Shade Plants

Common Name: Scotch MossMature Size: 3 in. tall and 18 in. wide
Growth Rate: Medium
Cold Hardiness: -10° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, Step-able
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Structure: Groundcover
Flowers: White flowers in late

Common Name: Variegated bear’s breeches
Mature Size: 3 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: 0° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Structure: Airy shrub
Flowers: tall showy

Common Name: Shooting Star HelleboreMature Size: 1 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, Deer resistant
Light Requirements: Full shade to partial shade
Structure: Compact
Flowers: Whit

Common Name: Himalayan Maidenhair Fern
Mature Size: 1 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Characteristics: Evergreen, deer resistant
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Structure: Low growing
Flowers: None

Common Name: Fanal False SpireaMature Size: 2 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, attracts butterflies
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Structure: Clumping
Flowers: Crims

Common Name: Speckled Japanese Aralia
Mature Size: 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Fast
Cold Hardiness: -10° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen
Light Requirements: Shade to part sun
Structure: Upright
Flowering: White blooms in summer

Common Name: Japanese Blood Grass
Mature Size: 2 ft. tall and 1-2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Characteristics: Perennial, can spread
Light Requirements: Full sun to shade
Structure: Upright
Flowers: None
Uses: Containers,

Common Name: HostaMature Size: 24 in. tall and 36 in. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -40° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Flowers: White flowers in summer
Structure: Herbaceous shrub
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Common Name: Bowles Periwinkle
Mature Size: 6 in. tall and indefinite ft. wide
Growth Rate: Fast
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen
Light Requirements: Sun to shade
Structure: Ground cover
Flowering: Periwinkle bloom in s

Common Name: Golden Japanese forest grassMature Size: 1-2 ft. tall and 1-2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Structure: Low-growning
Flowers: Yellow fl

Common Name: RodgersiaMature Size: 2 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide (Flower 4 ft. tall)
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: 10° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, great near ponds or in woodlands
Light Requirements: Full Shade to part shade
Structure: R

Common Name: Lady in Red FernMature Size: 3 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -40° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, great in containers
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Structure: Her

Common Name: Summer Breeze Hosta
Mature Size: 18 in. tall and 36 in. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -30° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial
Light Requirements: Full shade to part sun
Flowers: Light purple flowers in summer
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Common Name: Ralph Shugert Periwinkle
Mature Size: 6 in. tall and indefinite ft. wide
Growth Rate: Fast
Cold Hardiness: -30° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, drought tolerant
Light Requirements: Full sun to full shade
Structure: Groundcover

Common Name: Twilight HostaMature Size: 24 in. tall and 36 in. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -40° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Flowers: Purple flowers in summer
Structure: Herbaceous sh

Common Name: Leatherleag FernMature Size: 6-8 in. tall and 1 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: 10° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, great near ponds or in woodlands, native
Light Requirements: Full Shade to part shade
Structure: Low-

Hakonechloa m. 'Albostriata' - Quart

Common Name: Giant Rhubarb or Dinosaur Plant
Mature Size: 8 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Fast
Cold Hardiness: 0° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
Structure: Mounding
Flowering: Red cone blooms

Common Name: Pink Dragonfly Bergenia
Mature Size: 1 ft. tall and 1 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Medium
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, great in containers and baskets
Light Requirements: Sun to shade
Structure: Low growing
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Common Name: Loyalist Hosta
Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall and 1-2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Medium
Cold Hardiness: -40° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, it’s the reverse of Hosta ‘Patriot’ and it’s a hit!
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
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