Plant Growing Guides

Acid-loving shade perennials

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

Allegheny Viburnum

Viburnum alleghaniense

Aphrodite Hosta

Hosta 'Aphrodite'

Minutissimum Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum'

Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Autumn Frost'

Baby Bunting Hosta

Hosta 'Baby Bunting'

Baltica Ivy

Hedera helix 'Baltica'

Berry-producing Understory Shrubs

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

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'

Bowl of Cream

Hosta 'Bowl of Cream'

Bulgarian Ivy

Hedera helix subsp. balcanica

Bunchberry Dogwood

Cornus canadensis

Candy Hearts Hosta

Hosta 'Candy Hearts'

Cascade Huckleberry

Vaccinium deliciosum

Cathedral Windows Hosta

Hosta 'Cathedral Windows'

Checkerberry

Gaultheria procumbens

Cherry Berry Hosta

Hosta 'Cherry Berry'

Climax Hosta

Hosta 'Climax'

Climbing Ivy

Hedera helix

Compact Yew

Taxus × media 'Densiformis' (or similar compact cultivars)

Canadian Dogwood

Cornus canadensis

Creeping Ivy

Hedera helix

Creeping Ivy Pittsburgh

Hedera helix 'Pittsburgh'

Creeping Mahonia

Mahonia repens

Creeping Myrtle

Vinca minor

Creeping Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Curly Fries Hosta

Hosta 'Curly Fries'

Dancing Queen Hosta

Hosta 'Dancing Queen'

Dark Green Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana and related cultivars

Decorata Hosta

Hosta 'Decorata'

Deep in the Heart Hosta

Hosta 'Deep in the Heart'

Densiformis Yew

Taxus x media 'Densiformis'

Devil's Club

Oplopanax horridus

Drooping Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Drought-tolerant understory shrubs

Various species (mixed group)

Dwarf Hosta

Hosta minor

Dwarf Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata 'Nana'

Dwarf Yew

Taxus x media 'Densiformis'

Elegans Hosta

Hosta elegans

Elvira Hosta

Hosta 'Elvira'

Emerald Island

Hosta 'Emerald Island'

English Ivy

Hedera helix