Plant Growing Guides

Sensation Mixed

Impatiens walleriana 'Sensation Mixed'

Serenita White

Capsicum annuum 'Serenita White'

Serenity Pink Bicolor

Impatiens walleriana 'Serenity Pink Bicolor'

Dhaincha

Sesbania grandiflora

Dhaincha, Egyptian Riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Crimson Fountain Grass

Setaria sphacelata

Scadoxus multiflorus

Scadoxus grandiflorus

Shade Ferns

Polypodiophyta (various genera)

Shade Grass

Various species (Festuca, Poa, Chasmanthium, Carex spp.)

Shade-growing Tropical Ferns

Pteridophyta (various tropical species)

Shade-loving Aroids

Araceae family (various genera)

Shade-loving Begonia

Begonia spp.

Shade-loving Coleus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Shade-loving Coleus Black Dragon

Plectranthus scutellarioides 'Black Dragon'

Shade-loving Epiphytes

Various species (e.g., Rhaphidophora pinnata, Scindapsus pictus, Hoya species)

Shade-loving Ferns

Polypodiopsida (various species)

Shade-loving Ferns for Orchid Displays

Pteridophyta (various genera including Platycerium, Asplenium, Polystichum, Nephrolepis)

Shade-loving foliage plants

Various species (e.g., Hosta spp., Heuchera spp., Polystichum spp.)

Shade-loving Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet, Zingiber mioga, Asarum spp., and other shade-tolerant ginger species

Shade-loving Herbs

Various species

Shade-loving Hydrangea

Hydrangea 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 native Hawaiian ground covers

Various species (e.g., Lysichiton americanus, Athyrium niponicum, regional natives)

Shade-loving native Hawaiian understory plants

Mixed native Hawaiian species (Psychotria hawaiiensis, Coprosma, Cheirodendron, Pittosporum, etc.)

Shade-loving Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Shade-loving Tropical Ferns

Nephrolepis exaltata, Adiantum species, Platycerium species (variable by type)

Shade-loving tropical houseplants

Various species (Philodendron spp., Anthurium spp., Zamioculcas zamiifolia, etc.)

Shade-loving Tropical Plants Collection

Various tropical species (mixed collection display)

Shade-loving tropical plants

Various (mixed collection)

Shade-loving tropical understory plants

Various species (Alocasia, Anthurium, Philodendron, Rhaphidophora, etc.)

Shade-providing large-leaf plants

Various species (Hosta, Fatsia japonica, Alocasia, Philodendron, etc.)

Shade-providing native shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Celosia (Cockscomb)

Celosia argentea

Impatiens (Busy Lizzie)

Impatiens walleriana

Shade-tolerant Annual Vinca

Catharanthus roseus

Shade-tolerant Begonia

Begonia spp.

Shade-tolerant Begonia

Begonia spp. (shade-tolerant varieties)

Shade-tolerant Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (various genera and species)

Shade-tolerant Coleus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Shade-tolerant Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus

Shade-tolerant Ferns

Polypodiophyta (various genera and species)

Shade-tolerant Ferns (Mounted Display)

Various species (e.g., Platycerium bifurcatum, Asplenium nidus, Polypodium)

Shade-tolerant Foliage Plants

Various species

Shade-tolerant Ginger

Zingiber officinale and related species

Shade-tolerant grasses

Various species (e.g., Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Carex spp., Chasmanthium latifolium)

Ajuga (Bugleweed)

Ajuga reptans