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

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

Japanese Holly Fern

Polystichum setiferum

Shade Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Hakonechloa (Japanese Forest Grass)

Hakonechloa macra

Shade Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Hedera helix, Vinca minor, Ajuga reptans)

Shade Hosta

Hosta spp.

Shade-loving Conifers

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

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 Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Luzula, Carex, Festuca)

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 Herbs Collection

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

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 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