PLANTS FOR SHADE

Anemone spp. (30-90cm). Develop bright coloured red, pink, white or purple flowers from August to October.
Ajuga genevensis (Bugleweed) (30cm). Is a useful border plant usually with blue flowers. There are many cultivars available.
Cimcifuga spp. (Bugbane) (200cm). Long creamy white racemes of flowers from Aug. to the autumn are found on these attractive specimen plants.
Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley) (15-30 cm). Fragrant, waxy bell-like flowers are produced from mid-May to mid-June.
Dicentra spp. (Bleeding Heart) (30-60cm). Colourful heart-shaped flowers are in bloom from May to June.
Digitalis spp. (Foxglove) (lm). Handsome, tall plants with bell shaped flowers in many colours that appear in summer.
Hemerocallis spp. (Daylily) (60-120 cm). There are many elegant colours available of this plant; bloom time and length of bloom varies with the species.
Hosta spp. (Plantain Lilies) (50-100 cm). These plants prefer a rich soil, they bear lily-like flowers on spikes and are grown for their attractive foliage.
Myosotis spp. (Forget-me-nots) (30-45 cm). Have dainty blue or pink flowers in July and August.
Primula spp. (Primrose) (15-30 cm). Produce vivid flowers of almost every colour are well adapted to massed plantings.
Pulmonaria spp. (Lungwort). Funnel shaped flowers in blue and purple shades develop on this plant in early spring.
Viola spp. (Violets) (10-20 cm). Flowers are available in a variety of colours from blue to white; plant prefers moist well drained soil.

Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill) (15 cm). Are early blooming, hardy bulbs, with azure-blue flowers.
Narcissus sp. (Daffodils) (8-45 cm). Have various colours and flower sizes which grow well under the shade of a large tree.
Lilium lancifolium (Tiger Lily) (1.2-1.8 m). Are vigorous garden lilies that have orange flowers with dark spots.

Ferns - maidenhair fern, ladyfern, leatherwood fern. Ferns are excellent for deep shade and require a rich, peaty soil.
Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Spurge) (30 cm). These attractive groundcovers have excellent foliage and some have Autumn berries.
Symphoricarpos spp. (Coralberry) (60 cm). Is an evergreen groundcover with bright pink berries in the autumn.
Vinca minor (periwinkle). Dark lustrous leaves and lilac blue flowers are produced in late April on this plant.

Celastrus scandens (Bittersweet). Requires male and female vines to produce attractive red fruit in the autumn.
Euonymus fortunei vegeta (Wintercreeper). These evergreen vines produce many colourful fruit.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper). Produces small blue berries and has brilliant autumn foliage.