Plant Growing Guides

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Understory Flowering Trees

Various species (Cornus, Amelanchier, Cercis, Halesia, etc.)

Understory Flowers

Various shade-tolerant species

Hellebores and Pulmonaria (Understory Perennials)

Helleborus spp. and Pulmonaria spp.

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants (Mixed)

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

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants Mix

Mixed species (see individual plants below)

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.

Japanese Maple, Azalea, and Rhododendron Shade Garden

Acer palmatum, Rhododendron spp., Rhododendron simsii complex

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 Shrubs Collection (Serviceberry, Witch Hazel, Viburnum)

Amelanchier spp., Hamamelis spp., Viburnum spp.

Understory Trees

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

Understory Vegetables and Herbs

Various species (shade-tolerant cultivars)

Understory Wildflowers (Native Regional Mix)

Various species (region-dependent)

Underwood Azalea

Rhododendron × 'Underwood'

Undulata Lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa 'Undulata'

Undulata Hosta

Hosta undulata

Upland Cress

Barbarea verna

Usnea

Usnea species (U. barbata, U. subfloridana, and others)

Usnea Lichen

Usnea spp.

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Bladderwort

Utricularia

Giant bladderwort

Utricularia grandiflora

Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia inflata

Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia vulgaris

Uvularia

Uvularia grandiflora

Blueberry, Cranberry, Bilberry

Vaccinium spp.

Bog Bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Valerie Finnis

Helleborus × hybridus 'Valerie Finnis'

Vanhoutte Spirea

Spiraea × vanhouttei

Vanhoutte Spirea

Spiraea x vanhouttei