Shade Plants

Common Name: Ribbon Falls Sedge
Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall and 1-2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -15° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
Structure: Mounding
Flowering: Green flowers in e

Common Name: Japanese Spurge
Mature Size: 14-18 in. tall and 12-18 in. wide
Growth Rate: Fast
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, glossy leaves
Light Requirements: Full sun to part sun
Structure: Groundcover
Flowers: Small

Common Name: Japanese Aralia
Mature Size: 6-8 ft. tall and 6-8 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: 10° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen
Light Requirements: Shade to part sun
Structure: Upright
Flowering: White flowers in late wint

Common Name: Asparagus Fern
Mature Size: 2 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: 40° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, Indoors
Light Requirements: Medium Light
Structure: Upright
Flowering: None
Uses: Indoors, Conta

Common Name: Japanese Forest GrassMature Size: 1-2 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -20° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, great in containers
Light Requirements: Full shade to part shade
Structure: Clumping
Flowers: N

Common Name: Japanese Forest Grass
Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall and 1-2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -10° F
Additional Characteristics: Deciduous, red highlights appear with plants age
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
Structure

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: 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: Mukgenia
Mature Size: 1 ft. tall and 1 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -30° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, great fall color
Light Requirements: Sun to shade
Structure: Mounding
Flowering: Pink blooms in spring

Common Name: Striped Mt. Emei Bamboo Fern
Mature Size: 2 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Optimum Temperature: 60°-80° F (Hardy to 10° F Outdoors)
Additional Characteristics: House plant
Light Requirements: Medium to high light
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Common Name: Sweet Box
Mature Size: 2 ft. tall and 2-4 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: -10° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
Structure: Low-growing
Flowering: White fragrant flowers in e

Common Name: Rodgersia
Mature 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
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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: Dwarf Crisped Golden Scale Male Fern
Mature Size: 1 ft. tall and 1 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Slow
Cold Hardiness: -30° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen, deer resistant
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
Structure: Mounding
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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: Dwarf Mondo GrassMature Size: 6 in. tall and 18 in. wide
Growth Rate: 2-inches/ year
Cold Hardiness: -10° F
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen
Light Requirements: Partial to full shade
Structure: Low-growing grass
Flowers: Lilac flowers i

Common Name: Korean Rock Fern
Mature Size: 1 ft. tall and 1 ft. wide (can spread)
Growth Rate: Fast
Cold Hardiness: 0° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, deep green foliage
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
Structure: Mounding
Flowering

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: 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: Halcyon Hosta
Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall and 2-3 ft. wide
Growth Rate: Medium
Cold Hardiness: -40° F
Additional Characteristics: Perennial, great plant pick for Pacific Northwest, Slug Resistant
Light Requirements: Shade to part shade
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