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)
Taxus baccata 'Golden Carol'
English yew
Taxus baccata 'Icicle'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Papageno'
Dwarf English yew
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Repens Aurea'
Groundcover English yew
Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Summergold'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Washingtonii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea Group
Golden English yew, Common yew
Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
Hick's yew
Taxus x media 'Kazio'
Yew
Taxus x media 'Stefania'
Dwarf yew
Tellima
Fringe cups, False alumroot
Tellima grandiflora
Alaska fringecup
Tellima grandiflora 'Purpurteppich'
Alaska fringecup
Tellima grandiflora Rubra Group
Alaska fringecup
Thalictrum
Meadow rue
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Album'
Yellow maidenhair, Columbine meadow rue, Common meadow rue
Thalictrum delavayi
Yunnan meadow rue
Thalictrum delavayi
Yunnan meadow rue
Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
Yunnan meadow rue
Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum
Yellow meadow rue, Common meadow rue
Tiarella 'Appalachian Trail'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella 'Dunvegan'
Foamflower, False mitrewort
Tiarella 'Happy Trails'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella 'Iron Butterfly'
Foamflower, False mitrewort
Tiarella 'Mystic Mist'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella 'Ninja'
Foamflower, False mitrewort
Tiarella 'Oregon Trail'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella 'Pinwheel'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'
Foamflower, False mitrewort
Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice'
Foamflower, False mitrewort
Tiarella 'Tiger Stripe'
Foamflower, False mitrewort
Tiarella cordifolia
Coolwort, Alleghany foamflower, False mitrewort, Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella Raspberry Sundae = 'Gosund'
Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
Coolwort, Three leaved foamflower
Tiarella wherryi
False mitrewort, Wherry's tiarella, Mapleleaf tiarella
Tiarella wherryi 'Bronze Beauty'
False mitrewort, Wherry's tiarella, Mapleleaf tiarella
Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold'
Pick-a-back, Youth on age, Thousand mothers, Picka back plant
Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham Isaac and Jacob
Tricyrtis
Toad lily
Tricyrtis 'White Towers'
Toad lily
Tricyrtis formosana
Formosan toad lily
Tricyrtis formosana Stolonifera Group
Formosan toad lily
Tricyrtis hirta
Hairy toad lily, Japanese toad lily
Trillium
Trinity flower, Wood lily, Wake robin
Trillium chloropetalum
Giant trillium, California giant toadshade