I need to plant something along the side of our office building which receives only 2 hrs sun, but otherwise?

dry location. this is a border only 12" deep, between the brick building and a sidewalk. What would you plant? I'm in zone 8b. Low maintenance preferred, perennial. If it bloomed in Spring and Fall it would be best, since it is at a school and in Summer a flower display would be missed.

I need to plant something along the side of our office building which receives only 2 hrs sun, but otherwise?
Azaleas, begonias, or hostas
Reply:a lot depends on what time of day it does get sun. cool, morning sun is great for shade to semi shade plants that would otherwise fry under hot, afternoon exposure.
Reply:Start jasmine, evergreen vine with a white star shaped flower that has a strong fragrance. You can use it as a ground cover or give it support for a stand up vine plant.
Reply:Periwinkle? The Vinca Minor type, glossy leaves are pretty, dark green but there are variegated varieties, small flowers usually blue but pink and white available. Good ground cover which will help with the dryness so other taller plants can grow.Once it gets going the only maintenance it will need is to be cut back once in a while to keep it off the sidewalk. Likely to keep leaves through winter.
Reply:I have some anemones that bloom in sun or shade, they come up on their own every spring. Sometimes they bloom only in spring and sometimes also in fall, I'm not sure why though. They spread a lot. Snow on the mountain is colorful all year. That also spreads.
Reply:I would plant Hostas and maybe a few bleeding hearts