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)
Rosa Star Performer = 'Chewpearl'
Miniature rambling rose
Rosa Suffolk = 'Kormixal'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Sweet Haze = 'Tan97274'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Tall Story = 'Dickooky'
Patio rose
Rosa The Prince = 'Ausvelvet'
Shrub rose
Rosa Valentine Heart = 'Dicogle'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa virginiana
Shrub rose, Virginia rose
Rosa woodsii
Wild shrub rose
Rosa x alba 'Alba Semiplena'
Alba rose, White rose, White rose of York
Rosa x damascena 'Versicolor'
Damask rose, York and Lancaster rose
Rosa x jacksonii 'Max Graf'
Ground cover rose
Rosa x odorata
Tea rose
Rosa x odorata 'Mutabilis'
China rose, Tea rose
Rosa xanthina 'Canary Bird'
Shrub rose
Rubus tricolor
Three coloured bramble
Ruscus
Butcher's broom
Ruscus aculeatus
Box holly, Jew's myrtle, Kneeholy
Sanguinaria canadensis
Red puccoon, Coonroot, Indian paint
Sanguinaria canadensis 'Plena'
Red puccoon, Coonroot, Indian paint
Sarcococca
Sweet box, Christmas box
Sarcococca orientalis
Oriental sarcococca
Sarcococca ruscifolia
Fragrant sarcococca
Sarcococca ruscifolia 'Dragon Gate'
Fragrant sarcococca
Sasaella ramosa
Azuma zasa
Saxifraga 'Mount Nachi'
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Variegata' (cuneifolia)
Shield leaved saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Variegata' (x urbium)
London pride, St. Patrick's cabbage, Nancy-pretty, None so pretty
Saxifraga fortunei
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga umbrosa
London pride
Saxifraga x urbium
London pride, St. Patrick's cabbage, Nancy-pretty, None so pretty
Scrophularia auriculata 'Variegata'
Variegated water figwort, Water betony, Water figwort
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'
Pacific stonecrop, Spatula leaved stonecrop
Sesleria autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum
Indian mandrake, Himalayan May apple
Skimmia 'Rubesta Jos'
Skimmia japonica
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Bowle's Dwarf Female'
Skimmia japonica 'Bowle's Dwarf Male'
Skimmia japonica 'Bronze Knight'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Emerald King'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Godrie's Dwarf'
Skimmia japonica 'Highgrove Redbud'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Humpty Dumpty'
Skimmia japonica 'Keesen'
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White'
Skimmia japonica 'Nymans'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Red Diamonds'
Skimmia japonica 'Red Riding Hood'
Japanese skimmia