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)
Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Engelina'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum Freak! = 'Leuz0001'
Shasta daisy
Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'
Japanese privet
Liriope muscari
Big blue lily turf, Southern lilyturf, Blue lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker'
Lily turf
Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'
Spreading lithodora, Acid-loving lithodora
Lithodora diffusa 'Star'
Spreading lithodora, Acid-loving lithodora
Lonicera periclymenum Chic et Choc = 'Inov205'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'
Spine-free mahonia, Soft mahonia
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Musa basjoo
Japanese banana
Nandina Blush Pink = 'aka'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Twilight'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime = 'Lemlin'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Narcissus 'Ice Follies'
Daffodil
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Japanese mondo grass
Passiflora 'Amethyst'
Amethyst passion flower, Passion flower
Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
Himalayan fleece flower, Knotweed
Persicaria affinis 'Donald Lowndes'
Himalayan Fleece flower
Persicaria affinis 'Superba'
Himalayan Fleece flower
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Feesey'
Gardener's garters, Reed canary grass, Ribbon grass
Phlox Light Pink Flame = 'Bareleven'
Phlox paniculata Purple Eye Flame = 'Barthirtythree'
Border phlox, Summer phlox
Phlox subulata 'McDaniel's Cushion'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox subulata 'Tamaongalei'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phyllostachys aurea
Fishpole bamboo, Gosan-Chiku, Hotei-Chiku, Golden bamboo
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Platycodon grandiflorus
Balloon flower, Chinese bellflower, Japanese balloon flower
Polygala myrtifolia
September butterfly bush
Polystichum braunii
Braun's hollyfern, Shield fern, Tassel fern
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Elizabeth'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Kobold'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin = 'Marrob'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Princess = 'Blink'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Primula beesiana Belarina Cobalt Blue = 'Kerbelcob'
Polyanthus primrose
Prunus 'Amanogawa'
Flagpole cherry, Upright cherry, Lombardy cherry, Apple blossom cherry
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Rhododendron 'Anouk'
Rhododendron 'Cilpinense'
Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'
Hybrid rhododendron