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)
Hypericum kouytchense
Kweichow St john's wort
Hypericum x cyathiflorum 'Gold Cup'
Wine glass hybrid tutsan
Hypericum x moserianum
Moser's St John's wort, Gold flower
Hystrix patula
Bottle brush grass
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Hybrid holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Angustifolia'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata Pendula'
Perry's silver weeping holly, Silver-margined holly, Broad leaved silver holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Aurea Marginata'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Aurea'
Golden hedgehog holly, Hedgehog holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Golden Milkboy'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Golden Queen'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Golden Van Tol'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Green Pillar'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Handsworth New Silver'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Laurifolia'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Pyramidalis Fructu Luteo'
Yellow fruited holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Milkmaid'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex integra
Elegance female holly, Mochitree, Nepal holly
Ilex latifolia
Tarajo, Lusterleaf holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Belgica Aurea'
Highclere hybrid hollies, Highclere hybrid holly, Altaclera holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Camelliifolia'
Altaclera holly, Camellia leafed English holly, Highclere hybrid holly, Altaclera holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Lawsoniana'
Highclere hybrid holly, Altaclera holly
Impatiens
Busy Lizzie, Patience plant, Balsam, Sultana, Snapweed
Iris foetidissima
Stinking gladioli, Gladwin iris, Roast beef plant
Iris foetidissima 'Variegata'
Stinking gladioli, Gladwin iris, Roast beef plant
Jeffersonia dubia
Asian twinleaf
Kirengeshoma palmata Koreana Group
Yellow waxbells
Lamium
Dead nettle, Weasel's snout
Lamium album
White dead nettle, Bee snout, Archangel, Dead neattle, Weasel's snout
Lamium galeobdolon 'Florentinum'
Yellow archangel, Weazel snout, Golden nettle, Golden deadnettle
Lamium galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride'
Yellow archangel, Weazel snout, Golden nettle, Golden deadnettle
Lamium galeobdolon 'Silberteppich'
Yellow archangel, Weazel snout, Golden nettle, Golden deadnettle
Lamium maculatum
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'Album'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'Aureum'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'Ghost'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'Pink Nancy'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'Roseum'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
Spotted dead nettle, Spotted henbit
Lamium orvala
Giant dead nettle, Sage like dead nettle
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'
Chinaman's breeches, Ladies locket, Old-fashioned bleeding heart, Lyre flower
Lapageria rosea
Chilean bellflower, Chile bells, Copihue
Leucojum
Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
Spring snowflake
Leucojum vernum var. carpathicum
Spring snowflake
Leucojum vernum var. vagneri
Vagner's spring snowflake