Shade Loving Plants

We are constantly being asked for plants that will grow in shady gardens, whether it be dry or moist shade they can both be a problem. So we have compiled a starter list that will hopefully be of some use to you.

There will be more varieties that gardeners have tried as an experiment and have found them to grow quite well. Remember, with the dry shade plants that you will need to water them in the first year. If you can’t remember the latin name of a plant, click here for an extensive list of common names – it may help you

Moist Shade

Dry Shade

Shrubs

Clethra cvs
Crataegus cvs
Hydrangea cvs
Kalmia latifolia
Niella thibetica
Paeonia lutea
Paeonia suffruticosa
Pittosporum eugenioides
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus lusitanica
Rhododendron cvs
Salix magnifica
Viburnum Pragense

Climbers

Humulus lupulus Aureus
Hydrangea petiolaris

Perennials

Actaea cvs
Anemone x hybrida
Anemone nemerosa cvs
Anemone trulifolia
Anemonella cvs
Aruncus dioicus
Asarum cvs
Aster divuricatus
Astilbe cvs
Astrantia cvs
Bergenia cvs
Brunneria macrophylla
Campanula allairifolia
Campanula punctata cvs
Campanula trachelium
Cardamine cvs
Convallaria majalis
Corydalis cvs
Digitalis cvs
Galium odoratum
Gentiana asclepiadea
Gillenia trifoliata
Glaucidium cvs
Hacquetia epipactis
Hellebore cvs
Hepatica cvs
Heuchera cvs
Hosta cvs
Hylomecon japonica
Kirengeshoma palmata
Ligularia cvs
Liriope muscari
Lobelia siphilica
Meconopsis cvs
Omphaloides verna
Paris polyphylla
Platecodon cvs
Podophyllum emodi
Polygonatum cvs
Primula cvs
Pulmonaria cvs
Ranunculus cvs
Rodgersia cvs
Smilacina racemosa
Tricyrtis cvs
Trillium cvs
Uvularia pallidflora
Veratrum nigrum

Bulbs

Arisaema cvs
Arum italicum
Camassia cvs
Erythronium cvs
Galanthus cvs
Leucojum cvs
Narcissus

Shrubs

Berberis cvs
Buxus cvs
Chaenomoles cvs
Daphne laurola
Elaeagnus cvs
Hypericum calycinum
Hypericum inodorum
Ilex aquifolium
Leucothoe cvs
Ligustrum ovata
Lonicera nitida
Lonicera pileata
Mahonia aquifolia
Osmanthus decorus
Ribes sanguinium
Rubus cvs
Sarcoccoca cvs
Symphoricarpus cvs
Viburnum tinus
Taxus cvs

Climbers

Lonicera japonica
Hedera helix cvs

Perennials

Acanthus cvs
Aconitum cvs
Alchemilla mollis
Anemone hupehensis
Carex cvs
Digitalis cvs
Dryopteris felix-mas
Epimedium cvs
Euphorbia cvs
Galeobdolon cvs
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium nodosum
Geranium phaeum
Hellebore foetidus
Hemerocallus cvs
Iris foetidissima
Iris siberica
Lamium cvs
Luzula marginata
Mertensia cvs
Omphaloides verna
Ophiopogon planiscapus
Pachysandra terminalis
Saxifraga umbrosa
Symphytum cvs
Tellima grandflora
Tiarella cvs
Tolmiea cvs
Tradescantia cvs
Viola labradorica
Vinca minor
Vinca major

Bulbs

Chionodoxa cvs
Cyclamen cvs
Eranthis cvs
Scilla cvs