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 Elizabeth Group 'Creeping Jenny'
Rhododendron fulvum
Tawny rhododendron
Rhododendron hippophaeoides
Hippophae like rhododendron
Rhododendron Inkarho yakushimanum
Rhododendron kaempferi
Kaempfer azalea, Yama tsutsuji
Rhododendron lutescens
Yellow rhododendron
Rhododendron luteum
Pontic azalea, Yellow rhododendron, Common yellow azalea
Rhododendron Nobleanum Group 'Nobleanum Venustum'
Rhododendron orbiculare
Round leaf rhododendron
Rhododendron ponticum
Purple rhododendron, Ponticum rhododendron
Rhododendron ponticum 'Purpureum'
Purple rhododendron, Ponticum rhododendron
Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum
Chrysanthemum like rhododendron
Rhododendron racemosum
Raceme flowered rhododendron
Rhododendron rubiginosum
Rusty leafed rhododendron
Rhododendron vaseyi
Pinkshell azalea, Vasey's rhododendron
Rhododendron williamsianum
William's rhodendron
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'
Yakushima rhododendron
Rhododendron yunnanense
Yunnan rhododendron
Rodgersia 'Bronze Peacock'
Featherleaf rodgersia
Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing'
Feathered bronze leaf
Rodgersia pinnata 'Elegans'
Feathered bronze leaf, Featherleaf rodgersia
Rodgersia podophylla 'Rotlaub'
Large fingerleaf rodgersia
Rohdea japonica
Lily of China, Sacred lily, Sacred lily of China, Sacred lily of Japan, Omoto
Rosa 'Adelaide d'Orleans'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Alexandre Girault'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Alister Stella Gray'
Noisette rose
Rosa 'Belle de Crecy'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Blanche Double de Coubert'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Bobbie James'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Boule de Neige'
Bourbon rose
Rosa 'Buff Beauty'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa 'Celeste'
Alba rose, Celestial
Rosa 'Cerise Bouquet'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Charles de Mills'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Climbing Cecile Brunner'
Climbing polyantha rose, Sweetheart rose
Rosa 'Commandant Beaurepaire'
Bourbon rose
Rosa 'Complicata'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Constance Spry'
Climbing shrub rose
Rosa 'Cornelia'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa 'De Rescht'
Damask Portland rose
Rosa 'Debutante'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Dortmund'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Duc de Guiche'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Duchesse de Montebello'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Elmshorn'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Emily Gray'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Erfurt'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Felicite Parmentier'
Alba rose