Best in part shade or shade
A selection of plants that thrive in shady conditions.^ Plants look different in the shade, so use bright or lighter colours to lift the mood whether that's in a shaded courtyard garden or just one dark corner.
Plants (572)
Pelargonium
Tender geranium
Pelargonium 'Bushfire'
Tender geranium
Pelargonium 'Chocolate Peppermint'
Tender geranium
Pelargonium 'Fareham'
Tender geranium
Pelargonium 'Flower Fairy Strawberry'
Tender geranium
Pelargonium 'Harewood Slam'
Tender geranium
Pelargonium 'Lord Bute'
Tender geranium
Pelargonium album
White pelargonium
Pelargonium Bella Donna Angel Parfum® 'Senna'
Tender geranium
Pelargonium papilionaceum
Big butterfly pelargonium
Pelargonium tongaense
Pongoland geranium, Natal Tongaense geranium, Pongoland pelargonium, Natal Tongaense Pelargonium
Petunia 'Bee's Knees'
Petunia 'Mango Madness'
Petunia 'Veranda® Azur'
Trailing petunia
Petunia 'Vista® Bubblegum'
Trailing petunia
Petunia 'Vista® Jazzberry'
Trailing petunia
Petunia 'Vista™ Paradise'
Petunia 'Viva Double Purple Vein'
Trailing petunia
Petunia Blueberry Star = 'USTUNJ1801'
Trailing petunia
Petunia Bordeaux = 'LANBOR'
Trailing petunia
Petunia Tumbelina Nicola = 'Kernicola'
Petunia Veranda® Dark Blue = 'KERVERBLU'
Trailing petunia
Petunia Vista® Series
Trailing petunia
Petunia Vista® Silverberry = 'EDV BUBBLEGUM'
Trailing petunia
Salvia 'Rockin'® Fuchsia'
Hybrid perennial sage
Salvia 'Rockin'® Lavender'
Hybrid perennial sage
Salvia farinacea 'Midnight Candle'
Mealy cup sage
Salvia Go-Go Purple = 'INSALGOPUR'
Scarlet sage
Salvia patens
Gentian sage, Blue sage
Salvia patens
Gentian sage, Blue sage
Salvia patens 'Dot's Delight'
Gentian sage, Blue sage
Salvia Rockin'® Series
Hybrid perennial sage
Salvia Rockin'™ 'Blue Suede Shoes'
Hybrid perennial sage
Sedum pulchellum
Bird's claw sedum
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'
Pacific stonecrop, Spatula leaved stonecrop
Sedum takesimense Atlantis® = 'Nonsitnal'
Sedum telephium 'Chocolate Cherry®'
Autumn stonecrop
Sedum telephium 'Marina'
Autumn stonecrop
Sedum telephium 'Touchdown Teak'
Autumn stonecrop
Verbena 'Superbena® Burgundy'
Vervain
Verbena 'Trio Mio Night Fire'
Vervain
Verbena 'Vepita® Dark Magenta'
Mock vervain
Verbena 'Vepita® Dark Red'
Mock vervain
Verbena 'Vepita® Hot Pink'
Mock vervain
Verbena 'Vepita® Lavender'
Mock vervain
Verbena 'Vepita® Pink'
Mock vervain
Verbena 'Vepita® Polar'
Mock vervain
Verbena hastata
America blue vervain, Wild hyssop, Simpler joy, Blue verbena, Erect verbena