Container-Friendly Plants
Compact varieties that thrive in pots, planters, and raised beds. Ideal for balconies, patios, and small spaces.
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Shade-tolerant Sedum
Sedum spp. (shade varieties)
Shade-tolerant Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea batatas
Shade-tolerant Vinca
Catharanthus roseus
Shadowland Autumn Fern
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Shadowland'
Shadowland Black Currant
Ribes nigrum 'Shadowland'
Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears
Heuchera 'Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears'
Shadowland Forbidden Fruit
Hosta 'Shadowland Forbidden Fruit'
Shakespeare Tulip
Tulipa 'Shakespeare'
Shallow-rooted herbs
Various species
Shallow-rooted herbs (Basil and Parsley)
Ocimum basilicum and Petroselinum crispum
Shallow Sedge
Carex ×elata
Shanghai Bok Choy
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Shanghai Bok Choy
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Shanghai Green
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Shantung
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
Shasta Daisy Polaris
Chrysanthemum × superbum 'Polaris'
Shasta Daisy Snowcap
Chrysanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap'
Shasta Daisy Snowcap Becky
Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap Becky'
Sheep Laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
Sheffield Pink
Dianthus armeria
Sheffield White
Rosa 'Sheffield White'
Shenandoah Coleus
Plectranthus scutellarioides 'Shenandoah'
Sherbet Coral Barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Sherbet Coral'
Sherwood Compact
Ilex crenata 'Sherwood Compact'
Sherwood Purple
Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Shimizu-no-Hana Eggplant
Solanum melongena 'Shimizu-no-Hana'
Shimmering Stars
Ionopsidium acaule
Shiny Adzuki Bean
Vigna angularis
Shirley Daisy
Echinacea purpurea 'Shirley'
Shirobana Astilbe
Astilbe × arendsii 'Shirobana'
Shiro Fukurin
Hosta 'Shiro Fukurin'
Shishi-Gashira Camellia
Camellia japonica 'Shishi-Gashira'
Shishito Pepper
Capsicum annuum var. shishito
Shoal Creek
Ilex crenata 'Shoal Creek'
Shock Wave
Unknown - likely a hybrid cultivar
Shock Wave Pink
Dianthus chinensis 'Shock Wave Pink'
Shore Pine
Pinus contorta subsp. contorta
Shortcake Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa 'Shortcake'
Showa Supreme
Nandina domestica 'Showa Supreme'
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
Shrubby Aster
Aster dumosus
Shrubby Santolina
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Shrubby Willow Arctic Blue
Salix purpurea 'Arctic Blue'
Shrubby Willow Golden Curls
Salix alba 'Golden Curls'
Shrubby Willow
Salix spp.
Siam Queen Basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Siam Queen'
Siam Queen Basil
Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora
Siberian Almond
Prunus triloba
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