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Shade-Loving Plants

Beautiful Shade-Loving Plants Transform your shady garden areas into lush, colorful retreats with our extensive collection of shade-loving plants. From bold foliage to delicate flowers, these plants thrive in areas where sun-loving plants struggle. Benefits of Shade Plants: Problem solvers - thrive where other plants won't grow Unique beauty - distinctive foliage colors and textures Cooler gardens - create comfortable outdoor spaces Low maintenance - many require less water and care Year-round interest - evergreen and colorful foliage varieties Shade Plant Categories: Foliage Plants: Varieties with colorful and textured leaves Flowering Shade Plants: Beautiful blooms that flourish in low light Groundcovers: Spreading plants perfect for shady areas Native Shade Plants: Woodland natives adapted to low light Perfect For: Under trees and large shrubs North-facing garden areas Woodland and forest gardens Covered patios and porches Areas with morning sun only

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  • Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany' – Carpet Bugle

    Perennial

    Carpet Bugle

    Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany'

    Low water
    4" • $8.95
  • Anemone hupehensis japonica 'September Charm' (syn. Eriocapitella hup. 'September Charm') – Japanese Anemone

    Tree / Shrub

    Japanese Anemone

    Anemone hupehensis japonica 'September Charm' (syn. Eriocapitella hup. 'September Charm')

    4" • $11.95
  • Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (syn. Eriocapitella hybrida 'Honorine Jobert') – Japanese Anemone

    Tree / Shrub

    Japanese Anemone

    Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (syn. Eriocapitella hybrida 'Honorine Jobert')

    4" • $11.95
  • Astilbe x arendsii 'Rheinland' – False Spiraea

    Perennial

    False Spiraea

    Astilbe x arendsii 'Rheinland'

    1 Gal • $18.95
  • Brunnera macrophylla 'Sea Heart' – Siberian Bugloss

    Perennial

    Siberian Bugloss

    Brunnera macrophylla 'Sea Heart'

    1 Gal • $19.95
  • Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' – Siberian Bugloss

    Perennial

    Siberian Bugloss

    Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart'

    4" • $8.95
  • Carex oshimensis EverColor 'Everillo' – Golden Japanese Sedge

    Grass / Sedge

    Golden Japanese Sedge

    Carex oshimensis EverColor 'Everillo'

    Low water
    4" • $9.95
  • Carex oshimensis EverColor 'Everlime' – Japanese Sedge

    Grass / Sedge

    Japanese Sedge

    Carex oshimensis EverColor 'Everlime'

    Low water
    4" • $9.95
  • Carex species 'Pomona' – Pomona Sedge

    Grass / Sedge

    Pomona Sedge

    Carex species 'Pomona'

    4" • $8.95
  • Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire' – Orange Sedge

    Grass / Sedge

    Orange Sedge

    Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'

    Low water
    4" • $8.95
  • Carex tumulicola – Foothill Sedge

    Grass / Sedge

    Foothill Sedge

    Carex tumulicola

    CA nativeLow water
    4" • $8.95

  • Perennial

    White Bleeding Heart

    Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba' (syn. Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba')

    1 Gal • $18.95

  • Perennial

    Bleeding Heart

    Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine' (syn. 'Hordival', Lamprocapnos spectabilis)

    1 Gal • $19.95
  • Helleborus 'Frostkiss Bayli's Blush' – Lenten Rose

    Perennial

    Lenten Rose

    Helleborus 'Frostkiss Bayli's Blush'

    Low water
    1 Gal • $26.95
  • Heuchera sanguinea 'Ruby Bells' – Coral Bells, Alum Root

    Perennial

    Coral Bells, Alum Root

    Heuchera sanguinea 'Ruby Bells'

    Deer resistantLow water
    4" • $8.95
  • Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' – Spotted Dead Nettle

    Perennial

    Spotted Dead Nettle

    Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'

    (1)
    Deer resistantLow water
    4" • $8.95
  • Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' – Spotted Dead Nettle

    Perennial

    Spotted Dead Nettle

    Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost'

    Deer resistantLow water
    4" • $8.95
  • Corsican Mint – live perennial, deer resistant

    Groundcover

    Corsican Mint

    Mentha requienii

    Deer resistantGroundcover
    $8.95
  • Ophiopogon japonicus 'Minor' – Dwarf Mondo Grass

    Grass / Sedge

    Dwarf Mondo Grass

    Ophiopogon japonicus 'Minor'

    Low waterGroundcover
    4" • $8.95
  • Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' – Black Mondo Grass

    Grass / Sedge

    Black Mondo Grass

    Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

    (1)
    Low water
    4" • $8.95