Shade-loving plants
Shade gives the opportunity to grow some beautiful foliage plants. Shade is 'woodland' for many plants, cooler, more serene. Dry shade can be problematic, few plants can manage bone-dry conditions. Remember to water, or install a small irrigation system.; There are various degrees of shade with differing light levels: ; Full shade: is where very little if any sun hits the plants at any time of the day. It's also referred to as "dense" shade. ; Part shade is where an area gets direct sunlight for around 3 to 6 hours a day and at other times of the day some shade. ; Top tip: As there is more light during winter when the trees have lost their leaves, plant spring bulbs for early colour.
Ferns for shade
116 plants
Flowers for shade (bulbs)
202 plants
Flowers for shade (perennials)
502 plants
Flowers for shade (shrubs)
573 plants
Full shade, dry soil
445 plants
Full shade, moist soil
535 plants
Grasses for shade
109 plants
Hostas for shade
135 plants
Part shade, dry soil
578 plants
Part shade, moist soil
553 plants
Roses for shade
188 plants
Trees for shade
112 plants
All plants (2411)
Dicentra 'Luxuriant'
Bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Red Fountains'
Wild bleeding heart
Dicentra eximia
Turkey corn, Staggerweed, Fringed bleeding heart, Wild bleeding heart
Dicentra eximia 'Snowdrift'
Turkey corn, Staggerweed, Fringed bleeding heart, Wild bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa
Wild bleeding heart, Pacific Bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'
Our lady in a boat, Lyre flower, Wild bleeding heart, Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa 'Langtrees'
Wild bleeding heart, Pacific Bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa f. alba
Wild bleeding heart, Pacific Bleeding heart
Dicksonia antarctica
Australian tree fern, Soft tree fern, Woolly tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern
Dicksonia fibrosa
Soft tree fern, Wheki-ponga, Golden tree fern, Woolly tree fern
Dicksonia squarrosa
Wheki, New Zealand tree fern, Rough tree fern, Harsh tree fern
Digitalis 'Apricot Beauty'
Foxglove
Digitalis 'Goldcrest'
Foxglove
Digitalis 'Lucas'
Foxglove
Digitalis 'Ruby Glow'
Foxglove
Disporopsis pernyi
Evergreen Solomon's seal
Dodecatheon dendatum
Shooting star, American cowslip
Dodecatheon meadia
Shooting star, American cowslip, Pride of ohio
Dodecatheon pulchellum
Shooting star, American cowslip, Pretty shooting star
Doodia media
Common rasp fern
Dryopteris affinis
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Group'
Curled golden-scaled male fern, Wood fern, Buckler fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata Angustata'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern, King of the male fern, Crested golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata'
King of the male fern, Crested golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'
Pinder's golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Polydactyla Dadds'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Polydactyla Mapplebeck'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Revolvens'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis subsp. borreri
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
Thick-stemmed wood fern
Dryopteris cycadina
Shaggy wood fern, Black wood fern, Shaggy shield fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Broad buckler fern, Florist's fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Broad buckler fern, Florists fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern
Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside'
Broad buckler fern, Florist's fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
Japanese shield fern, Copper shield fern, Autumn fern
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
Japanese shield fern, Copper shield fern, Lacy Autumn fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris filix-mas
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bears paw
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispa Cristata'
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris goldieana
Goldie's shield fern, Goldie's wood fern, Giant wood fern
Dryopteris tokyoensis
Tokyo wood fern
Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
Dryopteris wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold'
Alpine wood fern
Elaeagnus pungens 'Forest Gold'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus pungens 'Hosoba-fukurin'
Oleaster