Plants for shade >  Perennials A - D
Aconitum

Aconitum

An elegant woodlander, climbing forms in the main. Monkshoods are a distinct blue colour that is hard to get elsewhere. Always wear gloves when handling as ALL parts of the plant are poisonous.
Anemanthele

Anemanthele

Actaea

Actaea

Anemone - Spring  Flowering

Anemone - Spring Flowering

Anemone - Summer & Autumn Flowering

Anemone - Summer & Autumn Flowering

A variety of anemones for shade, from Spring until Autumn.
Aquilegia

Aquilegia

Shade tolerant Aquilegia from the temperate northern hemisphere.
Aster

Aster

Woodland Asters suitable for a shady spot in the garden and valuable Autumn flowers
Aspidistra

Aspidistra

Suprisingly hardy but probably best in a sheltered situation.
Adoxa

Adoxa

Arisaema

Arisaema

A selection of hardy forms suitable for a woodland garden.
Begonia

Begonia

Caltha

Caltha

Cardamine

Cardamine

Cautleya

Cautleya

Cautleya thrive in moist, humus-rich soils and are most at home in the shade of trees and shrubs or in a mixed border if the soils do not dry out. Plant deeply with at least 10cm (4ins) of soil above the rhizomes.
Chrysoplenium

Chrysoplenium

A group of on the whole moisture loving creeping plants from Asia.
Convallaria

Convallaria

Corydalis

Corydalis

Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Hardy Cyclamen both Spring and Autumn flowering.
Deinanthe

Deinanthe

Disporopsis

Disporopsis

Disporum

Disporum

Dodecatheon

Dodecatheon

Shooting stars; unusual members of the Primula family from North America.
Plants for shade >  Perennials A - D

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Rodgersia nepalensis

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Anemone leveillei

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Smilacina tatsiense

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Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron'

Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron'

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Dark flushed purple foliage on this bamboo like Disporum. Easy in a sheltered shady bed. Evergreen if sheltered enough and then gets to a good size.
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Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty' AGM

Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty' AGM

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We are delighted to be able to offer these unusual beauties once again. A tissue cultured form with very highly marked new leaves. Fades slightly later. Deep red flowers. For moisture retentive soil in shade.
Poisonous.
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Kirengeshoma palmata AGM

Kirengeshoma palmata AGM

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Elvish woodlander to some 60-80 cm high. Flowering in late Summer through to mid Autumn. Beautiful pale yellow shuttlecock flowers that hang in a modest fashion on arching reddish stems. Needs a deep moist soil in a sheltered spot and protection from slugs and snails.
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