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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: | + | Image:Erythronium oregonum 01193.JPG|[[Erythronium]]<br> |
Image:Fern02.jpg|[[Ferns]]<br> | Image:Fern02.jpg|[[Ferns]]<br> | ||
− | Image: | + | Image:Filipendula-ulmaria.JPG|[[Filipendula]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Galax-flickr-angelslens.jpg|[[Galax urceolata]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Waldmeister.jpg|[[Galium odoratum]]<br>Sweet woodruff |
− | Image: | + | 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: | + | Image:Gillenia trifoliata0.jpg|[[Gillenia trifoliata]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Hakonechloa macra Aureola-flickr.jpg|[[Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola']]<br>Japanese forest grass |
− | Image: | + | Image:Heliconia pendula1.jpg|[[Heliconia]]<br> |
Image:Helleborus niger .JPG|[[Helleborus]]<br>Hellebore | Image:Helleborus niger .JPG|[[Helleborus]]<br>Hellebore | ||
− | Image: | + | Image:Hepatica nobilis plant.JPG|[[Hepatica]]<br>Liverleaf |
− | Image: | + | Image:San Gabriel Mountains coralbells.jpg|[[Heuchera]]<br>Coral bells |
− | Image: | + | Image:Upload.png|[[Heucherella tiarelloides]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Hosta.jpg|[[Hosta]]<br>Plantain lily |
Image:Impatiens walleriana.JPG|[[Impatiens]] (most)<br> | Image:Impatiens walleriana.JPG|[[Impatiens]] (most)<br> | ||
− | Image: | + | Image:Inule helenium.jpg|[[Inula helenium]]<br>Elecampane |
− | Image: | + | Image:Iris foetidissima PaR.JPG|[[Iris foetidissima]]<br>Gladwin iris |
− | Image: | + | Image:Iris cristata.jpg|[[Crested Iris]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Kirengeshoma-palmata-flowers.JPG|[[Kirengeshoma palmata]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Lamium maculatum cm01.jpg|[[Lamium maculatum]]<br>Dead nettle |
− | Image: | + | Image:Ligularia sibirica-Ligulaire de Sibérie.JPG|[[Ligularia]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:2000px lillium michiganese.jpg|[[Lilium]]<br>Lily |
− | Image: | + | Image:LyriopeSpicata wb.jpg|[[Liriope]]<br>Lily turf |
− | Image: | + | Image:Lobelia (aka).jpg|[[Lobelia]] (most)<br> |
Image:Yellow pimpernel.jpg|[[Lysimachia]]<br> | Image:Yellow pimpernel.jpg|[[Lysimachia]]<br> | ||
− | Image: | + | Image:Blue Poppy Meconopsis sp Pair 1000px.jpg|[[Meconopsis]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Mertensia virginica Nashville.jpg|[[Mertensia virginica]]<br>Virginia bluebells |
− | Image: | + | Image:Upload.png|[[Milium effusum 'Aureum']]<br>Bowles' golden grass |
− | Image: | + | Image:Mimulus lewisii p1080904.jpg|[[Mimulus]] hybrids<br>Monkey flower |
− | Image: | + | Image:Wald Vergissmeinnicht.jpg|[[Myosotis]]<br>Forget-me-not |
− | Image: | + | 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 |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Ground covers== | ==Ground covers== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | Image: | + | Image:Actinidia kolomikta.jpg|[[Actinidia kolomikta]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Aegopodium podagraria.jpg|[[Aegopodium podagraria]]<br>Bishop's weed |
− | Image: | + | Image:Akebia quinata02.jpg|[[Akebia quinata]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:PorcelainBerry.JPG|[[Ampelopsis brevipedunculata]]<br>Porcelain berry |
− | Image: | + | Image:Starr 071024-9714 Cissus nodosa.jpg|[[Cissus]]<br> |
Image:Clematis2.jpg|[[Clematis]] (some)<br> | Image:Clematis2.jpg|[[Clematis]] (some)<br> | ||
− | Image: | + | Image:CanadianDogwoodGrowingTrailSide.jpg|[[Cornus canadensis]]<br>Bunchberry |
− | Image: | + | Image:Cymbalaria-muralis-close.JPG|[[Cymbalaria muralis]]<br>Kenilworth ivy |
− | Image: | + | Image:Euonymus fortunei a1.jpg|[[Euonymus fortunei]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:X Fatshedera lizei2.jpg|[[Fatshedera lizei]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Fragariachileonsis.jpg|[[Fragraria chiloensis]]<br>Wild strawberry |
− | Image: | + | 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: | + | 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: | + | Image:Pachysandra terminalis0.jpg|[[Pachysandra terminalis]]<br>Japanese spurge |
− | Image: | + | Image:WilderWein.jpg|[[Parthenocissus]]<br> |
− | Image: | + | Image:Rhoicissus tomentosa capensis creeper - Cape Town 1.JPG|[[Rhoicissus capensis]]<br>Evergreen grape |
− | Image: | + | 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
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-notPolygonatum
Solomon's sealPrimula
Primrose- Self-heal-Lachlan-Cranswick.jpg
Prunella
Self-heal Pulmonaria
LungwortSaxifraga
SaxifrageSchizanthus pinnatus
Poor man's orchidSenecio hybridus
CinerariaSmilacina racemosa
False Solomon's sealSoleirolia soleirolii
Baby's tearsSpigelia marilandica
Pinkroot, Indian pinkThalictrum
Meadow rueTiarella
FoamflowerTolmiea menziesii
Piggy-back plantTorenia fournieri
Wishbone flowerTricyrtis
Toad lilyTrillium
Wake RobinTrollius
GlobeflowerViola
Viola, Pansy
Ground covers
Aegopodium podagraria
Bishop's weedAmpelopsis brevipedunculata
Porcelain berryClematis (some)
Cornus canadensis
BunchberryCymbalaria muralis
Kenilworth ivyFragraria chiloensis
Wild strawberryGlechoma hederacea
Ground ivyHedera
IvyLonicera (some)
HoneysuckleMitchella repens
PartridgeberryMonstera deliciosa
Split-leaf philodendronPachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurgeRhoicissus capensis
Evergreen grapeTrachelospermum 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)