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Plants for Shady Areas
Some
of the following plants tolerate shade well, while others actually
prefer it. For most shade lovers, filtered shade is ideal. Those
marked with an asterisk (*) tolerate deeper shade. No plant will
survive long in darkness.
| Acanthus |
Bear's-breech |
| Alchemilla |
Lady's-mantle |
| Anemone |
Anemone |
| Aquilegia |
Columbine |
| Aruncus |
Goatsbeard |
| Astilbe |
Meadowsweet |
| Bergenia |
Bergenia |
| Brunnera |
Siberian bugloss* |
| Campanula |
Bellflower |
| Ceratostigma |
Blue
plumbago |
| Chrysogonum |
Goldenstar |
| Cimicifuga |
Bugbane |
| Dicentra |
Bleeding-heart |
| Digitalis |
Foxglove |
| Doronicum |
Leopard's-bane |
| Euphorbia |
Spurge |
| Filipendula |
Queen-of-the-prairie |
| Helleborus |
Christmas-rose |
| Hemerocallis |
Daylily |
| Heuchera |
Coralbells |
| Hosta |
Plantain lily* |
| Iris sibirica |
Siberian iris |
| Ligularia |
Groundsel |
| Lobelia
cardinalis |
Cardinal flower |
| Lysimachia |
Loosestrife |
| Mertensia |
Virginia bluebells |
| Monarda |
Beebalm |
| Polygonatum |
Solomon's-seal* |
| Primula |
Primrose |
| Pulmonaria |
Lungwort* |
| Thalictrum |
Meadowrue |
| Trillium
grandiflorum |
Wakerobin |
| Trollius |
Globeflower |
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