Plant Growing Guides

Shade-loving Conifers

Various genera (Taxus, Tsuga, Thuja, Podocarpus, etc.)

Shade-loving Ginger

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

Shade-loving Herbs

Various species

Shade-loving Herbs Collection

Asperula odorata (Woodruff), Symphytum officinale (Comfrey), Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm)

Beech and Hornbeam

Fagus species (Beech) and Carpinus species (Hornbeam)

Small Alpine Ferns

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

Small Ferns (Shade-loving)

Pteridophyta (various genera including Adiantum, Polystichum, Asplenium)

Small-leaved fern

Polystichum setiferum or Asplenium trichomanes (depending on species)

Small Shade-Loving Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Polystichum, Adiantum, Asplenium, Athyrium)

Small shade-tolerant herbaceous plants

Various species (mixed category)

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum dilatatum (formerly Smilacina dilata)

Black Snakeroot

Cimicifuga racemosa

Spotted Deadnettle Aureum

Lamium maculatum 'Aureum'

Spotted Dead-Nettle 'White Nancy'

Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'

Spotted Wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

Striped Maple

Acer pensylvanicum

Sweetbay Magnolia Understory Herbs

Magnolia virginiana (host plant for understory ecosystem)

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum