'A Selection of Plants for Shade' available from Avondale Nursery

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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ANEMONE ranunculoides ssp. wockeana

Tiny, bright yellow wood anemone flowers.

5cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Vestal'

Double white flowers on a neat tidy plant. One of the best!

AGM 15cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Blue Eyes'

Lovely double white flowers with a blue eye.

10cm £5.00

CARDAMINE heptaphylla 'Big White'

Taller variety with large white flowers in spring.

50cm £5.00

GEUM 'Abendsonne'

Soft orange flowers with a darker orange flash.

15cm £5.00

ASTRANTIA major 'Can Candy'

Unique flowers, dark red backs, silver upper face. Repeat flowers, sturdy, not too tall. New introduction from Trevor Edwards.

60cm £5.50

CONVALLARIA majalis 'Haldon Grange'

Variegated margins to the leaves when established.

30cm £5.00

PHLOX paniculata 'Reddish Hesperis'

Not red, but a deeper pink than 'Hesperis'.

90cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Cedric's Pink'

Pink flowers.

10cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Blue Bonnet'

Shades of grey-blue to azure blue.

15cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Royal Blue'

Deep blue flowers with purple backs.

15cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Atley'

Blue flowers.

15cm £5.00

GEUM 'Marmalade'

Marmalade coloured flowers!

45cm £5.00

ASTRANTIA major 'Gill Richardson'

Deep blood-red flowers. New foliage emerges purple.

60cm £6.00

PHLOX paniculata 'Starfire'

Shocking pink flowers on black stems, and maroon-tinged green leaves.

AGM 80cm £5.00

GEUM 'Prinses Juliana'

Semi-double bright orange flowers.

45cm £5.00