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)
Rhododendron 'Jubilant'
Rhododendron 'Lady Roseberry'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Purpurtraum'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Salmon Sander'
Azalea 'Salmon Sander', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Spek's Orange'
Azalea 'Spek's Orange', Mollis azalea
Rhododendron argyrophyllum subsp. nankingense 'Chinese Silver'
Silver leaved rhododendron
Rhododendron Carita Group
Rhododendron Diamant Group - red-flowered
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron oreodoxa
Mountain glory rhododendron
Rhododendron simsii - double form
Indian azalea, John Sim's azalea, Rose bay, Evergreen azalea
Rosa 'Climbing Mrs Sam McGredy'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa 'Dutch Gold'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa 'Hidcote Yellow'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'White Grootendorst'
Rugosa rose
Rosa Baby Masquerade = 'Tanba'
Miniature rose
Rosa Bredon = 'Ausbred'
Shrub rose
Rosa Chatsworth = 'Tanotax'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Cordelia = 'Ausbottle'
Shrub rose
Rosa Pink Bells = 'Poulbells'
Ground cover rose
Saxifraga fortunei 'Rubrifolia Nana'
Autumn saxifrage
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum 'Nanum'
Indian mandrake, Himalayan May apple
Skimmia 'Rubesta Optima'
Skimmia japonica 'Daddy's Dream'
Japanese skimmia, Male skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Hot Chocolate'
Japanese skimmia, Male skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Mystic Marlot'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Red Princess'
Skimmia japonica 'White Globe'
Skimmia Rubesta = 'Moerings3'
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Indian currant, Buckbrush, Coralberry, Indian currant
Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'White Hedge'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphytum ibericum
Iberian comfrey
Taxus baccata 'Elegantissima'
English yew, Common yew, Golden English yew
Tellima grandiflora 'Delphine'
Alaska fringecup
Tellima grandiflora Odorata Group
Alaska fringecup
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Thundercloud'
Yellow maidenhair, Columbine meadow rue, Common meadow rue
Tiarella 'Angel Wings'
Foam flower
Tiarella 'Neon Lights'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella 'Pink Bouquet'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia 'Emerald Ellie'
Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella polyphylla
Asian foamflower
Tiarella wherryi 'Green Velvet'
False mitrewort, Wherry's tiarella, Mapleleaf tiarella
Trillium albidum
Wood lily, Birthroot, Wake robin, Stinking Benjamin
Trillium cernuum
Nodding trillium, Northern nodding trillium, Ground lily, Jew's harp
Trillium flexipes
White trillium, Bent trillium, Gleasons trillium
Trillium ovatum
Western white trillium, Western trillium, White trillium
Tsuga canadensis 'Bennett'
Eastern hemlock, Canadian hemlock, Canada pitch
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blueberry Pioneer'
Blueberry