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Image:2401_Bluebells.jpg|[[Hyacinthoides]]<br>Bluebells
 
Image:2401_Bluebells.jpg|[[Hyacinthoides]]<br>Bluebells
 
Image:Epimedium grandiflorum leaf.jpg|[[Epimedium]]<br>
 
Image:Epimedium grandiflorum leaf.jpg|[[Epimedium]]<br>
Image:x|[[Erythronium]]<br>
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Image:Erythronium oregonum 01193.JPG|[[Erythronium]]<br>
 
Image:Fern02.jpg|[[Ferns]]<br>
 
Image:Fern02.jpg|[[Ferns]]<br>
Image:x|[[Filipendula]]<br>
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Image:Filipendula-ulmaria.JPG|[[Filipendula]]<br>
Image:x|[[Galax urceolata]]<br>
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Image:Galax-flickr-angelslens.jpg|[[Galax urceolata]]<br>
Image:x|[[Galium odoratum]]<br>Sweet woodruff
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Image:Waldmeister.jpg|[[Galium odoratum]]<br>Sweet woodruff
Image:x|[[Gentiana]]<br>Gentian
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Image:Gentiana andrewsii-Jacki-Dee.jpg|[[Gentiana]]<br>Gentian
 
Image:Pelargonium flower.JPG|[[Geranium]] (some)<br>Cranesbill
 
Image:Pelargonium flower.JPG|[[Geranium]] (some)<br>Cranesbill
Image:x|[[Gillenia trifoliata]]<br>
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Image:Gillenia trifoliata0.jpg|[[Gillenia trifoliata]]<br>
Image:x|[[Hakonechloa macra]] 'Aurea'<br>Japanese forest grass
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Image:Hakonechloa macra Aureola-flickr.jpg|[[Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola']]<br>Japanese forest grass
Image:x|[[Heliconia]]<br>
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Image:Heliconia pendula1.jpg|[[Heliconia]]<br>
 
Image:Helleborus niger .JPG|[[Helleborus]]<br>Hellebore
 
Image:Helleborus niger .JPG|[[Helleborus]]<br>Hellebore
Image:x|[[Hepatica]]<br>Liverleaf
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Image:Hepatica nobilis plant.JPG|[[Hepatica]]<br>Liverleaf
Image:x|[[Heuchera]]<br>Coral bells
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Image:San Gabriel Mountains coralbells.jpg|[[Heuchera]]<br>Coral bells
Image:x|[[Heucherella tiarelloides]]<br>
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Image:Upload.png|[[Heucherella tiarelloides]]<br>
Image:x|[[Hosta]]<br>Plantain lily
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Image:Hosta.jpg|[[Hosta]]<br>Plantain lily
 
Image:Impatiens walleriana.JPG|[[Impatiens]] (most)<br>
 
Image:Impatiens walleriana.JPG|[[Impatiens]] (most)<br>
Image:x|[[Inula helenium]]<br>Elecampane
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Image:Inule helenium.jpg|[[Inula helenium]]<br>Elecampane
Image:x|[[Iris foetidissima]]<br>Gladwin iris
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Image:Iris foetidissima PaR.JPG|[[Iris foetidissima]]<br>Gladwin iris
Image:x|Crested Iris<br>
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Image:Iris cristata.jpg|[[Crested Iris]]<br>
Image:x|[[Kirengoshoma palmata]]<br>
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Image:Kirengeshoma-palmata-flowers.JPG|[[Kirengeshoma palmata‎]]<br>
Image:x|[[Lamium maculatum]]<br>Dead nettle
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Image:Lamium maculatum cm01.jpg|[[Lamium maculatum]]<br>Dead nettle
Image:x|[[Ligularia]]<br>
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Image:Ligularia sibirica-Ligulaire de Sibérie.JPG|[[Ligularia]]<br>
Image:x|[[Lilum]]<br>Lily
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Image:2000px lillium michiganese.jpg|[[Lilium]]<br>Lily
Image:x|[[Liriope]]<br>Lily turf
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Image:LyriopeSpicata wb.jpg|[[Liriope]]<br>Lily turf
Image:x|[[Lobelia]] (most)<br>
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Image:Lobelia (aka).jpg|[[Lobelia]] (most)<br>
 
