Shade Loving Plants |
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AJUGA- excellent ground cover, blue flower spikes- BLOOMS in spring Several varieties: one has bronze foliage, one has varigated foliage, Metallica crispa is a unique dwarf form, have rare pink flowered variety-
ANEMONE JAPONICA- gorgeous BLOOMS in late summer, fall 3 varieties, Honorine Jobert-Single White, Prince Heinrich-Double pink, September Charm, Single Pink
ANEMONE SYLVESTRIS- pretty white flowers BLOOMS in early spring
ASTILBE- ferny foliage, red plume -like flowers BLOOMS in summer , can take full sun too
ASTRANTIA- starry papery BLOOMS all summer, good cut flower 3 varieties, White, Ruby Wedding, Hadspen's Blood
COLUMBINE-Short Spur Purple, Woodside -Varigated foliage-Double Blue Flowers several varieties of Heritage flower BLOOMS spring /summer
CORYDALIS-2 Varieties LuteaYellow bleeding heart, Solida, Purple longest BLOOMING perennial!
DICENTRA- native bleeding heart, pink, BLOOMS long season
DORONICUM- Yellow daisy-BLOOMS in spring, may bloom again late summer.
EUONYMUS-beautiful evergreen groundcover - varigated foliage
FERN- MaidenHair- very desirable form, unique foliage, attractive all season!
FILIPENDULA hexapetala- (Meadowsweet), attractive ferny foliage, creamy sprays of bloom early summer
FORGET-ME-NOTS pretty blue flowers- BLOOMS spring /summer
FOXGLOVE- BLOOMS long time 2X a year - various colors
FOXGLOVE-(Digitalis grandiflora)Perennial- yellow BLOOMS, hard-to-find
HEUCHERA micrantha- Palace Purple- outstanding dark purple foliage, white flowers
HOSTA- varigated varieties- good for lighting up dark areas!
IVY- 2 varieties including rare 'GOLDHEART'
JACOB'S LADDER- unusual foliage, pretty blue flowers BLOOM late spring, early summer, also available in white
LADY'S MANTLE (Alchemilla Mollis)- pretty scalloped leaves, chartreuse baby's breath like BLOOMS
LIRIOPE (Lily Turf)- attractive evergreen grasslike perennial, BLOOMS in late summer
LYSIMACHIA-, 'Firecracker' purple-leaved, yellow BLOOMS, good cut flower
PULMONARIA- 2 varieties, David Ward varigated foliage- Salmon flowers, spotted foliagep Pink flowers
THALICTRUM-Meadow Rue- Columbine-like leaves, dainty lavender flowers
TIARELLA- foam flower- pretty leaves- spray of white flowers BLOOMS late spring
VINCA MINOR- evergreen groundcover- star-shaped blue flowers-BLOOM a long time