Plant Growing Guides

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Vinca & Lamium)

Vinca minor / Lamium maculatum

Shade-Tolerant Ground Covers (Vinca & Liriope)

Vinca minor / Liriope muscari

Hellebore and Epimedium (Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Combination)

Helleborus spp. and Epimedium spp.

Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Mixed

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Dicentra spectabilis

Understory Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Understory Ferns

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

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Understory Flowers

Various shade-tolerant species

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants (Mixed)

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

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.

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)

Shade Plants (Hosta & Fern Mix)

Hosta spp. & Polypodiophyta (various 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 Trees

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

Understory Wildflowers (Native Regional Mix)

Various species (region-dependent)

Undulata Hosta

Hosta undulata

Uvularia

Uvularia grandiflora