Plants for Shade
Plants for full shade — foliage and flowers for the darker, north-facing corners of a garden.
fernBoston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltataHardy H1b
shrubBoxwood
Buxus sempervirensHardy H6
perennialCast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatiorHardy H3
shrubcommon camellia
Camellia japonicaHardy H5
perennialCommon Dog-violet
Viola rivinianaHardy H7
perennialDalmatian cranesbill
Geranium dalmaticumHardy H5
fernDryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinisHardy H5
climberEnglish Ivy
Hedera helixHardy H5
fernFern
Dryopteris filix-masHardy H7
biennialfoxglove
Digitalis purpureaHardy H7
perennialHellebore
Helleborus
fernlady fern
Athyrium filix-feminaHardy H6
perennialLily of the Valley
Convallaria majalisHardy H7
perennialPeace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisiiHardy H1b
shrubPontic Rhododendron
Rhododendron ponticumHardy H6
perennialRock Crane's-bill
Geranium macrorrhizumHardy H7
succulentSnake Plant
Dracaena trifasciataHardy H1c
perennialStinking Iris
Iris foetidissimaHardy H6
shrubThick-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron pachysanthumHardy H5
climbertraveller's joy
Clematis vitalbaHardy H6
bulbWild Garlic
Allium ursinumHardy H7
perennialWoodrush
Luzula sylvaticaHardy H7
treeYew
Taxus baccataHardy H7
perennial