Plant Solutions for Dry Shade
These stalwart plants can thrive beneath trees and large shrubs. To give them a head start, dig large holes, mix in plenty of compost, then apply lots of water while they settle in.
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Japanese kerria 'Golden Guinea'
Mature size: 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to part shade, well-drained soil.
Deadnettle (Lamium maculatum) 'White Nancy'
Mature size: 6 inches tall and 3 feet wide. Ideal growing conditions: part to full shade; moist, well-drained soil.
Lungwort (Pulmonaria) 'Lewis Palmer'
Mature size: 14 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: part to full shade, moist soil.
Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera)
Mature size: 12 inches tall and wide. Ideal growing conditions: part to full shade; moist, well-drained soil.
Brunnera 'Dawson's White'
Mature size: 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: part to full shade; moist, well-drained soil.
David Viburnum
Mature size: 5 feet tall and wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to part shade; moist, well-drained soil.
Cyclamen coum, Pewter Group
Mature size: 3 inches tall and 4 inches side. Ideal growing conditions: part to full shade, moist soil.
Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)
Mature size: 24 inches tall and 12 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to part shade; moist, well-drained soil.
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
Mature size: 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Ideal growing conditions: part shade, moist soil.
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea'
Mature size: 3 feet tall, 18 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to part shade; moist, well-drained soil.
Fringe cups (Tellima grandiflora)
Mature size: 32 inches tall, 12 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to part shade; moist, well-drained soil.