Image:Yellow pimpernel.jpg|[[Lysimachia]]<br>
 
Image:Yellow pimpernel.jpg|[[Lysimachia]]<br>
Image:x|[[Meconopsis]]<br>
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Image:Blue Poppy Meconopsis sp Pair 1000px.jpg|[[Meconopsis]]<br>
Image:x|[[Mertensia virginica]]<br>Virginia bluebells
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Image:Mertensia virginica Nashville.jpg|[[Mertensia virginica]]<br>Virginia bluebells
Image:x|[[Milium effusum]] 'Aureum'<br>Bowles' golden grass
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Image:Upload.png|[[Milium effusum 'Aureum']]<br>Bowles' golden grass
Image:x|[[Mimulus hybridus]]<br>Monkey flower
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Image:Mimulus lewisii p1080904.jpg|[[Mimulus]] hybrids<br>Monkey flower
Image:x|[[Myosotis]]<br>Forget-me-not
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Image:Wald Vergissmeinnicht.jpg|[[Myosotis]]<br>Forget-me-not
Image:x|[[Nicotiana alata]]<br>
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Image:Nicotiana alata1By Carl E Lewis.jpg|[[Nicotiana alata]]<br>
Image:x|[[Ophiopogon]]<br>
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Image:Ophiopogon-planiscapus-Nigr.jpg|[[Ophiopogon]]<br>
Image:x|[[Oxalis]]<br>
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Image:Oxalis corymbosa 2.jpg|[[Oxalis]]<br>
 
Image:Podophyllum peltatum.jpg|[[Podophyllum]]<br>
 
Image:Podophyllum peltatum.jpg|[[Podophyllum]]<br>
Image:x|[[Polemonium]]<br>
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Image:Polemonium carneum0.jpg|[[Polemonium]]<br>
Image:x|[[Polygonatum]]<br>Solomon's seal
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Image:Solomon's Seal.jpg|[[Polygonatum]]<br>Solomon's seal
 
Image:Prolećno cveće 3.JPG|[[Primula]]<br>Primrose
 
Image:Prolećno cveće 3.JPG|[[Primula]]<br>Primrose
Image:x|[[Prunella]]<br>Self-heal
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Image:Self-heal-Lachlan-Cranswick.jpg|[[Prunella]]<br>Self-heal
Image:x|[[Pulmonaria]]<br>Lungwort
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Image:Pulmonaria officinalis 800.jpg|[[Pulmonaria]]<br>Lungwort
 
Image:x|[[Rehmannia elata]]<br>
 
Image:x|[[Rehmannia elata]]<br>
Image:x|[[Rodgersia]]<br>
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Image:Rodgersia pinnata var. 'Superba'.jpg|[[Rodgersia]]<br>
Image:x|[[Saxifraga]]<br>Saxifrage
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Image:Saxifraga rotundifolia a1.jpg|[[Saxifraga]]<br>Saxifrage
Image:x|[[Schizanthus pinnatus]]<br>Poor man's orchid
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Image:Schizanthus pinnatus.jpg|[[Schizanthus pinnatus]]<br>Poor man's orchid
Image:x|[[Senecio hybridus]]<br>Cineraria
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Image:Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus Plant 3264px.JPG|[[Senecio hybridus]]<br>Cineraria
Image:x|[[Sisyrinchium]]<br>
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Image:Sisyrinchium montanum1.jpg|[[Sisyrinchium]]<br>
Image:x|[[Smilacina racemosa]]<br>False Solomon's seal
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Image:Jk-Maianthemum racemosum.jpg|[[Smilacina racemosa]]<br>False Solomon's seal
Image:x|[[Soleirolia soleirolii]]<br>Baby's tears
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Image:Soleirolia soleirolii001.JPG|[[Soleirolia soleirolii]]<br>Baby's tears
Image:x|[[Spigelia marilandica]]<br>Pinkroot, Indian pink
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Image:Indianpink.jpg|[[Spigelia marilandica]]<br>Pinkroot, Indian pink
Image:x|[[Thalictrum]]<br>Meadow rue
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Image:Thalictrum flavum0.jpg|[[Thalictrum]]<br>Meadow rue
Image:x|[[Tiarella]]<br>Foamflower
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Image:Foamflower Tiarella 'Cygnet' Leaves 2054px.jpg|[[Tiarella]]<br>Foamflower
Image:x|[[Tolmiea menziesii]]<br>Piggy-back plant
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Image:Tolmiea menziesii.JPG|[[Tolmiea menziesii]]<br>Piggy-back plant
Image:x|[[Torenia fournieri]]<br>Wishbone flower
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Image:Torenia fournieri2.jpg|[[Torenia fournieri]]<br>Wishbone flower
Image:x|[[Tradescantia]]<br>
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Image:Zebrina1.jpg|[[Tradescantia]]<br>
Image:x|[[Tricyrtis]]<br>Toad lily
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Image:Tricyrtis hirta - blossom top (aka).jpg|[[Tricyrtis]]<br>Toad lily
Image:x|[[Trillium]]<br>Wake Robin
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Image:TrilliumErectum.jpg|[[Trillium]]<br>Wake Robin
Image:x|[[Trollius]]<br>Globeflower
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Image:Globeflower Trollius laxus Flower 2400px.jpg|[[Trollius]]<br>Globeflower
Image:x|[[Viola]]<br>Viola, Pansy
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Image:Viola x hybrida 'Clear Crystals Apricot', SC, Vic., 15.9.2007.jpg|[[Viola]]<br>Viola, Pansy
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==Ground covers==
 
