Planting Plan for a Shady Border

they do. Plants that really don't do well in shade are most silver-leafed plants (apart from Anaphalis) and Mediterranean-type plants such as rosemary and Cistus, which will grow lopsided and straggly trying to reach the light. You may find that some plants grow well in the shade, but perhaps do not flower as freely as they do in full sun.

Other plants for shade:

Ajuga reptans (bugle), Aquilegia (columbine), Astilbe, Aucuba japonica, Buxus sempervirens, Caltha palustris (marsh marigold), Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley), Cornus (dogwood), Corydalis, Deschampsia caespitosa (tufted hair grass), Dryopteris filix-mas (male fern), Epimedium, Erythronium (dog-tooth violet), Euonymus fortunei (pictured left), Heuchera (pictured top right) Helleborus, Hosta, Ilex (holly), Liriope muscari, Osmanthus heterophyllus, Parthenocissus, Polygonatum (Solomon's seal), Polystichum setiferum (soft shield fern), Primula, Prunus laurocerascus, Prunus lusitanica, Sarcococca (sweet box), Smilacena racemosa, Tiarella cordifolia, Viburnum, Vinca

On acid soils you can also add:

Camellia, Kalmia, Leucothoe, Rhododendron and Pieris.

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