Plants for that Shady Spot

Bring some light to the shady parts of your garden with the help of
some of these plants that prefer the dark side.

Bulbs, Vines,

Groundcovers:

Crocus
Lily-of-the-Valley
Snowdrop
Squill
Ajuga
Deadnettle
Creeping Jenny
Vinca
Wild Ginger
Boston Ivy
Clematis
English Ivy
Hydrangea, Climbing
Purpleleaf Wintercreeper

Perennials & Grasses:

Astilbe
Bleeding Heart
Brunnera
Cimicifuga
Coral Bells
Corydalis
Ferns
Foamflower
Lenten Rose
Ligularia
Lily-turf
Lungwort
Evergold Sedge
Hakone Grass (Japanese Forest Grass)
Tufted Hair Grass

Shrubs:

Arborvitae
Boxwood
Elder
Filbert
Fothergilla
Hydrangea
Privet
Rhododendron
Summersweet
Sweetspire
Yew

Trees:

Little Leaf Linden
Pagoda Dogwood
Eastern Redbud
Lavender Twist Redbud