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)
Ilex x altaclerensis
Highclere hybrid holly, Altaclera holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Ripley Gold'
Female variety, Highclere hybrid holly
Imperata cylindrica
Japanese blood grass, Chigaya, Fushige-chigaya, Red cogon
Jeffersonia diphylla
Rheumatism root, Ground squirrel tea, Helmet pod, American twinleaf
Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Angel'
Yellow archangel, Weazel snout, Golden nettle, Golden deadnettle
Leucothoe 'Carnaval'
Drooping laurel
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rollissonii'
Switch ivy, Dog hobble, Drooping laurel
Leucothoe fontenesiana 'Dark Diamond'
Highland dog hobble, Fetterbush
Leucothoe keiskei 'Halloween'
Keisks leucothoe
Lonicera nitida 'Van Gogh'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Luzula sylvatica
Greater wood rush
Meconopsis baileyi
Himalayan blue poppy, Asiatic poppy
Meconopsis grandis 'Slieve Donard'
Slieve Donard poppy
Narcissus 'Beryl'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Chinook'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Content'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Eaton Song'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Empress of Ireland'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Gaylord'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Indian Ruler'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Jezebel'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Rippling Waters'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Tamar Fire'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Vulcan'
Daffodil
Narcissus fernandesii
Fernandes daffodil
Narcissus poeticus
Poet's narcissus, Pheasants eye narcissus
Narcissus x odorus
Campernelle jonquil, Hybrid jonquil
Nepeta subsessilis 'Cool Cat'
Short-stalked catmint
Nepeta subsessilis 'Pink Dreams'
Short-stalked catmint
Pieris japonica 'Blush'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Valley Rose'
Lily of the Valley Bush, Japanese pieris
Polemonium 'Pink Beauty'
Jacob's ladder
Pratia angulata
Panakenake, Lawn lobelia, Heavenly stars, Angled pratia
Pratia nummularia
Round leaved pratia
Pratia pedunculata 'Tom Stone'
Blue star creeper, Stalked pratia
Primula 'Ooh La La Pastel Pink'
Primrose
Primula capitata
Dense-flowered primrose
Pteris ensiformis 'Evergemiensis'
Sword brake, Snow brake fern
Pulmonaria 'Apple Frost'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Coral Springs'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Silver Maid'
Lungwort
Ranunculus repens
Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Sitfast, Yellow gowan, Rams claws
Rhododendron 'Blattgold'
Rhododendron 'Cherry Drops'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Chikor'
Rhododendron 'Delilah'
Rhododendron 'English Roseum'
Rhododendron 'Gartendirector Glocker'