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Shade-tolerant Woodland Plants (Ferns and Hostas)

Polypodiopsida (Ferns) & Hosta spp. (Hostas)

Shade Trees

Various species (e.g., Quercus spp., Acer spp., Tilia spp.)

Shade Trees and Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Acer, Quercus, Ilex, Photinia)

Shade Trees (Banana, Plantain, Coconut)

Musa spp., Cocos nucifera L.

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Coral Tree / Silk Tree / Avocado (Shade Trees)

Erythrina spp. / Albizia julibrissin / Persea americana

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Faidherbia albida (Apple-ring Acacia)

Faidherbia albida

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Ipe (Angelim)

Handroanthus spp. (formerly Tabebuia spp.)

Shade Trees (Oak, Maple, Beech)

Quercus spp., Acer spp., Fagus spp.

Shade Tree Species

Various (Acer, Quercus, Ulmus, Tilia, Fraxinus, and others)

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

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Shadowland Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Shadowland Autumn Frost'

Shadowland Black Currant

Ribes nigrum 'Shadowland'

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Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears

Heuchera 'Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears'

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Shadowland Forbidden Fruit

Hosta 'Shadowland Forbidden Fruit'

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Shadows and Light Hosta

Hosta 'Shadows and Light'

Shadscale

Atriplex confertifolia

Shadscale Saltbush

Atriplex confertifolia

Shady Understory Ferns

Polystichum, Dryopteris, Athyrium, and related genera

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Shakespeare Tulip

Tulipa 'Shakespeare'

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Shale Barren Aster

Symphyotrichum oblanceolatum

Shallot

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot Ambition

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot Banana

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot French Red

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot Gray

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallow-rooted Competing Trees

Multiple species (e.g., Acer palmatum, Betula pendula, Prunus serrulata)

Shallow-rooted herbs

Various species

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Shallow-rooted herbs (Basil and Parsley)

Ocimum basilicum and Petroselinum crispum

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Shallow Sedge

Carex ×elata

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Shampoo Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Shamrock

Oxalis acetosella

Shamrock Ivy

Oxalis triangularis