Plant Growing Guides

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

Vardar Valley Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens 'Vardar Valley'

Variegata Yew

Taxus x media 'Variegata'

Variegated Deutzia

Deutzia scabra 'Variegata'

Variegated Dogwood

Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'

Variegated Dwarf Cattail

Typha minima 'Variegata'

Variegated Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety'

Euonymus japonicus 'Emerald Gaiety'

Variegated Euonymus Emerald Green

Euonymus japonicus 'Emerald Green'

Variegated Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea', Hedera helix 'Variegata', Vinca minor 'Illumination')

Variegated Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Variegated Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus 'Variegata'

Variegated Heuchera

Heuchera sanguinea