Pots for shady courtyards
Many plants love the cool and sheltered conditions afforded by a shady courtyard, plants that in the wild would thrive under the shade of trees in a woodland or forest.
Plants (1920)
Miscanthus nepalensis
Himalaya fairy grass
Mitraria coccinea
Mitre flower
Molinia caerulea
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Molinia caerulea 'Karl Foerster'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Molinia caerulea 'Windspiel'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Bergfreund'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Edith Dudszus'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Musa velutina
Pink velvet banana
Muscari armeniacum
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Christmas Pearl'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Early Giant'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Saffier'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Valerie Finnis'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari latifolium
Grape hyacinth, Broad leaved grape hyacinth
Muscari neglectum
Grape hyacinth, Overlooked grape hyacinth
Muscari pseudomuscari
False grape hyacinth
Myrtus communis
Common myrtle
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
Tarentum myrtle
Nandina domestica 'Wood's Dwarf'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo, Nanten
Narcissus 'Beersheba'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Brunswick'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Charity May'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Danae'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Dove Wings'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Dutch Master'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Peeping Tom'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Salome'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Taffeta'
Hoop petticoat daffodil, Petticoat daffodil
Narcissus cyclamineus
Cyclamen narcissus, Donkey's ears
Narcissus papyraceus
Paper white narcissus
Nemophila menziesii 'Penny Black'
Baby blue eyes
Olsynium douglasii
Grass widow, Purple eyed grass
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern, Bead fern
Ophiopogon japonicus
Dwarf Japanese mondo grass, Dwarf lily turf
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Minor'
Dwarf Japanese mondo grass, Dwarf lily turf
Origanum vulgare
Oregano, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram
Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'
Oregano, Golden marjoram, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram
Origanum vulgare 'Country Cream'
Oregano, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram
Origanum vulgare 'Thumble's Variety'
Oregano, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram
Ornithogalum nutans
Drooping star of Bethlehem
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Wonder flower
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Umbelled Star of Bethlehem
Oxalis melanosticta
Sorrel, Shamrock
Paeonia lactiflora 'Alice Harding'
Chinese peony, Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Laura Dessert'
Chinese peony, Garden peony
Passiflora 'Silly Cow'
Hybrid passion flower