What are the best bedding plants for a shady front yard, in NE Oklahoma?

Question:I have only had a few grass type plants do anything. They get just a bit of filtered light, but the iris didnt even bloom this year. and neither did the azalea's

Answers:
try impatients they bloom year round in the shade . I live in fla and even the morning sun is too hot for some plants so I have to be carefull what i plant sometimes . I use impatients in the shade and they bloom like crazy . good luck .