Difference between revisions of "List of shade plants"
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Image:Wald Vergissmeinnicht.jpg|[[Myosotis]]<br>Forget-me-not | Image:Wald Vergissmeinnicht.jpg|[[Myosotis]]<br>Forget-me-not | ||
Image:Nicotiana alata1By Carl E Lewis.jpg|[[Nicotiana alata]]<br> | Image:Nicotiana alata1By Carl E Lewis.jpg|[[Nicotiana alata]]<br> | ||
| − | Image: | + | Image:Ophiopogon-planiscapus-Nigr.jpg|[[Ophiopogon]]<br> |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Oxalis corymbosa 2.jpg|[[Oxalis]]<br> |
Image:Podophyllum peltatum.jpg|[[Podophyllum]]<br> | Image:Podophyllum peltatum.jpg|[[Podophyllum]]<br> | ||
| − | Image: | + | Image:Polemonium carneum0.jpg|[[Polemonium]]<br> |
| − | Image: | + | 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: | + | Image:Self-heal-Lachlan-Cranswick.jpg|[[Prunella]]<br>Self-heal |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Pulmonaria officinalis 800.jpg|[[Pulmonaria]]<br>Lungwort |
Image:x|[[Rehmannia elata]]<br> | Image:x|[[Rehmannia elata]]<br> | ||
| − | Image: | + | Image:Rodgersia pinnata var. 'Superba'.jpg|[[Rodgersia]]<br> |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Saxifraga rotundifolia a1.jpg|[[Saxifraga]]<br>Saxifrage |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Schizanthus pinnatus.jpg|[[Schizanthus pinnatus]]<br>Poor man's orchid |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus Plant 3264px.JPG|[[Senecio hybridus]]<br>Cineraria |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Sisyrinchium montanum1.jpg|[[Sisyrinchium]]<br> |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Jk-Maianthemum racemosum.jpg|[[Smilacina racemosa]]<br>False Solomon's seal |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Soleirolia soleirolii001.JPG|[[Soleirolia soleirolii]]<br>Baby's tears |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Indianpink.jpg|[[Spigelia marilandica]]<br>Pinkroot, Indian pink |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Thalictrum flavum0.jpg|[[Thalictrum]]<br>Meadow rue |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Foamflower Tiarella 'Cygnet' Leaves 2054px.jpg|[[Tiarella]]<br>Foamflower |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Tolmiea menziesii.JPG|[[Tolmiea menziesii]]<br>Piggy-back plant |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Torenia fournieri2.jpg|[[Torenia fournieri]]<br>Wishbone flower |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Zebrina1.jpg|[[Tradescantia]]<br> |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Tricyrtis hirta - blossom top (aka).jpg|[[Tricyrtis]]<br>Toad lily |
| − | Image: | + | Image:TrilliumErectum.jpg|[[Trillium]]<br>Wake Robin |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Globeflower Trollius laxus Flower 2400px.jpg|[[Trollius]]<br>Globeflower |
| − | Image:x|[[Viola]]<br>Viola, Pansy | + | Image:Viola x hybrida 'Clear Crystals Apricot', SC, Vic., 15.9.2007.jpg|[[Viola]]<br>Viola, Pansy |
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Revision as of 21:18, 12 September 2009
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
Acanthus mollis
Bear's breechAconitum
MonkshoodAjuga
Carpet bugleAlchemilla
Lady's-mantleAnemone
WindflowerAnthurium
Flamingo flowerAquilegia
ColumbineAruncus
Goat's beardAsarum
Wild gingerAspidistra elatior
Cast-Iron plantAstilbe
False spiraeaAstrantia
MasterwortBletilla striata
Chinese ground orchidBrowallia
Amethyst flowerBrunnera macrophylla
BrunneraCaladium bicolor
