38 plants

Shade-Loving Plants

Not every corner of the garden gets full sun — and these plants were made for exactly those spots. Every variety in this collection genuinely thrives in low light rather than merely tolerating it.

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  • Bellflower 'Dickson’s Gold' – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Bellflower

    Campanula garganica 'Dickson’s Gold'

    Deer resistant
  • Peach-Leaved Bellflower – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Peach-Leaved Bellflower

    Campanula persicifolia

    (1)
    Deer resistant
  • Dalmatian Bellflower – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Dalmatian Bellflower

    Campanula portenschlagiana

    (1)
    Deer resistant
  • White Serbian Bellflower 'Alba' – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    White Serbian Bellflower

    Campanula poscharskyana 'Alba'

    (1)
    Deer resistant
  • Serbian Bellflower – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Serbian Bellflower

    Campanula poscharskyana

    Deer resistantLow water
  • Festuca arundinacea 'Glow Sticks' – Tall Fescue Grass

    Grass / Sedge

    Tall Fescue Grass

    Festuca arundinacea 'Glow Sticks'

    Low waterLow water
  • Festuca rubra 'Molate' – Red Fescue

    Grass / Sedge

    Red Fescue

    Festuca rubra 'Molate'

    CA nativeLow water
  • Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point' – Red Fescue Grass

    Grass / Sedge

    Red Fescue Grass

    Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point'

    CA nativeGroundcover
  • Festuca rubra – Red Fescue Grass

    Grass / Sedge

    Red Fescue Grass

    Festuca rubra

    Low waterGroundcover
  • Fuchsia triphylla 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt' – Honeysuckle Fuchsia

    Tree / Shrub

    Honeysuckle Fuchsia

    Fuchsia triphylla 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'

    (2)
  • Galium odoratum – Sweet Woodruff

    Groundcover

    Sweet Woodruff

    Galium odoratum

    Low waterGroundcover
  • Helleborus 'Frostkiss Penny's Pink' – Lenten Rose

    Perennial

    Lenten Rose

    Helleborus 'Frostkiss Penny's Pink'

    Low water
  • Heuchera micrantha 'Martha Roderick' – Coral Bells

    Perennial

    Coral Bells

    Heuchera micrantha 'Martha Roderick'

  • Coral Bells 'Coral Petite' – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Coral Bells

    Heuchera sanguinea 'Coral Petite'

    Deer resistantEvergreen
  • Plantain Lily 'Brother Stefan' – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Plantain Lily

    Hosta 'Brother Stefan'

    Deer resistant
  • Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Variegatum' – Yellow Archangel

    Vine

    Yellow Archangel

    Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Variegatum'

    Deer resistantLow water
  • Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof' – Variegated Lilyturf

    Groundcover

    Variegated Lilyturf

    Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

    Groundcover
  • Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks' – Creeping Jenny

    Groundcover

    Creeping Jenny

    Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks'

    Groundcover
  • Ophiopogon japonicus 'Minor' – Dwarf Mondo Grass

    Grass / Sedge

    Dwarf Mondo Grass

    Ophiopogon japonicus 'Minor'

    Low waterGroundcover
  • Phormium 'Jester' – New Zealand Flax

    Perennial

    New Zealand Flax

    Phormium 'Jester'

    (1)
  • Phormium colensoi 'Cream Delight' – New Zealand Flax

    Perennial

    New Zealand Flax

    Phormium colensoi 'Cream Delight'

  • Polemonium pulcherrimum 'Golden Feathers' – Jacob's Ladder

    Perennial

    Jacob's Ladder

    Polemonium pulcherrimum 'Golden Feathers'

  • Rumex spp. 'Red Veined' – Sorrel

    Perennial

    Sorrel

    Rumex spp. 'Red Veined'

  • Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' – Stonecrop

    Succulent

    Stonecrop

    Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

    (1)
    Groundcover
  • Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut' – Stonecrop

    Succulent

    Stonecrop

    Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut'

    Low waterGroundcover
  • Bacopa 'Big Falls White 24' – live annual

    Annual

    Bacopa

    Sutera cordata 'Big Falls White 24'

  • Bacopa 'Epic Blue' – live annual

    Annual

    Bacopa

    Sutera cordata 'Epic Blue'

    Groundcover
  • Bacopa 'Scopia Gulliver Blue' – live annual

    Annual

    Bacopa

    Sutera cordata 'Scopia Gulliver Blue'

  • Bacopa 'Scopia Gulliver Pink' – live annual

    Annual

    Bacopa

    Sutera cordata 'Scopia Gulliver Pink'

  • Bacopa 'Scopia Gulliver White' – live annual

    Annual

    Bacopa

    Sutera cordata 'Scopia Gulliver White'

    Groundcover
  • Bacopa 'Snowflake' – live annual

    Annual

    Bacopa

    Sutera cordata 'Snowflake'

    Groundcover
  • Syngonium podophyllum 'Milk Confetti' – Arrowhead Vine

    Vine

    Arrowhead Vine

    Syngonium podophyllum 'Milk Confetti'