Plant Growing Guides

Native Shade Asters

Symphyotrichum spp.

False Hellebore

Veratrum viride

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum dilatatum

False Spirea

Astilbe × arendsii

False Spirea Ostrich Plume

Astilbe × arendsii 'Ostrich Plume'

False Spirea Red Sentinel

Astilbe × arendsii 'Red Sentinel'

Feather Boa Hosta

Hosta 'Feather Boa'

Feathered Moss

Hypnum cupressiforme

Fern

Polypodiophyta (various genera and species)

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Ferns (Christmas Fern & Ostrich Fern)

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern) & Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Ferns (Wood Fern & Shield Fern)

Dryopteris spp. & Polystichum spp.

Fern (Multiple Species)

Pteridium and other genera (Polypodiopsida)

Ferns (Ostrich, Cinnamon, Christmas)

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich), Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon), Polystichum setiferum (Christmas)

Ferns (Shield, Wood, and Royal varieties)

Polystichum spp., Dryopteris spp., Osmunda spp.

Red Fescue (Littoral variety)

Festuca rubra subsp. littoralis

Figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

Fire and Ice Hosta

Hosta 'Fire and Ice'

First Frost Hosta

Hosta 'First Frost'

Floristan Violet

Viola odorata 'Floristan'

Shade Flowering Companions Collection

Astilbe spp., Dicentra spectabilis, Impatiens walleriana, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Flowering Shade Plants

Various species

Flowering Shade Shrubs (Viburnum & Hydrangea)

Viburnum spp. & Hydrangea spp.

Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (forest floor shade-tolerant flowering plants)

Flowering Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Sambucus, Viburnum, Ilex, Cornus)

Flowering Understory Trees

Various species (e.g., Cornus, Cercis, Amelanchier, Halesia)

Foam Flower

Tiarella polyphylla

Foamflower

Tiarella polyphylla

Foamflower Brandywine

Tiarella polyphylla 'Brandywine'

Oakleaf Foamflower

Tiarella polyphylla

Foamy Flower

Heuchera micrantha

Forest Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern) / Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern) / Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)

Forest Floor Groundcovers

Various species (common genera: Maianthemum, Oxalis, Vinca, Helleborus, Asarum)

Forest Understory Plants

Various shade-tolerant species

Forest Wildflowers

Various species (Trillium, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, etc.)

Fortune's Hosta

Hosta fortunei

Fragile Fern

Cystopteris fragilis

Fragrant Blue Hosta

Hosta 'Fragrant Blue'

Fragrant Bouquet Hosta

Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet'

Fragrant Fern

Dryopteris fragrans

Fragrant Hosta

Hosta plantaginea

Fragrant Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum odoratum

France Hosta

Hosta 'France'

Frances Williams Hosta

Hosta × 'Frances Williams'

Frosted Mouse Ears Hosta

Hosta venusta 'Frosted Mouse Ears'

Frosted Violet

Viola sororia 'Frosted Violet'