Shade-loving plants
In ecology, shade tolerance refers to a plant's ability to grow with low light levels. The term is also used in gardening and landscaping. Sometimes called "shade-loving" plants, they can be grown without a lot of sunshine. Most urban gardeners must find plants that will grow in partial or full shade.The following plants are known to be shade-loving:
Shrubs
[change | change source]Perennial plants
[change | change source]- Bleeding heart and Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia)
- Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
- Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- Lenten-rose (Hellebore)
- Leopard plant
- Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica), also called Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, and Roanoke bells
- Barrenwort (Epimedium), also called bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (Chinese)
Annual plants
[change | change source]Ground covers
[change | change source]- Spotted deadnettle
- Creeping myrtle
- Pachysandra
- Some types of hosta
- Bunchberry