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)
Trillium chloropetalum var. giganteum
Giant trillium, California giant toadshade
Trillium cuneatum
Whippoor-will flower, Sweet betsy, Toad shade, Bloody butcher, Cuneate trillium
Trillium erectum
Birth Root, Lambs Quarters, Wet dog, Ground lily, Indian shamrock, American true love
Trillium erectum
Birth root, Lambs quarters, Wet dog, Ground lily, Indian shamrock, American true love
Trillium erectum f. albiflorum
Birth Root, Lambs quarters, Wet dog, Ground lily, Indian shamrock, American true love
Trillium grandiflorum
Trinity flower, White wake robin, American wood lily, Great white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
Trinity flower, White wake robin, American wood lily, Great white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum f. polymerum 'Flore Pleno'
Trinity flower, White wake robin, American wood lily, Great white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum f. roseum
Trinity flower, White wake robin, American wood lily, Great white trillium
Trillium kurabayashii
Western whippoorwill, Toadshade
Trillium luteum
Yellow toadshade, Yellow trillium, Wax trillium
Trillium nivale
Dwarf white wood lily, Snow trillium
Trillium ovatum
Western white trillium, Western trillium, White trillium
Trillium rivale
Brook trillium, Brook wake-robin, Siskiyou trillium
Trillium sessile
Toad shade, Common toadshade, Yellow toadshade, Nosebleed, Bloody butcher
Trillium sulcatum
Southern red trillium, Barksdale trillium, Rainbow wakerobin, Rainbow trillium
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern hemlock, Canadian hemlock, Canada pitch
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock, Alaska pine
Umbilicus oppositifolius
Lamb's tail
Uncinia
Hook sedge
Uvularia
Bellwort, Throatwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Wild oats, Merry bells, Wood daffodil, Strawflower
Uvularia perfoliata
Straw bell, Bellwort, Perfoliate bellwort, Mealy bellwort, Strawbells, Wood merry bells
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry
Veratrum album
White false helleborine, False helleborine, Langwort
Veratrum nigrum
Black false hellebore, European black hellebore
Veratrum viride
Indian poke, American hellebore, Green hellebore, Swamp hellebore, White hellebore
Viburnum bitchiuense
Bitchiu viburnum
Viburnum furcatum
Forked viburnum
Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring tree, Wayfaring viburnum
Viburnum lantanoides
Hobble bush, American wayfaring tree
Viburnum propinquum
Sea of Maramra viburnum
Viburnum tinus 'Lisarose'
Laurustinus
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Willow Wood'
Lantanaphyllum viburnum
Vinca major
Greater periwinkle, Band plant, Running myrtle, Large periwinkle, Band plant
Vinca major 'Maculata'
Greater periwinkle, Band plant, Running myrtle, Large periwinkle, Band plant
Vinca minor 'Argenteovariegata'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Aureovariegata'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Azurea Flore Pleno'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Blue and Gold'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor f. alba 'Alba Variegata'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Viola 'Angel Red'
Pansy
Viola cucullata
Marsh blue violet, Hooded violet
Viola hederacea
Australian violet, Trailing violet, New Holland violet, Viola
Viola riviniana
Woodviolet, Dog violet, Labrador violet
Viola riviniana - pink
Woodviolet, Dog violet, Labrador violet
Viola riviniana Purpurea Group
Purple Labrador violet, Wood violet, Dog violet, Labrador violet