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 'Northern Hi-Lights'
Deciduous azalea
Rhododendron 'Orange Beauty' (Kaempferi)
Azalea 'Orange Beauty', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Orange King'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Patty Bee'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Peter John Mezitt'
Rhododendron 'Pink Pearl'
Azalea 'Azuma-kagami', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Praecox'
Rhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
Rhododendron 'Purple Splendour'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Ramapo'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Renoir'
Rhododendron 'Rose Bud'
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Saint Breward'
Rhododendron 'Saint Merryn'
Rhododendron 'Santa Maria'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Satan'
Azalea 'Satan'
Rhododendron 'Silberwolke'
Rhododendron 'Sneezy'
Rhododendron 'Soir de Paris'
Azalea 'Soir de Paris'
Rhododendron 'Spek's Brilliant'
Rhododendron 'Spicy Lights'
Azalea 'Spicy Lights'
Rhododendron 'Stewartsonian'
Azalea 'Stewartsonian', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Strawberry Ice'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Surrey Heath'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Susan'
Azalea 'Susan', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Sweet Sue'
Rhododendron 'The Master'
Rhododendron 'Timothy James'
Rhododendron 'Titian Beauty'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Ukamuse'
Azalea 'Ukamuse', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Unique' (campylocarpum hybrid)
Azalea 'Unique', Ghent azalea
Rhododendron 'Vanessa Pastel'
Rhododendron 'Velvet Gown'
Azalea 'Velvet Gown', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Vida Brown'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Vintage Rose'
Rhododendron 'Viscy'
Rhododendron 'Vuyk's Rosyred' (Vuykiana)
Azalea 'Vuyk's Rosyred', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Wee Bee'
Rhododendron 'Westminster'
Azalea 'Westminster'
Rhododendron 'Wilgen's Ruby'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Wombat'
Azalea 'Wombat', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Yellow Hammer'
Rhododendron augustinii Electra Group
Augustine Henry's rhododendron
Rhododendron campanulatum
Bell flowered rhodendron
Rhododendron dauricum 'Mid-winter'
Dahurian rhododendron
Rhododendron davidsonianum
Davidson's rhododendron
Rhododendron Elizabeth Group