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)
Phragmites australis
Common reed, Carrizo
Phragmites australis 'Variegatus'
Common reed, Carrizo, Golden rush weed
Phygelius x rectus 'Salmon Leap'
Figwort
Phygelius x rectus 'Winchester Fanfare'
Figwort
Picea abies 'Little Santa®'
Dwarf Christmas tree, Norway spruce
Pieris 'Bert Chandler'
Lily of the valley shrub
Pieris 'Brouwer's Beauty'
Lily of the valley shrub
Pieris 'Firecrest'
Lily of the valley shrub
Pieris 'Flaming Silver'
Lily of the valley shrub
Pieris formosa var. forrestii 'Jermyn'
Himalaya pieris
Pieris formosa var. forrestii 'Wakehurst'
Himalaya pieris
Pieris japonica
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Debutante'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Grayswood'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Little Heath Green'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Nocturne'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Pink Delight'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Prelude'
Lily-of-the-valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Scarlett O'Hara'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'White Rim'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pileostegia viburnoides
Climbing hydrangea
Pleioblastus
Bamboo
Pleioblastus pygmaeus
Pygmy bamboo, Dwarf fern-leafed bamboo, Keoroshima-chiku
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Kamuro Zasa
Podophyllum peltatum
May apple, American mandrake, Devil's apple, Wild mandrake, Raccoon berry
Podophyllum pleianthum
May apple, Chinese May apple
Polemonium
Jacob's ladder, Sky pilot, Greek valerian
Polemonium 'Northern Lights'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Sonia's Bluebell'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium brandegeei (Greene)
Jacob's ladder, Sky pilot, Greek valerian
Polemonium caeruleum
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium caeruleum Brise d'Anjou = 'Blanjou'
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium caeruleum subsp. caeruleum f. album
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium carneum
Salmon Jacob's ladder
Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight'
Salmon Jacob's ladder
Polygaloides chamaebuxus 'Grandiflora'
Bastard box, Shrubby milkwort, Ground box, Ground milkwort
Polygonatum biflorum
Small solomon's seal, Hairy Solomon's seal
Polygonatum x hybridum
Common Solomon's seal, David's harp
Polygonatum x hybridum 'Striatum'
Common Solomon's seal, David's harp
Polypodium vulgare
Polypody, Adders fern, Common polypody, Golden maidenhair, Wall fern
Polystichum
Holly fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern, Canker brake, Dagger fern
Polystichum aculeatum
Hard shield fern, Hedge fern, Prickly shield fern
Polystichum makinoi
Makino's holly fern
Polystichum munitum
Sword fern, Western holly fern
Polystichum polyblepharum
Japanese tassel fern, Tassel fern, Bristle fern, Fern of eyelashes
Polystichum setiferum
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern