Plant Growing Guides

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Sarcococca

Sarcococca confusa

Sarcococca confusa

Sarcococca confusa

Sweet Box, Himalayan Sweet Box

Sarcococca confusa 'Kew Green'

Himalayan Sweetbox

Sarcococca himalayensis

Himalayan Sweetbox

Sarcococca hookeriana

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococca ruscifolia

Willow-leaved Sarcococca

Sarcococca saligna

Sarcococcus

Sarcococcus spp.

Sweetbox

Sarcococcus confusa

Himalayan Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococcus ruscifolia

Himalayan Sweet Box

Sarcococca saligna

Himalayan Sweetbox

Sarcococca wallichii

Fortune's Saxifrage

Saxifraga fortunei

Scarlet Begonia

Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum

Sessile-leaved Lobelia

Lobelia sessilifolia

Shade Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

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 plants

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

Shade-loving Hosta

Hosta 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 Salvia

Salvia nemorosa

Shade-loving Sedums

Sedum spp. (shade-tolerant varieties)

Shade-loving shrubs

Various species

Shade-loving Understory Shrubs

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

Shade-loving Woodland Plants

Mixed Species (Helleborus, Hosta, Epimedium, Heuchera, Astilbe, and others)

Shade Perennials

Various species

Shade Perennials (Astilbe and Hosta)

Astilbe × arendsii; Hosta species and hybrids

Hellebore (Christmas Rose)

Helleborus niger

Shade Perennials (Hosta and Hellebore)

Hosta spp. and Helleborus spp.

Shade Perennials (Hosta & Liriope)

Hosta spp. & Liriope muscari

Hellebore (Christmas Rose / Lenten Rose)

Helleborus niger / Helleborus orientalis

Shade-providing large-leaf plants

Various species (Hosta, Fatsia japonica, Alocasia, Philodendron, etc.)

Shade-providing native shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Shade Shrubs

Multiple species (general category)

Boxwood & Inkberry (Shade Shrubs)

Buxus spp. & Ilex glabra

Celosia (Cockscomb)

Celosia argentea

Impatiens (Busy Lizzie)

Impatiens walleriana

Shade-tolerant Begonia

Begonia spp.