Fancy-leafed caladiumCampanula (some)
BellflowerCarex
SedgeClivia miniata
Kaffir lilyColeus hybridus
ColeusColocasia esculenta
Elephant's earConvallaria majalis
Lily-of-the-valleyDicentra (most)
Bleeding heartDigitalis
FoxgloveDoronicum
Leopard's banePotentilla indica
Indian mock strawberryHyacinthoides
BluebellsGalium odoratum
Sweet woodruffGentiana
GentianGeranium (some)
CranesbillHakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
Japanese forest grassHelleborus
HelleboreHepatica
LiverleafHeuchera
Coral bellsHosta
Plantain lilyImpatiens (most)
Inula helenium
ElecampaneIris foetidissima
Gladwin irisLamium maculatum
Dead nettleLilium
LilyLiriope
Lily turfLobelia (most)
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebellsMilium effusum 'Aureum'
Bowles' golden grassMimulus hybrids
Monkey flowerMyosotis
Forget-me-not- Ophiopogon-planiscapus-Nigr.jpg
- Oxalis corymbosa 2.jpg
- Polemonium carneum0.jpg
- Solomon's Seal.jpg
Polygonatum
Solomon's seal Primula
Primrose- Self-heal-Lachlan-Cranswick.jpg
Prunella
Self-heal - Pulmonaria officinalis 800.jpg
Pulmonaria
Lungwort - Rodgersia pinnata var. 'Superba'.jpg
- Saxifraga rotundifolia a1.jpg
Saxifraga
Saxifrage - Schizanthus pinnatus.jpg
Schizanthus pinnatus
Poor man's orchid - Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus Plant 3264px.JPG
Senecio hybridus
Cineraria - Sisyrinchium montanum1.jpg
- Jk-Maianthemum racemosum.jpg
Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon's seal - Soleirolia soleirolii001.JPG
Soleirolia soleirolii
Baby's tears - Indianpink.jpg
Spigelia marilandica
Pinkroot, Indian pink - Thalictrum flavum0.jpg
Thalictrum
Meadow rue - Foamflower Tiarella 'Cygnet' Leaves 2054px.jpg
Tiarella
Foamflower - Tolmiea menziesii.JPG
Tolmiea menziesii
Piggy-back plant - Torenia fournieri2.jpg
Torenia fournieri
Wishbone flower - Zebrina1.jpg
- Tricyrtis hirta - blossom top (aka).jpg
Tricyrtis
Toad lily - TrilliumErectum.jpg
Trillium
Wake Robin - Globeflower Trollius laxus Flower 2400px.jpg
Trollius
Globeflower - Viola x hybrida 'Clear Crystals Apricot', SC, Vic., 15.9.2007.jpg
Viola
Viola, Pansy
Ground covers
- X
Aegopodium podagraria
Bishop's weed - X
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Porcelain berry - X
Clematis (some)
- X
Cornus canadensis
Bunchberry - X
Cymbalaria muralis
Kenilworth ivy - X
Fragraria chiloensis
Wild strawberry - X
Glechoma hederacea
Ground ivy Hedera
IvyLonicera (some)
Honeysuckle- X
Mitchella repens
Partridgeberry Monstera deliciosa
Split-leaf philodendron- X
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurge - X
Rhoicissus capensis
Evergreen grape Trachelospermum jasminoides
Star jasmineVinca
Periwinkle
Shrubs
Abutilon
Flowering maple- X
Acanthopanax sieboldianusz 'Variegatus'
Actaea
Baneberry- X
Aucuba japonica
Japanese aucuba Buxus
Boxwood- X
Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet Cycadaceae
Cycads- X
Fatsia japonica
Japanese aralia- X
Hamamelis
Witch hazel Ilex
HollyKalmia latifolia
Mountain laurelLindera
Spicebush- X
Nandina domestica
Heavenly bamboo - X
- X
Pittosporum tobira
Tobira - X
Phapis
Lady palm Rhododendron
Azalea- X
Ribes sanguineum
Pink winter currant - X
Ruscus
Butcher's broom - X
Sarcococca
Sweet box Symphoricarpos (some)
Snowberry- X
Taxus
Yew - X
Viburnum (evergreen)
Trees
- X
Acer palmatum
Japanese maple - X
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura tree - X
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud - X
Davidia involucrata
Dove tree - X
Laurus nobilis
Sweet bay - X
Palms (some)




