Shade loving plants or shade plants are a great asset to any garden. In partuicular shade loving flowering plants can help to brighten areas that are in shade caused by trees or buildings. We guide you to some of the best shade plants for the shade garden all available by mail order. Nurseries, USA, United States, Mail Order Nurseries, Specialist Nurseries,Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries, Plant Nurseries and United States Export Nurseries.
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Shade Plants - Shade Loving Plants - Best Plants for Shade
 

Shade Plants


Shade plants fall into a number of catagories including plants for deep shade, dry shade and damp shade. It is essential when selecting plants for a shaded area of the garden to first look at the type of soil and conditions that exist. Plants selected for deep shade will differ to those selected for dappled or light shade. Moisture requirements must be considered as well.

Shade Loving Plants for the Garden

Shade Loving Plants vary greatly in the amount of shade that they grow well in. Most plants that are listd here prefer dappled shade, very deep shade can be a difficult area for all but the toughest shade loving plants. We provide a list of proven best shade plants for the garden.

  • Clivia Plants for Shade


    Clivia are a valuable shade plant as they do well in dry shade. Clivia cope with both the shade and dryness that can occur beneath large trees with ease. Bright flowers are a bonus, and clivias are not invasive.

  • Hellebores for shade


    Another shade loving plant that does well beneath tree. With lots of new cultivars available including yellow and white flowering hellebores, hellebores are another tough shade plant.

  • Trillium shade loving woodlanders


    Trillium are a favouriteshade loving woodland plant and require a humus rich moist but well drained soil. Trillium flowers are very attractive, however the foliage also looks great.

  • Ferns the ultimate shade plants


    Ferns are a great standby for shaded corners of the garden, no flowers as such but a great variety of foliage in terms of both texture and colour.

  • Dicentra


    The 'bleeding heart' flowers are fascinating and the ferny soft foliage is most attractive. Lots of different dicentras to try.
  • Rhododendron for shade
    One of our favourites for shade in cooler climate gardens, great flowers, some species have great textured foliage as well

  • Hydrangeas


    Again an old favourite shade loving plant. With variations in flower form and foliage, hydrangea well worth investigating.

  • Epimedium groundcover for shade


    Tough, great foliage, and some with interesting flowers. Epimediums can withstand dry conditions. A great shade loving ground cover plant. Epimedium Plants
  • Hosta
    Huge variety of foliage, flowers are an added bonus.
  • Dodecatheon
    These 'shooting stars' will do well in dappled shade.
  • Aucuba japonica
    Gold Dust Plant, a great splash of bright yellow and green in the dark parst of the garden FIND AUCUBA JAPONICA

Shade plant Trillium

Trilliums are another shade loving plant, one of the best shade plants that do well in a woodland setting.


Shade Loving Hostas are a great foliage plant for a cool shaded position

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For foliage, hostas do well in the shade garden.

Shade Plants by Mail Order
With so many specialist Nurseries selling a wide range of shade plants and perennials by mail order it is now fairly easy to establish a garden of shade loving plants. Check out the range of plants avaialble online.




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