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)
Rhododendron 'Countess of Haddington'
Rhododendron 'Crest'
Rhododendron 'Curlew'
Rhododendron 'Doc'
Rhododendron 'Doctor H.C.Dresselhuys'
Rhododendron 'Dopey'
Rhododendron 'Dreamland'
Rhododendron 'Elisabeth Hobbie'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Elizabeth Lockhart'
Rhododendron 'Elsie Lee'
Azalea 'Elsie Lee', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Emasculum'
Rhododendron 'Exquisitum'
Azalea 'Exquisitum', Occidental azalea
Rhododendron 'Fantastica'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Frank Galsworthy'
Rhododendron 'Fred Peste'
Rhododendron 'Furnivall's Daughter'
Rhododendron 'Ginny Gee'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Girard's Variegated Hot Shot'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Golden Lights'
Azalea 'Golden Lights'
Rhododendron 'Hachmann's Polaris'
Rhododendron 'Hanako'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Hinomayo'
Rhododendron Obtusum Group 'Hinomayo', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Hortulanus H. Witte'
Mollis azalea
Rhododendron 'Hydon Velvet'
Rhododendron 'Ilam Melford Lemon'
Azalea 'Ilam Melford Lemon'
Rhododendron 'Irene Koster'
Rhododendron 'John Cairns' (Kaempferi)
Azalea 'John Cairns'
Rhododendron 'Jolie Madame'
Viscosa azalea
Rhododendron 'Kalinka'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Ken Janeck'
Rhododendron 'Kermesinum Rose'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Kirin' (Kurume)
Azalea 'Kirin', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Kokardia'
Rhododendron 'Koster's Brilliant Red'
Azalea 'Koster's Brilliant Red', Mollis azalea
Rhododendron 'Lavender Girl'
Rhododendron 'Lem's Cameo'
Rhododendron 'Loch Rannoch'
Rhododendron 'Loderi Pink Diamond'
Rhododendron 'Maria Elena'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Markeeta's Prize'
Rhododendron 'May Day'
Rhododendron 'Mayor Johnstone'
Rhododendron 'Merganser'
Rhododendron 'Merlin' (Glenn Dale)
Azalea 'Merlin', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Morgenrot'
Rhododendron 'Morning Cloud'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Mount Saint Helens'
Azalea
Rhododendron 'Norma'
Azalea 'Norma', Rustic azalea