Plant Growing Guides

Uluhe

Sadleria cyatheoides

Uncinata Pine

Pinus uncinata

Forest Understory Plants (Shade-Tolerant Underbrush)

Multiple species (Sambucus, Ilex, Cornus, Gaultheria, etc.)

Hellebore and Epimedium (Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Combination)

Helleborus spp. and Epimedium spp.

Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Mixed

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Dicentra spectabilis

Euonymus (Underplanting Shrub)

Euonymus spp.

Understory Tropical Plants

Various species in tropical forest understory

Understory Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Polystichum, Dryopteris, Adiantum, Osmunda)

Understory Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Understory Flowering Trees

Various species (Cornus, Amelanchier, Cercis, Halesia, etc.)

Understory Hawaiian Native Plants

Multiple species (native Hawaiian flora)

Hellebores and Pulmonaria (Understory Perennials)

Helleborus spp. and Pulmonaria spp.

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants (Mixed)

Hosta spp., Polystichum spp., Maianthemum dilatatum, Polygonatum spp.

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants Mix

Mixed species (see individual plants below)

Understory Shade Plants

Various (mixed collection)

Bearberry (Kinnikinnick)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Shade Understory Plants Collection

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Tiarella polyphylla

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta, Hellebore, Tiarella)

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Tiarella spp.

Understory Shade Plants Collection: Hostas, Hellebores, Epimedium

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Epimedium spp.

Japanese Maple, Azalea, and Rhododendron Shade Garden

Acer palmatum, Rhododendron spp., Rhododendron simsii complex

Shade Plants (Ferns and Hostas)

Polypodiopsida (Ferns) and Hosta spp. (Hostas)

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta & Coral Bells)

Hosta spp. & Heuchera spp.

Shade-Loving Understory Plants (Hosta and Fern)

Hosta spp., Polypodiophyta (various fern species)

Hosta (Plantain Lily)

Hosta spp.

Shade Garden Plants (Hostas & Ferns)

Hosta spp. & Polypodiophyta (ferns)

Shade-Tolerant Perennials (Ferns & Hostas)

Polystichum, Dryopteris, Hosta spp.

Shade-Tolerant Understory Shrubs (Oakleaf Hydrangea, Viburnum, Azalea)

Hydrangea quercifolia, Viburnum spp., Rhododendron spp.

Understory Shrubs

Various species (general category)

Holly (Understory Shrub)

Ilex spp.

Understory Shrubs (Pieris & Box)

Pieris japonica & Buxus sempervirens

Serviceberry (Amelanchier)

Amelanchier spp.

Understory Shrubs Collection (Serviceberry, Witch Hazel, Viburnum)

Amelanchier spp., Hamamelis spp., Viburnum spp.

Understory Trees

Various species (e.g., Cornus, Cercis, Ilex, Euonymus, Acer)

Understory Tropical Fruits

Multiple species (Artocarpus, Manilkara, Eugenia, Garcinia spp.)

Understory Vegetables and Herbs

Various species (shade-tolerant cultivars)

Underwood Azalea

Rhododendron × 'Underwood'

Upland Cress

Barbarea verna

Usnea

Usnea species (U. barbata, U. subfloridana, and others)

Florida Usnea

Usnea florida

Usnea Lichen

Usnea spp.

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Bladderwort

Utricularia

Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia vulgaris

Uvularia

Uvularia grandiflora