| Black Mondo Grass |
Ophiopogon planiscapus |
Black Mondo Grass is low-growing with narrow black foliage. Small violet-pink blooms in late Spring, shiny black berries |
| Bugleweed |
Ajuga reptens |
Ajuga grows well in full shade to full sun and tolerates a wide range of soil conditions as long as soil is well drained. |
| Bunchberry |
Cornus canadensis |
A low growing (4-6") , shade loving, ground covering, forest dwelling, perennial wildflower |
| Deer Fern |
Blechnum spicant |
Deer Ferns resemble miniature Sword ferns but smaller with rounded fronds. They are drought tolerate but do best if kept damp |
| Forget-me-not |
Myosotis palustris |
Dense mat of small green leaves covered with tiny blue flowers. Full sun to shade. Zone 3-9. |
| Fuchsia |
Fuchsia triphylla |
Fuchsia care is often determined by where you live and your climate. Fuchsias can be seed grown or struck from softwood cuttings |
| Meadow Rue |
Thalictrum minus Adiantifolium |
Ferny foliage is good for cutting, Butterfly Plant, Deer Resistant |
| Pacific Maidenhair Fern |
Adiantum pedatum |
The hardy Pacific Maidenhair Fern can add a bit of graceful elegance to any shaded area |
| Plantain lily |
Hosta |
Decorative, large clumps of lush foliage and spikes of lily shaped flowers later in summer. Hardy in zones 3-9 |
| Pinesap |
Hypopitys monotropa |
Pinesaps are foliageless forest wildflowers, native to the Northwest. |
| Rodgersia aesculifolia |
Rodgersia aesculifolia |
Rodgersias stand up to wet soils and shaded situations. They produce large clusters of light pink or white flowers in the Spring |
| Rue Anemone |
Anemonella thalictroides |
Rue Anemone grows to about 9 inches tall from tuberous roots. Rue Anemone blooms in the first wave of wildflowers in spring.
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| Solomon's Seal |
Polygonatum multiflorum |
Solomon's Seal requires a rich, humus soil acid soil (pH 5.0 to 7.0). They need constantly moist soil. |
Shade Plant Identification Photos |
| Wake Robin |
Trillium grandiflorum |
| Shooting star |
Dodecatheon meadia |
| Lily of the valley |
Convallaria majalis |
Lily of the valley's sweetly scented flowers bloom in early spring. It likes partial to full shade and is perfect for your shade garden. |
| Bleeding heart |
Dicentra spectabilis |
| Ferns |
| Tassle Fern |
Polystichum polyblepharum |
| Licorice Fern |
Polypodium glycyrrhiza |
| Oak Fern |
Gymnocarpium dryopteris |
| Indian Pipe |
Monotropa uniflora |
| Shooting Star |
Dodecatheon pulchellum |
| New Zealand Brass Buttons |
Cotula |
