Plant Growing Guides

Acid-loving shade perennials

Multiple species (e.g., Rhododendron spp., Pieris spp., Kalmia spp.)

Allegheny Viburnum

Viburnum alleghaniense

Andromeda

Pieris japonica

Aoki

Aucuba japonica

Aphrodite Hosta

Hosta 'Aphrodite'

Minutissimum Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum'

Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Dwarf Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica 'Nana'

Japanese Aucuba 'Picturata'

Aucuba japonica 'Picturata'

Japanese Aucuba (Gold Dust Plant)

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'

Aucuba Rozannie

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

Aucuba 'Rozannie'

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

Serrated Aucuba

Aucuba japonica var. serratifolia

Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Autumn Frost'

Baby Bunting Hosta

Hosta 'Baby Bunting'

Baltica Ivy

Hedera helix 'Baltica'

Berry-producing Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Sambucus, Ilex, Viburnum, Cornus)

Blue Cadet Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Cadet'

Blue Ivory Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Ivory'

Blue Mammoth Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mammoth'

Blue Mouse Ears Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'

Blue Skies Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Skies'

Blue Vision Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Vision'

Blue Wedgewood Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Wedgewood'

Bowl of Cream

Hosta 'Bowl of Cream'

Box-leaved Holly

Ilex crenata

Bulgarian Ivy

Hedera helix subsp. balcanica

Green Velvet Japanese Boxwood

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Velvet'

Candy Hearts Hosta

Hosta 'Candy Hearts'

Cascade Huckleberry

Vaccinium deliciosum

Cathedral Windows Hosta

Hosta 'Cathedral Windows'

Cherry Berry Hosta

Hosta 'Cherry Berry'

Christmas Box

Sarcococca confusa

Climax Hosta

Hosta 'Climax'

Climbing Ivy

Hedera helix

Common Boxwood Angustifolia

Buxus sempervirens 'Angustifolia'

Compact Mahonia

Mahonia aquifolium 'Compacta'

Compact Yew

Taxus × media 'Densiformis' (or similar compact cultivars)

Australian Fuchsia

Correa lawrenceana

Creeping Bramble

Rubus pentalobus

Creeping Ivy

Hedera helix

Creeping Ivy Goldheart

Hedera helix 'Goldheart'

Creeping Ivy Hibernica

Hedera hibernica

Creeping Ivy Pittsburgh

Hedera helix 'Pittsburgh'

Creeping Mahonia

Mahonia repens

Creeping Myrtle

Vinca minor