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    Many homeowners find it difficult to landscape shady areas.  The solution is in the selection of plants.   Some plants prefer shade, some will tolerate it and some won’t do well at all.   Before you begin to landscape a shady area, you need to note exactly how much shade there is, what time of the day the area is shaded, and what causes the shade. A shady area is generally defined as one that receives less than 4 hours of sun a day year round.   Areas shaded by large trees are a special situation.  Determine how much light the site will receive in the winter before you choose your plants.  Another consideration is how plants will interact with tree roots and a heavy tree canopy as these items will cause dryness in the summer.  For example, Ericaceous plants such as Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Mountain Laurel and the like will not tolerate a dry shade such as that caused by a dense tree canopy or building overhangs.

Evergreens | Broadleaf Evergreens | Trees | Shrubs
Perennials | Annuals | Ground Covers
 

Evergreens

  • Taxus (Yew)
  • Thuja (Arborvitae)
  • Microbiota (Siberian Cypress)
 

Broadleaf Evergreens

  • Kalmia (Mountain Laurel)

  • Azalea (Azalea)

  • Rhododendron (Rhododendron)

  • Buxus (Boxwood)

  • Euonymous (Burning Bush – Evergreen types except gold variegated forms)

  • Ilex (Holly)

  • Pieris (Japanese Andromeda)

  • Myrica (Bayberry)

  • Viburnum (Viburnum)
 

  • Cornus (Dogwood)

  • Cercis (Redbud)

  • Corylus (Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick)

  • Tsuga (Hemlock)

  • Amelanchier (Serviceberry)
 

Deciduous Shrubs

  • Aronia (Chokeberry)

  • Azalea Exbury (Exbury Azalea)

  • Hydrangea (Hydrangea, Snowball)

  • Itea (Virginia Sweet Spire)

  • Clethra (Sweet Pepper Bush)
 

Perennials

  • Hosta  (Hosta, Plantain Lily)

  • Tradescantia (Spiderwort )

  • Lobelia (Cardinal Flower)

  • Ferns

  • Primula (Primrose)

  • Spirea (Astilbe, Feather Flower)

  • Bergenia (Saxifrago)

  • Aquilegia (Columbine)

  • Heuchera (Coral Bells)

  • Dicentra (Bleeding Hearts)

  • Mertensia (Virginia Bluebells)

  • Pulmonaria (Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage)

  • Brunnera (Alkanet)

  • Aruncus (Goat’s Beard)

  • Epimedium (Barrenwort)

  • Tricyrtis (Japanese Toad Lilies)
 

Annuals

  • Impatiens

  • Begonias

  • Fuschia

  • Lobelia

  • Coleus

  • Torenia

  • Browallia
 

Ground Covers

  • Hedera Helix (English Ivy)

  • Euonymous (Big Leaf Wintercreeper)

  • Pachysandra (Pachysandra, Japanese Spurge)

  • Lirope (Lily Turf)

  • Galium (Sweet Woodruff)

  • Ajuga (Bugleweed)

  • Houttuynia (Korean Houttuynia)

  • Lamium (Spotted Dead Nettle)

  • Lamiastrum (Yellow Archangel)

  • Asarum (European Ginger, Canadian Ginger)

  • Mazus  (Mazus)