Plant Growing Guides

Shade-tolerant Woodland Plants

Various species (mixed genus/family)

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)

Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata

Shade Tree Species

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

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Shadowland Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Shadowland Autumn Frost'

Shadowland Black Currant

Ribes nigrum 'Shadowland'

Shadowland Forbidden Fruit

Hosta 'Shadowland Forbidden Fruit'

Shadows and Light Hosta

Hosta 'Shadows and Light'

Shady Understory Ferns

Polystichum, Dryopteris, Athyrium, and related genera

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Shakespeare Tulip

Tulipa 'Shakespeare'

Shallot French Red

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallow-rooted Competing Trees

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

Shallow-rooted herbs

Various species

Shallow-rooted herbs (Basil and Parsley)

Ocimum basilicum and Petroselinum crispum

Shamrock

Oxalis acetosella

Shanghai Bok Choy

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

Shanghai Bok Choy

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

Shanghai Bok Choy Summergreen

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

Shanghai Green

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

Shanghai Yu Choy

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

Shantung

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Sheep Fescue

Festuca ovina

Sheep Laurel

Kalmia angustifolia

Sheep's Fescue

Festuca ovina

Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Sheet Moss

Hypnum cupressiforme

Sheffield Pink

Dianthus armeria

Shepherd's Bullace

Prunus insititia

Sherbet Pink Phlox

Phlox paniculata 'Sherbet Pink'

Sherborne x Ayabe Hosta

Hosta 'Sherborne x Ayabe'

Sherwood Purple Phlox

Phlox paniculata 'Sherwood Purple'

Shimmering Stars

Ionopsidium acaule

Shingiku

Chrysanthemum coronarium

Shingiku Japanese Green

Chrysanthemum coronarium

Shingiku Mizuna

Chrysanthemum coronarium var. spatiosum

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallina

Shining Willow

Salix lucida

Shiny Leaf Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Shirobana Astilbe

Astilbe × arendsii 'Shirobana'

Shiro Fukurin

Hosta 'Shiro Fukurin'

Shogoin Turnip

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

Shooting Star

Dodecatheon meadia

Short Rotation Coppice Willow Ely

Salix viminalis × alba 'Ely'