahonia might work too as they are shade tolerant.

Not flowering, but Mint? Grows anywhere, safe for child to eat. Tasty in mint tea and with new potatoes

I'm not keen on begonias or skimmia. I think the Solomon's seal sounds perfect. The chimney pot requires something with a bit of height.

A fern, not flowering but they look great at hight.

Hosta or huechera

Solomon's seal do get big - there's a variegated one that's beautiful. You could always swap it out with a fern or a begonia (there are classy ones that don't mind shade) as the season goes on.

@JustJam4Tea I'd love a pointer to a classy, shade-loving begonia if you can?

glowing embers

It does better with a bit of sun, but had it outside all last year in quite a shady spot and it was fine...

Thank you! 😊