Plant Growing Guides

Shade-tolerant Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Shade-tolerant Mint Varieties

Mentha spp.

Shade-tolerant Palms

Various genera (Chamaedorea, Rhapis, Howea, Zamia spp.)

Shade-tolerant Petunia

Petunia × hybrida

Azalea and Rhododendron

Rhododendron spp.

Shade-tolerant Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas

Shade-Tolerant Leafy Greens (Spinach & Lettuce)

Spinacia oleracea & Lactuca sativa

Shade-tolerant Vinca

Catharanthus roseus

Shade Trees

Various species (e.g., Quercus spp., Acer spp., Tilia spp.)

Shade Trees and Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Acer, Quercus, Ilex, Photinia)

Coral Tree / Silk Tree / Avocado (Shade Trees)

Erythrina spp. / Albizia julibrissin / Persea americana

Faidherbia albida (Apple-ring Acacia)

Faidherbia albida

Shade Trees (Oak, Maple, Beech)

Quercus spp., Acer spp., Fagus spp.

Shade Tree Species

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

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Shadscale

Atriplex confertifolia

Shadscale Saltbush

Atriplex confertifolia

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Shallot

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot Ambition

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot Banana

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot French Red

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallot Gray

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

Shampoo Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

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

Sharpblue Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Sharpblue'

Sharp's Pepper

Capsicum annuum 'Sharp's'

Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum × superbum

Shasta Daisy Alaska

Chrysanthemum × superbum 'Alaska'

Shasta Daisy 'Alaska' and 'Becky'

Chrysanthemum × superbum (syn. Leucanthemum × superbum)

Shasta Daisy 'Phyllis Smith'

Chrysanthemum × superbum 'Phyllis Smith'

Shasta Daisy Polaris

Chrysanthemum × superbum 'Polaris'

Shasta Daisy Snowcap

Chrysanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap'

Shasta Daisy Snowcap Becky

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap Becky'

Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Sheet Moss

Hypnum cupressiforme

Sheffield Pink

Dianthus armeria

Sheffield White

Rosa 'Sheffield White'

Shelling Pea

Pisum sativum