Low-Maintenance Plants
Easy-care plants for busy gardeners. These tough varieties thrive with minimal attention once established.
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Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Astilbe
Astilbe × arendsii
Bergenia
Bergenia crassifolia
Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Carex Sedge
Carex spp.
Early-emerging Hosta
Hosta ventricosa or Hosta sieboldiana (early varieties)
Ferns (Wood Fern & Shield Fern)
Dryopteris spp. & Polystichum spp.
Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis
Heuchera
Heuchera sanguinea
Hosta
Hosta spp.
Lamium
Lamium maculatum
Merrybells
Uvularia sessilifolia
Pulmonaria
Pulmonaria officinalis
Pulmonaria Coral Spring
Pulmonaria × 'Coral Spring'
Sedge
Carex species
Shade-tolerant Perennials
Various species (Hosta, Heuchera, Astilbe, Helleborus, and others)
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