@Kittypoet
Lyn,
I think the Tricyrtis should do well in the situation you are describing. They are cool plants to view, but maybe not showy from a distance. Sort of look like a rangy Tradescantia type plant until they bloom. Mine was extremely floriferous this year even after some kind of varmint ate off a load of the developing buds. I was worried about it growing in the dry heat I have, but it's in the shade and seems to do fine. I grow the current one in a container and moved to a spot with a bit more sun and the plant didn't like the move and promptly developed burnt ends on the leaves, so I moved it back where it was. I grew a different variety a few years ago planted in the ground in a shady location. It did well, but armadillos rooted it up one hot summer day and I didn't discover it until it was exposed to the heat all day. I lost it then, but that was the third summer for it. In the summer, I do try to keep the soil around the roots damp.
