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)
Skimmia japonica 'Redruth'
Skimmia japonica 'Rogersii'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Ruby Dome'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Ruby King'
Skimmia japonica 'Scarlet Dwarf'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Tansley Gem'
Skimmia japonica 'White Bella'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica Luwian = 'Wanto'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica Pink Dwarf = 'Moerings 47'
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Chilan Choice'
Japanese skimmia, Reeve's skimmia
Skimmia laureola
Laurel leaved skimmia
Skimmia laureola subsp. multinerva
Many-nerved Laurel leaved skimmia
Speirantha convallarioides
Starry lily of the valley
Stewartia pseudocamellia Koreana Group
Deciduous camellia, Japanese stewartia
Stylophorum diphyllum
Wood poppy, Flaming poppy, Yellow poppy
Stylophorum lasiocarpum
Chinese wood poppy
Styrax japonicus
Japanese snowbell
Symphoricarpos
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry, Coralberry, Common snowberry, Wax berry
Symphoricarpos Magical Candy = 'Kolmcam'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 'Follis Variegatis'
Indian currant, Buckbrush, Coralberry Indian currant
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock'
Hancock chenault coralberry
Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Magic Berry'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Mother of Pearl'
Hybrid coralberry
Symphytum
Comfrey
Symphytum 'Blaueglocken'
Comfrey
Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'
Comfrey
Symphytum 'Hidcote Pink'
Comfrey
Symphytum 'Lambrooke Sunrise'
Comfrey
Symphytum caucasicum
Blue comfrey
Symphytum grandiflorum
Large flowered comfrey, Knitbone, Boneset, Dwarf comfrey, Ground cover comfrey
Symphytum ibericum
Iberian comfrey
Symphytum officinale
Boneset, Bruisewort, Common comfrey, Knitbone
Symphytum x uplandicum
Russian comfrey
Symphytum x uplandicum 'Variegatum'
Russian comfrey
Synthyris
Synthyrsis
Synthyris missurica 'Major'
Columbia synthyris
Taxus
Yew
Taxus 'Black Tower'
Yew
Taxus baccata
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata
English yew, Common yew, Yew
Taxus baccata 'Aureomarginata'
English yew, 'Fastigiata' (narrow) yew
Taxus baccata 'Bultinck Orange Beauty'
Dwarf English yew
Taxus baccata 'Dovastoniana'
Westfelton yew, Dovaston's yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Dovastonii Aurea'
Westfelton yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Dwarf Bright Gold'
Dwarf English yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Aureomarginata'
English yew, Common yew, Irish yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'
Irish yew, English yew, Common yew