Discover the 20 best plants to grow in deep, light, partial or dappled shade, dry shade and damp shade, with advice from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
These beautiful compact perennials can be used as ground covers for shade to add interest to your garden while helping to keep the weeds down.
Another forest staple, these fast-spreading plants can become invasive, so are best in pots where they're not native. But they love shady areas, have gorgeous bell-shaped flowers, and a long history of symbolism! Read more about the Lily of the Valley....
While shade may feel like a limiting factor when it comes to colorful garden plants, it simply isn’t. Yes, your plant palette may not be quite as full as it is in a sunny garden, butthere are scores of excellent shade-loving perennial flowers that produce bright blooms all season long....
Directory of perennial plants and flowers that you can grow in partial or lightly shaded areas of the garden, with light and watering requirements, usda zones and growing tips
Are you looking for easy-care, low-maintenance plants to spruce up your shady garden? These evergreen perennials for shade may be the perfect solution! Not only do they add interest and texture throughout the year, but they also require minimal effort while giving your garden a naturally beau...
Life cycle: Short-lived perennials, but most varieties produce runners that grow new plants. Shade tolerance:Understory plants that grow very well in part shade, especially if they get morning sun and shade in late afternoon. Edible parts:berries andleaves (for tea) ...
Other shade-loving plants that play nice with epimediums About Epimediums Learn about this easy to grow shade perennial. Learn More Our Mission: Preservation through Cultivation A great diversity exists among Epimediums, but it is not readily available to the public. We gather these rarities, det...
Choice woodland and shade-loving plants are plentiful at Long Acre Plants in Somerset. During a visit last spring ROY LANCASTER found himself coveting several of Nigel and Michelle Rowland's irresistible selections. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE Spring-flowering perennials is Lathyrus vernus from woodlands, ...
Other shade plants you might like The best evergreen shrubs for shade 10 tall flowering perennials that bloom in the shade 21 ground cover perennials for shade The best blue flowering annuals for shade Do you have comments or questions on our list of shade loving shrubs? Tell us in the sec...