nasturtiums in shade?

Hi I've bought lots of seeds to grow in my greenhouse next year for pots and baskets around the garden. My back garden is south facing and gets full sun nearly all day in summer. My front garden gets hardly any sun however. When my selecting my seeds fron T&M I chose a couple of types of nasturtiums as in the catalogue the symbol suggested they would grow in sun or shade. However, now the seeds have come the instructions on the back say grow in full sun!! Am I wasting my time putting them in the shade or has anyone else had success with them? Laurentia I also bought and again the catalogue was mis leading and the packet says grow in full sun! Can anyone advise me?? I know begonias do ok in shady areas and fuscias but what else do people suggest?
Thanks

 

Hello Plantaholic. I was given some 'nasti' seed in spring and, having nowhere for them really, I decided to just throw them in the grottiest part of my garden, a narrow 'lane' running down the side of the house which gets no direct sunlight at all, is rather damp and I usually use for things like toad lilies and arisaemas. Well, the nasties have grown:



You can decide for yourself with how much success. I suppose they have survived but only just. You decide. I shan't plant in full shade again. But I suspect partial shade may be OK.

 

Hi Plantaholic. I don't grow them myself - but I think that they will grow everywhere. There is a general rule with plants; those that have narrow or silvery leaves like full sun. And those with big leaves like shade. On that basis I would think that Nasturtiums can take quite a bit of shade.

 

Thanks, on the strength of your replies...I'll try them.

 

Hi Plantaholic if its bedding plants you are after for a shady area then Busy Lizzies (Impatiens)are ideal and come in many different stunning colours and also very easy to take cuttings from, you can even pop them in a glass of water and they will root!
Helen.xxx.