Plant Growing Guides

Sedge Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Oehme Variegata Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Autumn Moor Grass

Sesleria autumnalis

Sessile-leaved Lobelia

Lobelia sessilifolia

Shade Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Shade-loving ground covers

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

Shade-loving native ground covers

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

Shade-tolerant Ferns

Polypodiophyta (various genera and species)

Epimedium (Barrenwort)

Epimedium × versicolor and related species

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Ivy & Periwinkle)

Hedera helix (English Ivy) / Vinca minor (Periwinkle)

Club Moss (Lycopodium)

Lycopodium species

'Ōpelu

Peperomia species (commonly P. obtusifolia or P. polybotrya in Hawaiian cultivation)

Shade-tolerant Groundcovers (Sedum & Vinca)

Sedum spp. & Vinca minor/major

Shade-tolerant Mosses

Bryophyta (Division); various species including Hypnum cupressiforme, Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum commune

Shade-tolerant Ornamental Grasses

Various species (Carex, Hakonechloa, Luzula, Milium, Deschampsia, Polystichum hybrids)

Coral Bells (Heuchera)

Heuchera sanguinea

Shade-tolerant Sedges

Carex spp.

Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears

Heuchera 'Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears'

Shamrock

Oxalis acetosella

Shiny Penny

Lysichiton americanus

Sicilian Violet

Viola odorata subsp. siciliensis

Sieboldiana Elegans Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Slender Sedge

Carex gracillima

Small Alpine Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum lonchitis, Cystopteris fragilis, Asplenium viride)

Small Sedges and Grasses

Carex spp. and Poaceae family (various genera)

Black Snakeroot

Cimicifuga racemosa

Soft Shield Fern

Polystichum setiferum

Sweet Woodrush

Luzula odorata