Plant Growing Guides

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Sarcococca

Sarcococca confusa

Sarcococca confusa

Sarcococca confusa

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococca ruscifolia

Sarcococcus

Sarcococcus spp.

Sweetbox

Sarcococcus confusa

Scarlet Begonia

Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum

Sedge Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Sedges and Rushes

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

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 Ginger

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

Shade-loving Herbs

Various species

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-providing large-leaf plants

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

Shade-providing native shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Celosia (Cockscomb)

Celosia argentea

Impatiens (Busy Lizzie)

Impatiens walleriana

Shade-tolerant Begonia

Begonia spp.

Shade-tolerant Coleus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Shade-tolerant Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus

Shade-tolerant Ferns

Polypodiophyta (various genera and species)

Shade-tolerant Foliage Plants

Various species

Shade-tolerant grasses

Various species (e.g., Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Carex spp., Chasmanthium latifolium)

Ajuga (Bugleweed)

Ajuga reptans

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Ivy & Periwinkle)

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

'Ōpelu

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

Vinca (Periwinkle)

Catharanthus roseus (annual) / Vinca minor (perennial groundcover)

Shade-tolerant groundcovers: Liriope and Coral Honeysuckle

Liriope muscari and Lonicera sempervirens

Shade-tolerant Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

Aucuba (Japanese Laurel)

Aucuba japonica

Shadowland Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Shadowland'

Shrubs

Various species (Woody plants, generally 3-15 feet tall)

Skimmia 'Bronze Knight'

Skimmia japonica 'Bronze Knight'

Japanese Skimmia 'Fragrant Cloud'

Skimmia japonica 'Fragrant Cloud'

Skimmia Japonica Scarlet Dwarf

Skimmia japonica 'Scarlet Dwarf'

Smaller Ferns

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

Small Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Adiantum, Polystichum, Asplenium)

Small Ferns (Shade-loving)

Pteridophyta (various genera including Adiantum, Polystichum, Asplenium)

Small-leafed Begonia

Begonia semperflorens

Small-leaved Ivy

Hedera helix 'Parsley Crested'