Part Shade to Shade

Adiantum hispidulum

Evergreen Fern

Low clumping form with graceful arching foliage. Bright shade preferred. Drought tolerant in cool coastal gardens. Deer-proof.

Amorphophallus konjac

Deciduous Bulb

Beautiful and distinct tropical foliage emerges in late spring as a single, enormous leaf atop a  speckled stem. Every couple years, may form a massive, striking “corpse” flower. Prefers well  draining soil. Winter dormant.

Aspidistra elatior

Evergreen Perennial

Can be grown outside in shade, or indoor as a leafy green houseplant. Easy to grow. Weird purple star-flowers at the soil level.

Begonia “Angel Glow”

Stunning spiraling coppery-red leaves and thick, shrub-like cane stems, rhizomatous growth. Pink flowers year-round. Works well as a houseplant, or Hardy to 32F.

Begonia “Angel Wing Torch”

Dark green leaves and thick, shrub-like cane stems, rhizomatous growth. Bright red flowers year-round. Works well as a houseplant.

Begonia “Angel Wing”

Large dark green leaves and thick, shrub-like cane stems, rhizomatous growth. Bright red flowers year-round. Works well as a houseplant

Begonia “Little Darling”

Miniature variegated green and burgundy leaves and thick, shrub-like cane stems, rhizomatous growth. White flowers. Works well as a houseplant, or Hardy to 32F.

 

Begonia fuchsioides

Evergreen Perennial

Pink/Red flowers throughout the spring and summer drape down from the branches.

Blechnum “Silver Lady”

B. gibbum “Silver Lady”
Oceaniopteris gibba

Evergreen Dwarf Tree Fern

Green fronds, will develop a short trunk over time. Great for indoor or outside in a protected shady spot.

Blechnum “Volcano”

Semi-evergreen Fern

Erect arching fronds, green and red with wavy edges. Can form a 1ft tall trunk over time. Well-draining soil.

Blechnum brasiliense

Semi-evergreen Fern

New growth appears reddish and turns green with maturity. Can form a 1ft tall trunk over time. Well-draining soil with regular watering. Frost-tender so shelter in winter.

Carex “Kaga Nishiki”

C. dolichostachya “Kaga Nishiki”
Evergreen Sedge

Stunning variegated fountains of gold and green striped blades. Great for rock gardens.

Clivia miniata

Perennial

Spikes of orange flowers appear late winter into spring, blooming just atop a fan of dark green strappy leaves. Keep dry in summer.

Davallia trichomanoides

Semi-evergreen Fern

Beautiful foliage, white furry rhizomes. Fronds are intricately divided. Epiphytic in nature, can grow in hanging baskets and indoor. Will lose fronds in winter, may go deciduous.

Fittonia argyroneura

Comes in a White, Red and Pink. Tropical plant can handle a variety of indoor lower light conditions, indirect is best. Regular water. Some humidity preferred.

Helleborus “Cherry Blossom”

Evergreen Perennial

Great for dry shade. Large double blooms with rich pink outer petals and a deep cherry center. Deer resistant.

Helleborus “Double Ellen Picotee”

Evergreen Perennial

Variable colors from rose to mauve, lined or speckled, blooming winter through spring. Dark evergreen foliage, great for shady areas in the garden, and deer resistant.

Helleborus “Double Ellen Red”

Evergreen Perennial

Striking double-petaled garnet colored flowers, blooming winter through spring. Dark evergreen foliage, great for shady areas in the garden, and deer resistant.

Helleborus “Double Ellen White”

Evergreen Perennial

Beautiful soft white flowers with mauve freckles blooming winter through spring. Dark evergreen foliage, great for shady areas in the garden, and deer resistant.

Helleborus “Ivory Prince”

Evergreen Perennial

Great for dry shade. Green and white downward-facing flowers. Green foliage, hints of red in the flowers, leaves and stems. Deer resistant.

Helleborus “Love Bug”

Evergreen Perennial

Pink buds and flowers in spring that age to a deep pink. Silvery green foliage.

Helleborus “Penny’s Pink”

Evergreen Perennial

Flowers late winter into spring. Purple buds open up to a light mauve-pink flower that ages to a deep pink and green. Silvery-green foliage with a defined veining pattern. Great for dry shade locations.

Helleborus “Pink Marble”

Evergreen Perennial

2″ soft pink flowers top the low growing richly colored foliage in winter. Silver-veined red-edged green foliage

Helleborus “Pink Spotted Lady”

Evergreen Perennial

This Lenten Rose has dainty pale pink flowers freckled with deep rose spots, blooming early spring. Dark green leaves add texture to shady areas of the garden even when not in bloom. Deer resistant.