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Nancy Lewis
Baltimore County Master Gardener
Interesting plants for shade gardens
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What constitutes shade?
Observe your garden throughout the day –determine how much shade you have
Full Shade
Dappled Shade
Light Shade
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Light Shade Deep Shade
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Dappled shade
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Important points
Soil
Type of shade
Moisture level
Hours of sunlight
Afternoon or morning sun
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Plant selection overview
Lady Fern Hosta Warwick Comet
Plants listed in order of season
Latin name
Common name
Light requirement
Native
Key points
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Helleborus x ballardiae
Lenten Rose
4 season interest
Dappled shade
Tolerates more sun than most hellebores
Leaves veined with white and pink
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Hillside of Hellebores at Longwood Gardens
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Mertensia virginica
Virginia Bluebells
Spring
Light/dappled shade
Native
Moist soil
Choose companions as it dies away in summer
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Trillium species
Trillium sessile Trillium erectum
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Trillium species
Trillium luteum Trillium grandiflorum
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Trillium species
Trillium Lancelot Trillium cernuum
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Asperula odorata
Sweet Woodruff
Spring
Dappled/full shade
Groundcover
Will grow under pines
Fragrant
Formerly called gallium
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Syneilesis aconitifolia
Shredded umbrella plant
Two season interest
Dappled shade
Flowers in summer but are often removed
Spreads slowly
Deer and drought tolerant
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Shredded umbrella plant
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Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Spring flowering
Dappled to full shade
Moist woodland soil
Seeds freely
Deer resistant
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Epimedium species
Barrenwort
Partial shade
10-12”
Deer an drought resistant
Slow growing but worth the wait
Will grow under pines
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Polemonium Stairway to Heaven
Creeping Jacob’s Ladder
Spring and fall interest
Dappled to full shade
Average to moist soil
Spring and fall leaves tinged with lavender
Deer resistant
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Tiarella species
Foamflower
Spring flowers
Foliage three season interest
Dappled/full shade
Native cultivars/drought tolerant
Deer resistant
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Brunnera Jack Frost
Small blue flowers in spring
Dappled/full shade
Medium height 18”
Clump expands slowly
Deer resistant
Performs best when moist
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Hosta Komodo Dragon
Very large Hosta 28” tall
Vase shaped
Rapid grower
Adds structure
Medium Hosta in foreground is Abby
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Hosta Sagae
Hosta of the Year 2000
Excellent sun tolerance
Partial shade
24” tall and to 60” wide
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Hosta Cameo
Miniature Hosta
Partial shade for best coloring
6” tall
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Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern
Part to full shade
Native plant
2-3 feet tall
Vase shaped
Deer resistant
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Adiantum pedatum
Maidenhair Fern
Part to full shade
12-30” tall
Moist soil
Deer resistant
Native
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Aruncus dioicus
Goatsbeard
Part shade to full sun
4-6’ Moist Soil
Native plant
Structure at back of beds
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Matteuccia struthiopteris
Ostrich fern
Part shade to full shade
Prefers moist environment
3-5’ spreads by rhizomes
Native
Highly deer resistant
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Heuchera americana Dale’s Strain
Coral Bells
1-2’ tall
Pink blooms in June
Partial shade to sun
Native cultivar
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Heucherella Yellowstone Falls
Trailing Heucherella
Hybrid of Heuchera and Tiarella
Part to full shade
Container plant
Groundcover
3’ trailing habit
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Astilbe chinensis Amber Moon
Part shade to shade
Moisture loving
Long lived tough plant
Pink flowers in early summer
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Carex siderosticha variegata
Sedge
Part to full shade
Moisture loving
Spreads by rhizomes
8” tall insignificant flower
Deer resistant
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Kirengeshoma palmata
Korean wax bells
Part to full shade
3-4’ tall moderate spread
August/September bloom
Late season color
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Actea simplex Brunette
Bugbane
Part to full shade
3-5’ tall
Fragrant bottle brush flowers
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Tricyrtis Miyazaki
Toad Lily
Part to full shade
18-24” tall
Arching plant
Orchid like blooms in late summer
Likes moisture
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Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance
Japanese Shield fern
Part to full shade
1-2’ tall
Lovely color throughout the seasons
Lasts until very hard freezes
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