List of shade plants: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 132: | Line 132: | ||
==Shrubs== | ==Shrubs== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:Abutilonmegapotamicum1web.jpg|[[Abutilon]]<br>Flowering maple | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:x|[[Acanthopanax sieboldianusz]] 'Variegatus'<br> | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:Actaea erythrocarpa0.jpg|[[Actaea]]<br>Baneberry | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:x|[[Aucuba japonica]]<br>Japanese aucuba | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:x|[[Brunfelsia pauciflora]]<br> | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:Buxus sempervirens foliage 1.jpg|[[Buxus]]<br>Boxwood | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:Camellia1.JPG|[[Camellia]]<br> | ||
Image:x|[[]]<br> | Image:x|[[Clethra alnifolia]]<br>Summersweet | ||
Image:x|[[Cleyera japonica]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Cordyline stricta]]<br> | |||
Image:Cycas inflorescence.jpg|[[Cycadaceae]]<br>Cycads | |||
Image:x|[[Daphne]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Enkianthus campanulatus]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Euonymus fortunei]]<br> | |||
Image:Fatsia japonica0.jpg|[[Fatsia japonica]]<br>Japanese aralia | |||
Image:Fothergilla major (Witch alder).JPG|[[Fothergilla]]<br> | |||
Image:Fuchsia regia - blossom (aka).jpg|[[Fuchsia]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Gardenia jasminoides]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Gaultheria]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Hamamelis]]<br>Witch hazel | |||
Image:Hydrangeas corner.JPG|[[Hydrangea]]<br> | |||
Image:Winterberry1.jpg|[[Ilex]]<br>Holly | |||
Image:Kalmia Latifolia.jpg|[[Kalmia latifolia]]<br>Mountain laurel | |||
Image:x|[[Leucothoe]]<br> | |||
Image:Lindera melissifolia.jpg|[[Lindera]]<br>Spicebush | |||
Image:Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum.jpg|[[Loropetalum chinense]]<br> | |||
Image:Holly1web.jpg|[[Mahonia]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Nandina domestica]]<br>Heavenly bamboo | |||
Image:x|[[Osmanthus]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Philodendron selloum]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Pieris]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Pittosporum tobira]]<br>Tobira | |||
Image:x|[[Phapis]]<br>Lady palm | |||
Image:Rhododendron-by-eiffel-public-domain-20040617.jpg|[[Rhododendron]]<br>Azalea | |||
Image:x|[[Ribes sanguineum]]<br>Pink winter currant | |||
Image:x|[[Ruscus]]<br>Butcher's broom | |||
Image:x|[[Sarcococca]]<br>Sweet box | |||
Image:x|[[Skimmia japonica]]<br> | |||
Image:Symphoricarpos albus 7927.jpg|[[Symphoricarpos]] (some)<br>Snowberry | |||
Image:x|[[Taxus]]<br>Yew | |||
Image:x|[[Ternstroemia gymnanthera]]<br> | |||
Image:Vaccinium corymbosum(01).jpg|[[Vaccinium]]<br> | |||
Image:x|[[Viburnum]] (evergreen)<br> | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 15 May 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 breech -
Aconitum
Monkshood -
Ajuga
Carpet bugle -
Alchemilla
Lady's-mantle -
Anemone
Windflower -
Anthurium
Flamingo flower -
Aquilegia
Columbine -
Aruncus
Goat's beard -
Asarum
Wild ginger -
Aspidistra elatior
Cast-Iron plant -
Astilbe
False spiraea -
Astrantia
Masterwort -
Bletilla striata
Chinese ground orchid -
Browallia
Amethyst flower -
Brunnera macrophylla
Brunnera -
Caladium bicolor
Fancy-leafed caladium -
Campanula (some)
Bellflower -
Carex
Sedge -
Clivia miniata
Kaffir lily -
Coleus hybridus
Coleus -
Colocasia esculenta
Elephant's ear -
Convallaria majalis
Lily-of-the-valley -
Dicentra (most)
Bleeding heart -
Digitalis
Foxglove -
Doronicum
Leopard's bane -
Duchesnea indica
Indian mock strawberry -
Galium odoratum
Sweet woodruff -
Gentiana
Gentian -
Geranium (some)
Cranesbill -
Hakonechloa macra 'Aurea'
Japanese forest grass -
Helleborus
Hellebore -
Hepatica
Liverleaf -
Heuchera
Coral bells -
Hosta
Plantain lily -
Impatiens (most)
-
Inula helenium
Elecampane -
Iris foetidissima
Gladwin iris -
Crested Iris
-
Lamium maculatum
Dead nettle -
Lilum
Lily -
Liriope
Lily turf -
Lobelia (most)
-
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebells -
Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Bowles' golden grass -
Mimulus hybridus
Monkey flower -
Myosotis
Forget-me-not -
Polygonatum
Solomon's seal -
Primula
Primrose -
Prunella
Self-heal -
Pulmonaria
Lungwort -
Saxifraga
Saxifrage -
Schizanthus pinnatus
Poor man's orchid -
Senecio hybridus
Cineraria -
Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon's seal -
Soleirolia soleirolii
Baby's tears -
Spigelia marilandica
Pinkroot, Indian pink -
Thalictrum
Meadow rue -
Tiarella
Foamflower -
Tolmiea menziesii
Piggy-back plant -
Torenia fournieri
Wishbone flower -
Tricyrtis
Toad lily -
Trillium
Wake Robin -
Trollius
Globeflower -
Viola
Viola, Pansy
Ground covers
-
Aegopodium podagraria
Bishop's weed -
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Porcelain berry -
Clematis (some)
-
Cornus canadensis
Bunchberry -
Cymbalaria muralis
Kenilworth ivy -
Fragraria chiloensis
Wild strawberry -
Glechoma hederacea
Ground ivy -
Hedera
Ivy -
Lonicera (some)
Honeysuckle -
Mitchella repens
Partridgeberry -
Monstera deliciosa
Split-leaf philodendron -
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurge -
Rhoicissus capensis
Evergreen grape -
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Star jasmine -
Vinca
Periwinkle
Shrubs
-
Abutilon
Flowering maple -
Acanthopanax sieboldianusz 'Variegatus'
-
Actaea
Baneberry -
Aucuba japonica
Japanese aucuba -
Buxus
Boxwood -
Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet -
Cycadaceae
Cycads -
Fatsia japonica
Japanese aralia -
Hamamelis
Witch hazel -
Ilex
Holly -
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain laurel -
Lindera
Spicebush -
Nandina domestica
Heavenly bamboo -
Pittosporum tobira
Tobira -
Phapis
Lady palm -
Rhododendron
Azalea -
Ribes sanguineum
Pink winter currant -
Ruscus
Butcher's broom -
Sarcococca
Sweet box -
Symphoricarpos (some)
Snowberry -
Taxus
Yew -
Viburnum (evergreen)
Trees
-
Acer palmatum
Japanese maple -
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura tree -
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud -
Davidia involucrata
Dove tree -
Laurus nobilis
Sweet bay -
Palms (some)