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Shade Plants


Whilst it is unusual for most shrubs to tolerate heavy shade, some plants will nevertheless grow quite happily in reduced light. Plants such as Fatsias (Castor Oil Plants), Hollies and Mahonias will stand out for their foliage whilst plants such as Camellias will offer striking flowers.

Herbaceous

Aruncus (Goat’s Beard) Gunnera (Prickly Rhubarb)
Astilbe Helleborus
Bergenia Hosta (Plantain Lily)
Convallaria Rheum
Dicentra Tricyrtis
Digitalis (Foxglove)  

Shrubs

Acer palmatum Pachysandra
Aucuba japonica Passiflora
Buxus sempervirens (Box) Parthenocissus
Camellia Photinia
Cotoneaster horizontalis Pieris
Cotoneaster dammeri Prunus laurocerasus
Euonymus fortunei Prunus luisitanica
Fatsia japonica Rhododendron – hardy varieties
Gaultheria (inc Pernettya) Sarcococca (Christmas Box)
Hedera (Ivy) Sambucus (Elder)
Hydrangea petiolaris Skimmia
Ilex (Holly) Viburnum davidii
Kalmia Viburnum tinus
Leucothoe Vinca (Periwinkle)
Mahonia aquifolium  

Ferns

Dryopteris cristata Polypodium
Osmunda regalis