Plant Growing Guides

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Sarcococca

Sarcococca confusa

Sweet Box, Himalayan Sweet Box

Sarcococca confusa 'Kew Green'

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna

Willow-leaved Sarcococca

Sarcococca saligna

Sarcococcus

Sarcococcus spp.

Himalayan Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococcus ruscifolia

Himalayan Sweetbox

Sarcococca wallichii

Scaly Male Fern

Dryopteris affinis

Schizophragma

Schizophragma hydrangeoides

Sedge

Carex species

Sedge Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Sedge Bowles' Golden

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Sedge 'Oehme'

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Sedge Frosted Curls

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' or similar Carex cultivar

Sedge grass

Carex species

Oehme Variegata Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Sedges and Rushes

Carex spp. (sedges); Juncus spp. (rushes)

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Autumn Moor Grass

Sesleria autumnalis

Sessile-leaved Lobelia

Lobelia sessilifolia

Japanese Holly Fern

Polystichum setiferum

Shade Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Hakonechloa (Japanese Forest Grass)

Hakonechloa macra

Shade Hosta

Hosta spp.

Shade-loving Begonia

Begonia spp.

Shade-loving Coleus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Shade-loving Coleus Black Dragon

Plectranthus scutellarioides 'Black Dragon'

Shade-loving foliage collection

Hosta spp., Polypodiopsida (Ferns), Helleborus spp., Heuchera spp.

Shade-loving foliage plants

Various species (e.g., Hosta spp., Heuchera spp., Polystichum spp.)

Shade-loving foliage plants in mixed planters

Various species (commonly Hedera helix, Hosta spp., Astilbe spp., Carex spp.)

Shade-loving Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet, Zingiber mioga, Asarum spp., and other shade-tolerant ginger species

Shade-loving ground covers

Various species (Vinca minor, Hedera helix, Ajuga reptans, Liriope muscari, Pachysandra terminalis, and others)

Ajuga (Bugleweed)

Ajuga reptans

Shade-loving Herbs

Various species

Shade-loving Hosta

Hosta spp.

Shade-loving Liverworts

Hepaticophyta (division)

Shade-loving mosses

Bryophyta (Division); various genera including Hypnum, Dicranum, Mnium, and Polytrichum

Shade-loving native ground covers

Various species (Asarum canadense, Carex pennsylvanica, Mitchella repens, Fragaria virginiana, Lysichiton americanus, etc.)

Shade-loving native Hawaiian ground covers

Various species (e.g., Lysichiton americanus, Athyrium niponicum, regional natives)

Shade-loving Ornamental Grasses

Various genera (Carex, Hakonechloa, Luzula, Milium, Chionochloa spp.)

Shade-loving perennials

Multiple species (Hosta, Astilbe, Heuchera, Polygonatum, etc.)

Shade-loving Perennials (Astilbe, Coral Bells, Brunnera)

Astilbe spp., Heuchera spp., Brunnera macrophylla

Hellebore (Christmas Rose)

Helleborus niger

Shade-loving Perennials (Hosta and Hellebore)

Hosta spp. and Helleborus spp.

Helleborus (Christmas Rose / Lenten Rose)

Helleborus niger / Helleborus orientalis

Shade-loving Sedges

Carex species (various)