==Ground covers==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:x|[[Actinidia kolomikta]]<br>
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Image:Actinidia kolomikta.jpg|[[Actinidia kolomikta]]<br>
Image:x|[[Aegopodium podagraria]]<br>Bishop's weed
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Image:Aegopodium podagraria.jpg|[[Aegopodium podagraria]]<br>Bishop's weed
Image:x|[[Akebia quinata]]<br>
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Image:Akebia quinata02.jpg|[[Akebia quinata]]<br>
Image:x|[[Ampelopsis brevipedunculata]]<br>Porcelain berry
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Image:PorcelainBerry.JPG|[[Ampelopsis brevipedunculata]]<br>Porcelain berry
Image:x|[[Cissus]]<br>
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Image:Starr 071024-9714 Cissus nodosa.jpg|[[Cissus]]<br>
 
Image:Clematis2.jpg|[[Clematis]] (some)<br>
 
Image:Clematis2.jpg|[[Clematis]] (some)<br>
Image:x|[[Cornus canadensis]]<br>Bunchberry
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Image:CanadianDogwoodGrowingTrailSide.jpg|[[Cornus canadensis]]<br>Bunchberry
Image:x|[[Cymbalaria muralis]]<br>Kenilworth ivy
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Image:Cymbalaria-muralis-close.JPG|[[Cymbalaria muralis]]<br>Kenilworth ivy
Image:x|[[Euonymus fortunei]]<br>
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Image:Euonymus fortunei a1.jpg|[[Euonymus fortunei]]<br>
Image:x|[[Fatshedera lizei]]<br>
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Image:X Fatshedera lizei2.jpg|[[Fatshedera lizei]]<br>
Image:x|[[Fragraria chiloensis]]<br>Wild strawberry
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Image:Fragariachileonsis.jpg|[[Fragraria chiloensis]]<br>Wild strawberry
Image:x|[[Glechoma hederacea]]<br>Ground ivy
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Image:Glechoma hederacea 001.JPG|[[Glechoma hederacea]]<br>Ground ivy
 
Image:Variegated-ivy.jpg|[[Hedera]]<br>Ivy
 
Image:Variegated-ivy.jpg|[[Hedera]]<br>Ivy
 
Image:Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'.jpg|[[Houttuynia cordata]]<br>
 
Image:Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'.jpg|[[Houttuynia cordata]]<br>
 
Image:Honeysuckle w y.jpg|[[Lonicera]] (some)<br>Honeysuckle
 
Image:Honeysuckle w y.jpg|[[Lonicera]] (some)<br>Honeysuckle
Image:x|[[Mitchella repens]]<br>Partridgeberry
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Image:Mitchella.repens01.jpg|[[Mitchella repens]]<br>Partridgeberry
 
Image:Monstera deliciosa3.jpg|[[Monstera deliciosa]]<br>Split-leaf philodendron
 
Image:Monstera deliciosa3.jpg|[[Monstera deliciosa]]<br>Split-leaf philodendron
Image:x|[[Pachysandra terminalis]]<br>Japanese spurge
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Image:Pachysandra terminalis0.jpg|[[Pachysandra terminalis]]<br>Japanese spurge
Image:x|[[Parthenocissus]]<br>
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Image:WilderWein.jpg|[[Parthenocissus]]<br>
Image:x|[[Rhoicissus capensis]]<br>Evergreen grape
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Image:Rhoicissus tomentosa capensis creeper - Cape Town 1.JPG|[[Rhoicissus capensis]]<br>Evergreen grape
Image:x|[[Rubus pentalobus]]<br>
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Image:Rubus pedatus 1370.JPG|[[Rubus pedatus]]<br>
 
Image:Jasmim1.jpg|[[Trachelospermum jasminoides]]<br>Star jasmine
 
Image:Jasmim1.jpg|[[Trachelospermum jasminoides]]<br>Star jasmine
 
Image:Vinca major1.jpg|[[Vinca]]<br>Periwinkle
 
Image:Vinca major1.jpg|[[Vinca]]<br>Periwinkle

Latest revision as of 05:39, 15 March 2013

These plants are good for varying levels of shade. Click on the plant name (not photo) for more details on whether they like part-shade, deep-shade or both.

Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs

Ground covers

Shrubs

Trees