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)
Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Multi Blue'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'The President'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'
Virgin's bower
Clematis cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream'
Winter flowered evergreen clematis
Cornus canadensis
Creeping dogwood, Bunchberry, Crackerberry, Pudding berry, Dwarf cornel
Cyclamen coum
Coumarin sowbread, Persian violet
Cyclamen persicum 'Miracle Series'
Florists cyclamen, Persian sowbread, Persian violet
Dicentra 'Adrian Bloom'
Wild bleeding heart, Pacific Bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'
Turkey corn, Fringed bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts'
Wild bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Pearl Drops'
Bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Stuart Boothman'
Bleeding heart
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium x youngianum 'Roseum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Young's barrenwort
Eucalyptus gunnii
Gum tree, Eucalypt, Cider gum, Alpine cider gum
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Blondy = 'Interbolwi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Golden Harlequin = 'Hoogi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Goldy = 'Waldbolwi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Wood spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Mrs Robb's bonnet, Robb's spurge, Wood spurge
Fuchsia 'Blacky'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Garden News'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Genii'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Lady Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Riccartonii'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Son of Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Sunray'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Thalia'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Versicolor'
Hardy fuchsia, Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Galanthus nivalis
Common snowdrop, Foolish maids, Fair maids of February
Geranium macrorrhizum
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Hakonechloa macra
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'
Persian ivy, Colchis ivy, Bullock's heart ivy
Helleborus
Hellebore
Helleborus 'Angel Glow'
Hellebore
Helleborus 'Anna's Red'
Rodney Davey hellebore
Helleborus 'Penny's Pink'
Rodney Davey hellebore
Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican hellebore
Helleborus foetidus
Stinking hellebore, Setterwort, Stinkwort, Bear's foot stinking hellebore
Helleborus niger
Christmas rose, Black hellebore, Snow rose, Winter rose