A Selection of Plants for Shade
These will only tolerate sun for up to a third of the day. They’ll appreciate a cool damp environment, and the best plants will have interesting foliage, as most shade-lovers will flower in spring.
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ANEMONELLA thalictroides 'Green Hurricane'
Eyecatching double green flowers over thalictrum-like foliage. A true collector's plant!
10cm £7.50
GEUM 'Fire Opal'
Semi-double reddish-orange flowers on long dark stems. Rarely offered.
AGM 30cm £5.00
ACANTHUS spinosus 'Royal Haughty'
Pale mauve flowers July-September and deeply cut leaves.
1.20m £5.00
LYSIMACHIA barystachys 'Huntingbrook'
A choice cultivar found in China by Jimi Blake, with deep red stems topped with nodding white flowerheads late summer. Good in shade.
1.00m £5.00
TRILLIUM grandiflorum white-flowered
Luminous white flowers with large broad petals, April-May. Brightens up a shady spot.
40cm £5.00
ASTRANTIA major 'Sunningdale Variegated'
Leaves are splashed with cream. Keep dead-heading to prolong the variegation into summer.
AGM 45cm £5.00
CONVALLARIA majalis 'Albostriata'
A Lily of the Valley in a pin-striped suit, needs some sun to retain the variegation.
25cm £5.00
RODGERSIA pinnata 'Superba'
Bright pink flowers on dark red stems July-September, above dark green foliage. Loves moisture, even edge of pond.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
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