Plant Growing Guides

Acid-loving shade perennials

Multiple species (e.g., Rhododendron spp., Pieris spp., Kalmia spp.)

Allegheny Viburnum

Viburnum alleghaniense

American Snowbell

Styrax americanus

Andromeda

Pieris japonica

Aphrodite Hosta

Hosta 'Aphrodite'

Appalachian Sedge

Carex appalachica

Minutissimum Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum'

Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Autumn Frost'

Baby Bunting Hosta

Hosta 'Baby Bunting'

Berry-producing Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Sambucus, Ilex, Viburnum, Cornus)

Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Black Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Blue Cadet Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Cadet'

Blue Ivory Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Ivory'

Blue Mammoth Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mammoth'

Blue Mouse Ears Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'

Blue Skies Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Skies'

Blue Vision Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Vision'

Blue Wedgewood Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Wedgewood'

Bog-adapted Sedges

Carex species (various)

Bowles Golden Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Bowl of Cream

Hosta 'Bowl of Cream'

Box-leaved Holly

Ilex crenata

Brittle Bladder Fern

Cystopteris fragilis

Brookside Sedge

Carex amphibola

Bunchberry Dogwood

Cornus canadensis

Green Velvet Japanese Boxwood

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Velvet'

Candy Hearts Hosta

Hosta 'Candy Hearts'

Conica Sedge

Carex conica

Japanese Sedge, Dwarf Japanese Sedge

Carex conica 'Hime-Kansuge'

Snowline Sedge

Carex conica 'Snowline'

Japanese Sedge 'The Beatles'

Carex conica 'The Beatles'

Fingered Sedge

Carex digitata

Gray Sedge

Carex divulsa

Tall Fescue Sedge

Carex elata

Bowles Golden Sedge

Carex elata 'Bowles Golden'

Evergold Carex

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Gray's Sedge

Carex grayi

Hakusan Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Evergold Sedge

Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold'

Muricate Sedge

Carex muricata ssp. muricata

Black Sedge

Carex nigra

Oshima Sedge

Carex oshimensis

Evergold Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Evergold Sedge

Carex oshimensis var. evergold

Carex panicea

Carex panicea

Pendulous Sedge

Carex pendula

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pennsylvanica