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)
Pulmonaria angustifolia 'Munstead Blue'
Blue cowslip, Cowslip lungwort, Blue lungwort
Pulmonaria longifolia
Narrow leaved lungwort, Joseph and Mary, Spotted dog, Longleaf lungwort
Pulmonaria longifolia 'Bertram Anderson'
Narrow leaved lungwort, Joseph and Mary, Spotted dog, Longleaf lungwort
Pulmonaria mollis
Soft lungwort
Pulmonaria obscura
Pale spotted common lungwort
Pulmonaria officinalis
Soldiers and sailors, Spotted dog, Common lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip, Virgin's tears
Pulmonaria officinalis 'Alba'
Soldiers and sailors, Spotted dog, Common lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip, Virgin's tears
Pulmonaria officinalis 'Blue Mist'
Soldiers and sailors, Spotted dog, Common lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip, Virgin's tears
Pulmonaria officinalis 'White Wings'
Soldiers and sailors, Spotted dog, Common lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip, Virgin's tears
Pulmonaria officinalis Cambridge Blue Group
Soldiers and sailors, Spotted dog, Common lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip, Virgin's tears
Pulmonaria Opal = 'Ocupol'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria rubra
Christmas cowslip, Red lungwort
Pulmonaria rubra 'Bowles's Red'
Christmas cowslip, Red lungwort
Pulmonaria rubra 'David Ward'
Christmas cowslip, Red lungwort
Pulmonaria rubra 'Redstart'
Christmas cowslip, Red lungwort
Pulmonaria saccharata
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Argentea Redmans'
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Dora Bielefeld'
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Fruhlingshimmel'
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Leopard'
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs Moon'
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Reginald Kaye'
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Pulmonaria saccharata Argentea Group
Jerusalem sage, Bethlehem sage
Ranunculus ficaria
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus
Double flowered creeping buttercup, Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Sitfast, Yellow gowan, Rams claws
Rhododendron 'Aladdin'
Azalea 'Aladdin', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Albert Schweitzer'
Rhododendron 'Anna Rose Whitney'
Rhododendron 'Anneke'
Deciduous azalea
Rhododendron 'Anthony Koster'
Rhododendron 'Anuschka'
Rhododendron 'Aphrodite'
Azalea 'Aphrodite', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Arneson Gem'
Mollis azalea
Rhododendron 'Astrid'
Rhododendron 'Azurika'
Rhododendron 'Beauty of Littleworth'
Rhododendron 'Bernstein'
Rhododendron 'Blaauw's Pink' (Kurume)
Azalea 'Blaauw's Pink', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Blaue Jungs'
Rhododendron 'Blue Danube'
Azalea 'Blue Danube', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Blue Peter'
Rhododendron 'Blurettia'
Rhododendron 'Bow Bells'
Rhododendron 'Caroline Allbrook'
Rhododendron 'Chetco'
Azalea
Rhododendron 'Christmas Cheer'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Corany'
Rhododendron 'Cosmopolitan'