‘Pictum’ Japanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
Perennial Plant Association 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year! Striking silvery-grey fronds are dusty purple … Continued
browsing: shade (northern exposure)
Gardeners with northern exposures, these are the shrubs for you! They’ll tolerate part to dense shade and look amazing. Add some shade-loving groundcover, ferns, hostas and native woodland plants for a cool and restful landscape.
‘Ghost’ Japanese painted fern
Athyrium nipponicum ‘Ghost’
Beautiful foliage for shade. Vigorous and easy to grow with height up to 2 feet.
Begonia ‘Whopper’ Rose with Green Leaf
Begonia x benariensis
The landscape begonia! We love the super-sized show that Whopper puts on in mass plantings … Continued
pigsqueak
Bergenia cordifolia 'Red Beauty'
From large, thick , glossy, rounded leaves emerge 18-24″ stems holding clusters of antique pink … Continued
Brunnera ‘Jack of Diamonds’ bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack of Diamonds'
Beautiful heart-shaped leaves held in an attractive mound topped with cute forget-me-not-like blue flowers in … Continued
‘Alexander’s Great’ Siberian bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great'
Huge heavily veined and variegated, heart-shaped leaves can reach 12” x 10”. Sky blue flowers … Continued
‘Green Mountain boxwood
Buxus x 'Green Mountain'
Bright green evergreen foliage retains good color throughout winter. The upright, naturally cone-shaped habit makes … Continued
Variegated English boxwood
Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata'
Small dark green leaves are edged in creamy white, perfect for adding interest and color … Continued
caladium
Caladium bicolor
Large arrow or heart-shaped foliage, with colorful veins in a wide variety of striking combinations. … Continued
‘Blue Zinger’ sedge
Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger’
Easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade to full shade. Thrives in … Continued
‘Bowles Golden’ tufted sedge
Carex elata 'Bowles Golden'
Bright gold grassy foliage has thin green margins. A moisture-loving plant for shade for texture … Continued
Pennsylvania sedge, oak sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Low sedge with soft, delicate, arching, semi-evergreen leaves in clumps up to 8″ tall, this … Continued